Method and system for improved tablature notation in digital music scores
US6201174A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 11, 1998 |
| Grant date | Mar 13, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 11, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09B15/003
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A computerized tablature composer automatically updates a tablature notation following edits of a corresponding staff notation. The computerized tablature composer conversely links edits to a tablature notation with corresponding updates in a staff notation for a corresponding musical score. The computerized tablature composer ensures vertical alignment between corresponding notes in a staff notation and a tablature notation. The computerized tablature composer ensures that the actual played notes in both musical representations are aligned so that the musician knows which note in the staff notation corresponds to which note in the tablature notation. The computerized tablature composer further allows the coupling between tablature and conventional staff notation to be de-coupled upon request. The computerized tablature composer provides a musician with alternate fret locations for the notes in a musical work when the musician indicates an alternate string for a given note. The computerized tablature composer provides a virtual tuning peg that allows a musician to use non-standard tunings by changing the fret numbers in the tablature notation to reflect new tuning data for one or m…
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