User Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1/ Introduction
- 2/ Getting started
- 3/ Use Guitar Pro 7
- 3/A/1/ Writing a score
- 3/A/2/ Tracks in Guitar Pro 7
- 3/A/3/ Bars in Guitar Pro 7
- 3/A/4/ Adding notes to your score
- 3/A/5/ Insert invents
- 3/A/6/ Adding symbols
- 3/A/7/ Add lyrics
- 3/A/8/ Adding sections
- 3/A/9/ Cut, copy and paste options
- 3/A/10/ Using wizards
- 3/A/11/ Guitar Pro 7 Stylesheet
- 3/A/12/ Drums and percussions
- 3/B/ Work with a score
- 3/B/1/ Finding Guitar Pro files
- 3/B/2/ Navigating around the score
- 3/B/3/ Display settings
- 3/B/4/ Audio settings
- 3/B/5/ Playback options
- 3/B/6/ Printing
- 3/B/7/ Files and tabs import
- 4/ Tools
- 5/ mySongBook
The Let Ring option means that you let a note ring beyond its theoretical time
value as indicated on the score. This is used a lot for arpeggios, for example.
The Tools > Let ring options menu allows to attribute a Let Ring to each string
over a group of bars.
Dead note
A dead note is short and more faint than a normal one. These notes are used
with the Guitar to give a particular rhythmic effect. To make notes be dead
notes, you have to put the right hand palm (for a right-handed person) on the
strings near the bridge, or else just put the left hand fingers (for a right-handed
person) on the string without pressing it.
Natural harmonic
The natural harmonic consists of playing the string open while you lightly touch
it with the left hand (for a right-handed person) above a fret. The left hand finger
has to be taken off at the same time that the right hand plays it. 5th, 7th and
12th frets harmonics are very commonly used, while the others are quite
difficult to obtain.
Artificial harmonic
Several types of harmonics are available:
A.H. - Artificial Harmonic: For the artificial harmonic, the left hand finger presses
the string like a normal note. It is the forefinger of the right hand that lightly
touches the string several frets higher. The right hand has to play the note too,
so it may be difficult.
T.H. - Tapped Harmonic: The tapped harmonic is an artificial harmonic obtained
by tapping quickly on the string several frets higher.
P.H. - Pinch Harmonic: The pinch harmonic is produced with a pick, and consists
in playing the string by letting the thumb that holds the pick lightly touch the
string. This harmonic is best obtained with a distortion effect.
S.H. - Semi Harmonic: The semi harmonic is similar the pinch harmonic, except
you keep the natural resonance of the string in addition to the harmonic.