| Keyword | Excerpt (click on keyword for complete article) |
| 0 | In guitar fingering the number 0 is used for notes played on an open string. |
| 1 | In piano fingering the number 1 is used for the thumb. In guitar fingering the number 1 is used for the left index finger. An encircled 1 in a guitar score means 1st string. |
| 15ma | Two octaves up. |
| 15mb | Two octaves down. |
| 2 | In piano fingering the number 2 is used for the index finger. In guitar fingering the number 2 is used for the left middle finger. An encircled 2 in a guitar score means 2nd string. |
| 3 | In piano fingering the number 3 is used for the middle finger. In guitar fingering the number 3 is used for the left ring finger. An encircled 3 in a guitar score means 3rd string. |
| 4 | In piano fingering the number 4 is used for the ring finger. An encircled 4 in a guitar score means 4th string. |
| 5 | In piano fingering the number 5 is used for the little finger. An encircled 5 in a guitar score means 5th string. |
| 6 | An encircled 6 in a guitar score means 6th string. |
| 8 | The number eight placed above the clef, means that the notes sound one octave higher than notated. This notation is mainly used for recordrs. An 8 below the clef means that the notes sound an octave l |
| 8va | One octave up. |
| 8vb | One octave down. |
| A (1) | Note of the scale. A440 (440 cycles per second) is commonly used for tuning the orchestra. |
| A (3) | Abbreviation of (It.) anulare: "ring finger". Right hand fingering for the guitar. |
| ABC | A format for notating music as standard text. Developed by Chris Walshaw. |
| Al fine | (It.) To the end.See:Da capo al fineDal segno al fine |
| Alla breve | "Shortened time". 2/2 time. |
| Appoggiatura | Musical ornament mainly used during the 18th century. The appoggiatura is a nonharmonic tone that is usually approached by a leap and resolved by a step to the nearest harmonic tone. It's notated as a |
| Attacca | Go on to the next section without repeat or pause. |
| B (1) | Note of the scale. |
