Abc

See the following links for abc:

http://abcnotation.com/

http://abcnotation.com/examples

http://abcnotation.com/learn

Here's an online converter: http://www.mandolintab.net/abcconverter.php

Here's an example of an abc tune (c) M. Frishkopf:

X:1
T:Monday Blues
M:12/8
L:1/8
K:C
Q:240
z E2 A2 c e E2 F2 c | d3 z3 B3 z3 | z2 d z f2 efe dcB | e3 z3 efe dcB | A E2 A2 c e E2 F2 c | d3 z3 B3 z3 | z2 d z f2 efe dcB | A3 z cB AGF E3 z3 :|]