Origin: Latin suffix -ure
Tablature has 2 different meanings across 1 category:
a musical notation indicating the fingering to be used
"The beginner guitarist struggled until she finally understood how to read the tablature, which showed exactly where to place each finger on the fretboard."
A form of musical notation indicating fingering rather than the pitch of notes, commonly used for stringed instruments.
"He asked me to hand him the guitar tablature so he could see exactly which frets to press down instead of reading the standard staff music."