 Some tablatures do indicate notes using the gongche system, or indicate rhythm using dots.The earliest example of the modern shorthand tablature survives from around the twelfth century CE.An earlier form of music notation from the Tang era survives in just one manuscript, dated to the seventh century CE, called Jieshi Diao Youlan 《碣石調幽蘭》 (Solitary Orchid in Stone Tablet Mode).