I had to format my main computer and lost all of my itunes music

Recently, I had to re-format my main computer, I lost all of my iTunes music, most of it is on my iPad.  How do I transfer this music from my iPad to my current iTunes.  I really don't want to have to copy a couple of 1000 CDs again.

Once you have the tracks recovered, you might also consider iTunes March. There is a cost involved ($24.99/yr), and it isn't without it's ... shall we quirks? ... but it is a very convenient way to manage music tracks on iOS devices.
http://www.apple.com/itunes/itunes-match/

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