Tab colors notation system

A method for providing notation of music for string instruments, comprising:

• providing a time signature indicator providing time signature information for the music;
• providing one or more measure sections aligned with the time signature information of the time signature indicator, wherein each measure section comprises one or more representations for each note to be played arranged in a single horizontal plane to eliminate spatial recognition requirements and avoid navigation across multiple information planes;
• and
• for each note of the music within the one or more measure sections, providing a representation comprising:
• one or more colored numbers with the number indicating a fret position of the string instrument and a color representing a string of the string instrument producing the note, wherein the colored numbers are spatially arranged to enable sequential notes to be read at substantially a same vertical position when reading sequential notes;
• and
• a graphical indicator in proximity to each colored number indicating a duration each note should be held corresponding to the time signature information of the time signature indicator, wherein the graphical indicator is visually separated from the colored number to isolate rhythmic components from note identification, thereby reducing visual processing complexity compared to conventional notation systems that compact multiple types of information into single note symbols.