Ascii2abctab converts asciitab guitar notations into abctab. It's a simple and effective script that is easy to use for anyone who wants to convert asciitab notations.
If you're a musician who likes to find guitar tablature online, then ascii2abctab might be a tool you'll want to try. This small script can convert your asciitab notations to the more versatile abctab format, which you can then go on to use to create professional-quality printouts with abctab2ps.
With ascii2abctab, you'll be able to take simple text like "Happy Birthday" and turn it into properly formatted tablature that looks like this:
X:1
...
T:Happy Birthday
K:guitartab
| ,,,,f ,,,,f ,,,,h ,,,,f ,,,f ,,,e ,,,,f ,,,,f ,,,,h
,,,,f ,,,h ,,,f ,,,,f ,,,,f ,,,k ,,,f ,,,f ,,,f ,,,e
,,,c ,,,l ,,,l ,,,k ,,,f ,,,h ,,,f ,,,,f ,,,,h ,,,,f
,,,,i
Using ascii2abctab couldn't be simpler. Just input your asciitab notations, and let the script do the rest. Keep in mind that on Solaris machines, you may need to set your awk utility to nawk or gawk for this script to work properly.
Overall, ascii2abctab is a straightforward and effective tool that guitarists and other musicians may find useful for creating and sharing tablature.
With ascii2abctab, you'll be able to take simple text like "Happy Birthday" and turn it into properly formatted tablature that looks like this:
X:1
...
T:Happy Birthday
K:guitartab
| ,,,,f ,,,,f ,,,,h ,,,,f ,,,f ,,,e ,,,,f ,,,,f ,,,,h
,,,,f ,,,h ,,,f ,,,,f ,,,,f ,,,k ,,,f ,,,f ,,,f ,,,e
,,,c ,,,l ,,,l ,,,k ,,,f ,,,h ,,,f ,,,,f ,,,,h ,,,,f
,,,,i
Using ascii2abctab couldn't be simpler. Just input your asciitab notations, and let the script do the rest. Keep in mind that on Solaris machines, you may need to set your awk utility to nawk or gawk for this script to work properly.
Overall, ascii2abctab is a straightforward and effective tool that guitarists and other musicians may find useful for creating and sharing tablature.
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