tablature

n. system of musical notation; tablet, engraved surface

Tablature (or Tabulature) is a form of musical notation, which tells players where to place their fingers on a particular instrument rather than which pitches to play.Tablature is mostly (but not exclusively) seen for fretted stringed instruments, in which context it is usually called tab for short (except for lute tablature). It is frequently used for the guitar, bass, lute, archlute, theorbo, angélique, mandora, gallichon, and vihuela, but in principle it can be used for any fretted instrument, including ukulele, mandolin, banjo, and viola da gamba, as well as many free reed aerophones such as the harmonica. While today tablature is commonly used in notating rock and pop music, it is often seen in folk music, and was in fact common during Renaissance and Baroque eras. (In the context of guitar tab, standard musical notation is usually called 'staff notation' — even though tab is also written on a  staff — or just 'notation').
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Noun
1. a musical notation indicating the fingering to be used
(hypernym) musical notation

n. tablature, system of musical notation; tablet, engraved surface

(n.)
Division into plates or tables with intervening spaces; as, the tablature of the cranial bones.
  

(n.)
An ancient mode of indicating musical sounds by letters and other signs instead of by notes.
  

(n.)
A painting on a wall or ceiling; a single piece comprehended in one view, and formed according to one design; hence, a picture in general.