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* [http://www.lesession.co.uk/abc/abc_notation.htm How to interpret abc music notation by Steve Mansfield] | * [http://www.lesession.co.uk/abc/abc_notation.htm How to interpret abc music notation by Steve Mansfield] | ||
* [http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/doc/doc/ABCprimer.html An ABC primer by John Chambers] | * [http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/doc/doc/ABCprimer.html An ABC primer by John Chambers] | ||
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There is a wide range of software available, for most computer and mobile platforms, supporting this notation. One good list is [http://abcnotation.com/software ABC Music Notation Software] page. The creators of this site happily use [http://abc.stalikez.info/abcex.php/ ABCexplorer] (Windows), [http://sourceforge.net/projects/easyabc/ EasyABC] (Linux, Mac, Windows) and [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nodeslight.tradmusician TradMusician] (Android). And this site relies on the [http://abcjs.net abcjs] javascript package to render its abc content. | There is a wide range of software available, for most computer and mobile platforms, supporting this notation. One good list is [http://abcnotation.com/software ABC Music Notation Software] page. The creators of this site happily use [http://abc.stalikez.info/abcex.php/ ABCexplorer] (Windows), [http://sourceforge.net/projects/easyabc/ EasyABC] (Linux, Mac, Windows) and [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nodeslight.tradmusician TradMusician] (Android). And this site relies on the [http://abcjs.net abcjs] javascript package to render its abc content. | ||
Revision as of 13:51, 7 May 2016
ABC notation is a shorthand form of musical notation. In basic form it uses the letters A through G to represent the given notes, with other elements used to place added value on these - sharp, flat, the length of the note, key, ornamentation. For more details, see the Wikipedia ABC notation page, and the ABC Music Notation site.
For some introductory tutorials on this notation, you can start with:
- learn abc page at abcnotation
- How to interpret abc music notation by Steve Mansfield
- An ABC primer by John Chambers
You can search various collections of and notated tunes at:
There is a wide range of software available, for most computer and mobile platforms, supporting this notation. One good list is ABC Music Notation Software page. The creators of this site happily use ABCexplorer (Windows), EasyABC (Linux, Mac, Windows) and TradMusician (Android). And this site relies on the abcjs javascript package to render its abc content.
Or you can have a play with our ABC Sandbox.
