🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

tablatura

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ta.blɐˈtu.ɾɐ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Tablature/ˈtæb.lə.tʃɚ/
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Muitos guitarristas iniciantes preferem ler tablatura."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A form of musical notation indicating instrument fingering rather than pitch names, commonly used for fretted stringed instruments like the guitar, lute, or ukulele.

    "The beginner learned how to read guitar tablature to play her favorite songs faster."
  2. 2

    Any set of figures, symbols, or tables arranged systematically to convey information.

    "Historical manuscripts often used archaic tablature systems to document early keyboard compositions."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the late Latin 'tablatura', meaning a board or table, formed from 'tabula'. It entered English in the late 16th century to describe a system of musical notation using letters, numbers, or symbols on a grid representing instrument fretboards rather than standard staff notes.

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