Abc

See the following links for abc:

http://abcnotation.com/ http://abcnotation.com/examples

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 :|]