2011 (Windows)

Chapter 12: Other New Features54
Guitar Styles Enhanced
We've added a new database for the Guitar Styles. This allows styles to be
made using the Jazz Guitar “highest-4-strings-comping mode.” This plays
chords usually on the 4 highest strings, and it plays several chords over a single
chord. For example, for 2 bars of Cmaj7 it might play Cmaj7-Dm7-Ebdim-
Em7, all played as half notes.
This database plays with some new styles on Styles Set 27, and can also be
played with any song using the Guitar Tutor. Studying the patterns that are
played helps guitar players build up their chord vocabulary, especially by
learning the moving chord lines that this chord database plays over the same
chord.
The new database can be chosen on the Guitar Tutor, or by using styles that
support the new database (such as those on Styles Set 27).
Melodist Enhancements
The Melodist feature creates songs with chords and melodies. We've enhanced
it so that it can now create Bebop tunes and Jazz ballads. You can also specify
the note range for a created melody.
You can choose the new Melodists by pressing the [Melodist] button, and
accessing Melodists starting at #106. This will compose Bebop or Jazz ballads.
Main Chordsheet Enhancements
You can now select
the number (#) of rows
to display for the main
chordsheet. You can now
select any font to use
, and select the font size too.
This allows you to read the chordsheet window from “across the room.” Chord
fonts too big to fit into a spreadsheet cell will shrink for that cell so that the
chord will display properly.
You can choose the Font to use, and the number of rows per screen from the
Opt. | Preferences dialog.