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Every interval appears in several places on the fretboard. Typically one is within a few frets and another one is many frets away. Mentally grouping four frets together into one dot facilitates large jumps up and down the fretboard. For example, the octave is (+3,+1) and also (+1,+14). A jump of 14 frets is a "3 and 2" jump, meaning 3 dots plus 2 frets. Thus the octave is at "plus-one, plus-three-and-two", or (+1,+3+2). The 5th at (0,+3+0) is spoken as "oh, plus-three-and-none", or alternatively "oh, plus-three-dots". The unison is plus-two minus-three-and-one, (+2,-3-1). An upward jump of 11 frets could be called either plus-two-and-three or plus-three-minus-one. Note that plus-three-oh means up three strings, but plus-three-and-none means up three dots.

Notes can be referred to similarly in '''absolute tab''', which names each string/fret combination, i.e. each location on the fingerboard. For example, a low ~~A in the previous section's fretboard chart~~ is at "eighth and ~~third~~", written (8th, ~~3rd~~), meaning 8th string, ~~3rd~~ dot. This is particularly useful when one wants to tell another guitarist what key they are in, without having to use note names. For example, one might be in the key of "sixth, second and three", (6th, 2nd & 3) meaning 6th string, 3 frets above the 2nd dot. "Sixth and two" (6th, 2) means 6th string, 2nd fret. "Sixth and oh" (6th, 0) means the open 6th string.

Notes can be referred to similarly in '''absolute tab''', which names each string/fret combination, i.e. each location on the fingerboard. For example, a low E on an 8-string is at "eighth and first", written (8th, 1st), meaning 8th string, 1st dot. This is particularly useful when one wants to tell another guitarist what key they are in, without having to use note names. For example, one might be in the key of "sixth, second and three", (6th, 2nd & 3) meaning 6th string, 3 frets above the 2nd dot. "Sixth and two" (6th, 2) means 6th string, 2nd fret. "Sixth and oh" (6th, 0) means the open 6th string.

Unlike relative tab, absolute tab doesn't require isomorphism, and can be applied to any guitar, as long as the dot locations are agreed on. For 12-edo, dots are at frets 3, 5, 7, 9, 12, etc., thus the 10th fret is fourth-and-one.

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 Every interval appears in several places on the fretboard. Typically one is within a few frets and another one is many frets away. Mentally grouping four frets together into one dot facilitates large jumps up and down the fretboard. For example, the octave is (+3,+1) and also (+1,+14). A jump of 14 frets is a "3 and 2" jump, meaning 3 dots plus 2 frets. Thus the octave is at "plus-one, plus-three-and-two", or (+1,+3+2). The 5th at (0,+3+0) is spoken as "oh, plus-three-and-none", or alternatively "oh, plus-three-dots". The unison is plus-two minus-three-and-one, (+2,-3-1). An upward jump of 11 frets could be called either plus-two-and-three or plus-three-minus-one. Note that plus-three-oh means up three strings, but plus-three-and-none means up three dots.
-Notes can be referred to similarly in '''absolute tab''', which names each string/fret combination, i.e. each location on the fingerboard. For example, a low A in the previous section's fretboard chart is at "eighth and third", written (8th, 3rd), meaning 8th string, 3rd dot. This is particularly useful when one wants to tell another guitarist what key they are in, without having to use note names. For example, one might be in the key of "sixth, second and three", (6th, 2nd & 3) meaning 6th string, 3 frets above the 2nd dot. "Sixth and two" (6th, 2) means 6th string, 2nd fret. "Sixth and oh" (6th, 0) means the open 6th string.
+Notes can be referred to similarly in '''absolute tab''', which names each string/fret combination, i.e. each location on the fingerboard. For example, a low E on an 8-string is at "eighth and first", written (8th, 1st), meaning 8th string, 1st dot. This is particularly useful when one wants to tell another guitarist what key they are in, without having to use note names. For example, one might be in the key of "sixth, second and three", (6th, 2nd & 3) meaning 6th string, 3 frets above the 2nd dot. "Sixth and two" (6th, 2) means 6th string, 2nd fret. "Sixth and oh" (6th, 0) means the open 6th string.
 Unlike relative tab, absolute tab doesn't require isomorphism, and can be applied to any guitar, as long as the dot locations are agreed on. For 12-edo, dots are at frets 3, 5, 7, 9, 12, etc., thus the 10th fret is fourth-and-one.