Piano tablature system and method

摘要

A piano tablature includes tab keys indicating a new measure where the tab keys display a standard piano keyboard. Middle C on a piano keyboard is highlighted. A tab measure includes note indicators for a selected song. The first beat of a tab measure is indicated by the bottom horizontal line of the tab header and each horizontal line of the tab measure below the bottom horizontal line represents a new beat in the measure, the placement of the note indicator can be traced vertically to a tab header to a corresponding note. White keys are represented by placing a note indicator between 2 vertical lines in the tab measure and black keys are represented by placing a note indicator directly on a vertical line. A piano tab is read from top to bottom.

主权项

1. A piano tablature system for conveying performance of a musical composition on a keyboard having black keys and white keys representing musical notes, the system comprising:
tab keys for indicating the start of a new measure of a composition where the tab keys depict a standard piano keyboard and where Middle C on the keyboard is highlighted; a tab measure containing a plurality of note indicators for a selected composition, where the first beat of the tab measure is indicated by the bottom horizontal line of the tab header and each horizontal line of the tab measure below the bottom horizontal line represents a new beat in the measure, the placement of the note indicator traces vertically to a tab header to a designated piano key, where the white keys are represented by placing a note indicator between 2 vertical lines in the tab measure and the black keys are represented by placing a note indicator directly on a vertical line, where a piano tab is read from top to bottom.