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  2. Figured bass - Wikipedia

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    Figured bass is musical notation in which numerals and symbols appear above or below (or next to) a bass note. The numerals and symbols (often accidentals) indicate intervals, chords, and non-chord tones that a musician playing piano, harpsichord, organ, or lute (or other instruments capable of playing chords) should play in relation to the ...

  3. Nashville Number System - Wikipedia

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    The Nashville Number System is a method of transcribing music by denoting the scale degree on which a chord is built. It was developed by Neal Matthews Jr. in the late 1950s as a simplified system for the Jordanaires to use in the studio and further developed by Charlie McCoy. [1] It resembles the Roman numeral [2] and figured bass systems ...

  4. Bass guitar tuning - Wikipedia

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    The standard design for the electric bass guitar has four strings, tuned E, A, D and G, in fourths such that the open highest string, G, is an eleventh (an octave and a fourth) below middle C, making the tuning of all four strings the same as that of the double bass (E 1 –A 1 –D 2 –G 2). This tuning is also the same as the standard tuning ...

  5. Shorthand for orchestra instrumentation - Wikipedia

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    Percussion: timpani, snare drum, bass drum, chimes, etc. Keyboard instruments: celesta, organ, piano; String instruments: harp, violins, violas, cellos, basses, frequently abbreviated to 'str', 'strs' or similar. If any soloists or a choir are called for, their parts are usually printed between the percussion/keyboards and the strings in the score.

  6. Standard tuning - Wikipedia

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    Baritone (older use) / 6 string bass (older use) such as the Fender Bass VI – E 1 A 1 D 2 G 2 B 2 E 3 (Similar to a standard guitar but an octave lower, and often played like a standard guitar rather than a bass guitar.) Baritone guitar (contemporary versions) – B 1 E 2 A 2 D 3 F♯ 3 B 3 a fourth below standard tuning, although A 1 to A 3 ...

  7. List of musical symbols - Wikipedia

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    List of musical symbols. Musical symbols are marks and symbols in musical notation that indicate various aspects of how a piece of music is to be performed. There are symbols to communicate information about many musical elements, including pitch, duration, dynamics, or articulation of musical notes; tempo, metre, form (e.g., whether sections ...

  8. Stringed instrument tunings - Wikipedia

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    Essentially a 4-string bass with one added high or low string. Choice of tuning depends whether the added string is low or high. Guitar, bass (6-string) 6 strings 6 courses. Standard/common: B 0 E 1 A 1 D 2 G 2 C 3. Alternate: E 1 A 1 D 2 G 2 B 2 E 3. Bass, electric bass, 6-string bass, contrabass guitar Essentially a 4-string bass with either ...

  9. Chord chart - Wikipedia

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    Play ⓘ. A chord chart (or chart) is a form of musical notation that describes the basic harmonic and rhythmic information for a song or tune. It is the most common form of notation used by professional session musicians playing jazz or popular music. It is intended primarily for a rhythm section (usually consisting of piano, guitar, drums and ...