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Creating tablature
1. Many guitar synthesizers are able to transmit each
string on a different MIDI channel. If you have such an in-
strument, set it up so that the high E string transmits on
MIDI channel 1, the B string transmits on MIDI channel 2,
etc.
This feature can be used for MIDI string instruments with up to six strings.
2. Record the project. Quantize and edit it as desired.
3. Make sure that the “MIDI Channel 1–6” option is acti-
vated and convert the notes into tablature, as described
above.
4. The notes are automatically placed on the right strings.
For example if you played a “B” on the low E-string, it appears as a “7” on
that string, not as a “2” on the A-string.
Creating tablature manually
To set up an empty system for inputting tablature, proceed
as follows:
1. Double-click on the clef symbol in the score to open
the Edit Clef dialog.
2. Change the clef to the tablature symbol.
3. Open the Score Settings dialog on the Staff page and
select the Options tab.
4. Set the “System Lines” to as many strings as the in-
strument you are scoring for has.
5. Raise the Add Space value to 1 or 2.
You need a little extra space between note lines to make room for the
numbered note heads.
Suggested system line settings for guitar tablature
6. On the Tablature tab, activate “Tablature Mode”.
7. Set up whatever other parameters you need in the
dialog, and click Apply.
8. Select the Insert Note tool and move the pointer over
the score.
9. Press the mouse button and drag up and down until
the note appears on the desired string with the correct fret
number (you can also verify the pitch on the toolbar, as
usual).
When you drag up and down, the program automatically selects the low-
est possible string. If you want a fret number higher than 4 on a guitar
tablature, for example, you have to use “Move To String”, see below.
Setting the correct pitch. Use the Mouse Note Position display in the
status line as an additional guide.
10. Release the mouse button.
The note is displayed.
Tablature number appearance
In the Score Settings dialog on the Project–Text Settings
subpage, you can find text settings for the tablature num
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bers. In the “Font For” pop-up menu, select “Tablature”
and then select the desired font, size, and style for the
number note heads.