a notational system that uses letters, figures and other symbols to indicate how a piece might be performed, for instance by showing the position of a player’s fingers on a representation of the strings of a guitar or lute see Elements of Tablature for Classical Guitar
Tablature
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Tail piece
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a piece of metal or wood at the lower end of a stringed instrument to which the strings are attached
Sympathetic strings
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strings, that cannot be bowed or plucked, that resonate by means of their immediate proximity to other strings, that can be b…
Tranh
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(Vietnam) a zither with 10 brass strings. The instrument is placed in front of the musician who uses his right hand to regula…
Chord diagrams
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a form of musical notation using vertical and horizontal lines to represent the strings and frets on a guitar that uses numbe…
Double stopping
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a string instrument technique in which the player, placing two fingers on adjacent strings and playing two strings simultaneo…
Gottuvadhyam
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instrument played in Southern India with six playing strings which pass over the top of the instrument, three drone strings a…
Sitar
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a long necked instrument with a varying number of strings), three to four playing strings, three to four drone strings, with…
Crescendo
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increasingly loud see crescendo in Phrasing Symbols see dynamic symbols in Phrasing Symbols