ABC notation
ABC Notation was created during the late 20th century as a means to share traditional music among people who either did not own the same software platform or could not read standard notation. It’s incredibly useful and easy to use. I STRONGLY recommend that everyone who plays traditional music (Irish, Scottish, Scandinavian, etc) give ABC notation a hard look. Read about the history of ABC notation at this link: http://abcnotation.com/history
This free reader is probably all you need in order to make use of ABC notation
http://www.nilsliberg.se/ksp/easyabc/
To use Easy ABC simply paste in the abc code. The reader will automatically generate the standard notation for the tune. Hit the play button to hear the tune. It's that simple!
ABC Notation was created during the late 20th century as a means to share traditional music among people who either did not own the same software platform or could not read standard notation. It’s incredibly useful and easy to use. I STRONGLY recommend that everyone who plays traditional music (Irish, Scottish, Scandinavian, etc) give ABC notation a hard look. Read about the history of ABC notation at this link: http://abcnotation.com/history
This free reader is probably all you need in order to make use of ABC notation
http://www.nilsliberg.se/ksp/easyabc/
To use Easy ABC simply paste in the abc code. The reader will automatically generate the standard notation for the tune. Hit the play button to hear the tune. It's that simple!
Sources of traditional tunes in ABC format:
If you want to understand how to read and write in ABC format, visit these tutorials.
History of ABC Notation