| File Type 1 |
Tab Separated Data File (Most common) |
| File Format |
File |
| Common? |
No |
| File Description |
Text file that contains a table of data in which columns are separated by tabs; can be imported by most spreadsheet programs, which will format the data into cells.
More often seen with a .TSV extension. |
| Program(s) that open tab files |
Mac / Windows: Microsoft Excel; Any text editor |
| File Type 2 |
Guitar Tablature File |
| File Format |
File |
| Common? |
No |
| File Description |
Text file containing song lyrics and guitar tabs; typically a standard text file, but has the .tab extension to indicate it contains guitar tabs. |
| Program(s) that open tab files |
Mac / Windows: Any text editor |
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