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ABC notation

ABC notation is a shorthand form of musical notation for computers. In basic form it uses the letter notation with a–g, A–G, and z, to represent the corresponding notes and rests, along with other elements used to place added value on these – sharp, flat, raised or lowered octave, the note length, key, and ornamentation. This form of notation began from…

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Developed by
Chris Walshaw
Initial release
January 1997; 29 years ago (1997-01)
Internet media type
text/vnd.abc
Latest release
2.1 December 2011; 14 years ago (2011-12)
Open format?
Yes
Type of format
musical notation

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ABC notation

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Triples63
Avg. degree1.95
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ABC notation

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related to Collaborative ABC · 33
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related to history · 11
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related to Example · 8
ABC notation → ABC, For, LilyPond'sabc2ly, Lines, MediaWiki, Score, The, This
Developed by · 1
ABC notation → Chris Walshaw
Filename extension · 1
ABC notation → .mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace} .abc
Initial release · 1
ABC notation → January 1997; 29 years ago (1997-01)
Internet media type · 1
ABC notation → text/vnd.abc
Latest release · 1
ABC notation → 2.1 December 2011; 14 years ago (2011-12)
Open format? · 1
ABC notation → Yes
Type of format · 1
ABC notation → musical notation

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ABC notationDeveloped byChris Walshaw1.00infobox
ABC notationFilename extension.mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace} .abc1.00infobox
ABC notationInitial releaseJanuary 1997; 29 years ago (1997-01)1.00infobox
ABC notationInternet media typetext/vnd.abc1.00infobox
ABC notationLatest release2.1 December 2011; 14 years ago (2011-12)1.00infobox
ABC notationOpen format?Yes1.00infobox
ABC notationType of formatmusical notation1.00infobox
ABC notationWebsiteabcnotation.com1.00infobox
ABC notationis ashorthand form of musical notation for computers0.90text
the indexinstance ofindicate various aspects of the tune0.80text
when there is more than one tune in a fileinstance ofindicate various aspects of the tune0.80text
ABC notationrelated to Collaborative ABCRecently0.60section

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