The NLT Notation method - (Note Lines Tablature) The publication „NLT-Notation – The Note Line Tablature“ presents a new system for the fingering-notation on fretted string-instruments, featuring the tap-guitar. This new system integrates score and tablature in one score- line. It shall be an alternative to the conventional used two score lines. This new notation system is as far a dedicated explanation of the approach of Mathias Sorof to write down his own compositions, transcriptions and teaching stuff for guitar and tap-guitar. That concerns his method for the tap-guitar as good as the publication of his compositions for tap-guitar, including his re- commended fingering. Every publication of his method or compositions includes a short introduction with a explanation of the NLT-system in short form. The complete model of the NLT-Notation will be explicitly introduced in this actual publication. In this publication the „NLT-Notation“ is detailed shown and illustrated by numerous pictures and score-examples. The explanation of preliminary considerations in chapter 1 will be continued in chapter 2 by the introduction of the NLT-method. Chapter 3 presents the basic principles oft he NLT-basic method. Chapter 4 introduces the detailed advanced NLT-extension method. Chapter 5 describes the general application of the NLT-method. Chapter 6 explains the special application using the examples of tap-guitar with different tunings. Chapter 7 shows further possibilities fort he use of NLT-method in view of traditional styles of guitar playing. The last chapter 8 gives a little historical excursion about the development of the tap-guitar. The book is published as printed version in landscape format with spiral binding. A generous segmentation oft text and pictures as well as a comfortable page turning cause of the spiral binding enables an easy handling. published by Tap & Scat records Print-Version: ISBN 978-3-947213-02-3 E-Book-Version: ISBN 978-3-947213-03-0
