Guitar Pro 5
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Installation Before installing Guitar Pro: If you had installed a demo version of Guitar Pro before purchasing the complete version, we advise you to uninstall the demo version by using the Start > All Programs > Guitar Pro 5 Demo > Uninstall Guitar Pro 5 Demo menu. If you have purchased an updated version of Guitar Pro (from the v4 for example), it is not necessary to install the previous version to install Guitar Pro 5.
Guitar Pro 5 Initial Startup: To start Guitar Pro, double click on the Guitar Pro shortcut on the desktop, or use the Start > Programs > Guitar Pro 5 > Guitar Pro 5 menu. During the first startup of Guitar Pro, you will have to: Select the language you wish to use in Guitar Pro. You may change this choice later by using the Options > Language menu. The language chosen automatically sets the help language. However, you still have the choice to change it by using the Options > Help language menu.
Improvements and New Features Here are the main improvements and new features of version 5: New Graphical Interface (skinable) 4 Display Modes: Page, Parchment, Vertical Screen, Horizontal Screen Fine Scrolling and Zoom from 30% to 200% Score display fully redesigned (silimar to published songbooks) Automatic vertical positionning and spacing of score symbols to avoid collisions and blank spaces New Page Setup window Advanced Standard Notation (effects, beams, stem direction...
Guitar Pro 5 4 TablEdit Import PDF Export Improved ASCII Import/Export BMP Export of a complete page Improved and Simplified WAVE Export (using Windows® Mixer) ...
Technical Support Before contacting tech support, be sure to read this help file. It was designed to answer every question asked by users. If you have problems installing or using Guitar Pro, go to the SUPPORT on the Guitar Pro Internet site. The latest version of the User Manual will be downloadable there, and you will be able to contact the technical support team by e-mail.
General Information Introduction Welcome to Guitar Pro! Guitar Pro is the ultimate workshop dedicated to the beginner as well as the advanced guitar player. It is aimed at helping the user progress, compose, or simply accompany himself with the guitar. Guitar Pro has been designed for 4 to 7 strings instruments (guitar, bass, banjo, mandolin, ...). Here is what Guitar Pro offers you: A multitrack score editor focused on tablature.
Guitar Pro 5 Understanding Notation In order to get the most out of Guitar Pro, you need to: Know how to read tablature Have some knowledge of rhythm notation Here is a quick introduction to tablature: 1. Reading Tablature Tablature notation was created to make music reading easier on stringed instruments. It can be learned quickly, and you do not need to know any music theory. It shows which string to play, which is quite important since the same note can be played on several strings.
General Information n-tuplets (triplets, quintuplets, sextuplets...) consists of playing a certain number of notes in a defined time. For example, a triplet of eighth notes (3 x ½ beat = 1.5 beat) is played on one beat: The Time Signature The time signature sets the number of beats per bar. For example, for a time signature of 3/4: the 4 indicates that the reference time is the quarter note, and the 3 indicates that there are 3 beats per bar. In this case, there are 3 quarter notes in a bar.
Guitar Pro 5 Main Screen Toolbars can be moved, detached (floating), and can be visible or invisible according to the user choice. The View > Menus & ToolBars menu allows the choice of visible toolbars, to reposition the toolbars to there default position. The software. View> Skin menu changes the button style. The GP4-like and GP3-like skins are supplied with the Each zone of the screen can be resized using the splitters (1) and (2).
Using Guitar Pro Write a Score Create a New Score In order to create a new score in Guitar Pro, you have to follow these steps: 1. New Score Use the File > New [Ctrl+N] menu. This menu closes the current score, then creates a new one and opens the Score Information [F5] window. This window allows you to enter information like the title, the artist, .... You can enter the lyrics too. The Default Properties tab allows you to define default values used when you create a new score.
Guitar Pro 5 Use the Bar > Triplet Feel menu to define the syncopation. Click the OK button to continue. 5. Track Settings Use the Track > Properties [F6] menu to open the Track Properties window. This window allows you to enter the track information like the name, the color, the tuning, ... Click the OK button to continue. Use the Track > Instrument [F7] menu to open the Instrument window. Select the sound you want to use and the MIDI or RSE playback. Click the OK button to continue.
Using Guitar Pro Add Tracks Guitar Pro handles up to 256 tracks at the same time. Tracks can be of two types: Instrumental (guitar, bass, piano, ...) Percussion To insert a new track, use the Track > Add [Shift+Ctrl+Ins] menu. Select the track type and its position compared to other tracks, and then click on the OK button.
Guitar Pro 5 Display Standard Notation Display Tablature Display Tuning Display Rhythmic on Tablature Display Diagrams and Chord names Audio parameters of the track are set in the instrument window [F7]. Empty bars are automatically created on the added track, because in Guitar Pro, each track has the same number of bars to keep the musical coherence. In order to delete a track, use the Use Track > Delete [Shift+Ctrl+Suppr] menu.
Using Guitar Pro Manage Bars In Guitar Pro, each bar has the same properties on all tracks. So a bar will have the same time signature on the track 1 as on track 2. When adding a repeat open, a repeat close is automatically made on all the tracks. The musical coherence of the score is therefore guaranteed, and playing the score will give the desired result. On the other hand, you must define each track completely.
Guitar Pro 5 Repeats, Alternate Endings and Musical Directions: The Bar > Repeat Close menu replaces the bar line at the end of the active bar by a repeat close, and asks you the number of times it should be repeated. A repeat close sign indicates that the score has to go to the previous Repeat open sign for the number of times specified. This menu is always used in conjunction with the Bar > Repeat Open. For example: Bar play order is 1 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 3.
Using Guitar Pro Enter Notes In Guitar Pro, you can enter notes either on the tablature or on the standard notation display. Each note added in a notation is automatically added in the other one. The edition cursor is the yellow rectangle. When it is on a note, the corresponding note in the other notation is surrounded by a grey rectangle. The TAB (tabulation) key allows you to switch notation.
Guitar Pro 5 Using a MIDI Instrument The Sound > MIDI Input Active menu offers the possibility to use an external MIDI instrument (keyboard, guitar,…) to create a score note by note. The activation of the menu opens the MIDI input port selected in the Options > Audio Settings menu and starts the capture. You will still be able to use the computer keyboard or the mouse to enter notes if needed.
Using Guitar Pro N-tuplets are managed using the Note > Duration [+/-] menu or using the coresponding toolbar. For more information about n-tuplets, see the Understanding Notation topic. Ties: A tie is a note which is not played. It only indicates that the tied note duration is added to the previous note. A tie is displayed on the standard notation as a normal note, but is not displayed on the tablature notation.
Guitar Pro 5 Add Symbols Guitar Pro allows you to insert many musical symbols in the score, and particularly those specific to the guitar. Most of these symbols are taken into account during the play of the score. Certain effects or musical symbols can be applied to a selection of notes like the Let Ring, Palm Mute...
Using Guitar Pro Dynamic This option allows you to set the dynamic of the note. The faint to very strong buttons allow you to choose the dynamic of each note, from very . The Note > Dynamic > Apply to the chord menu allows you to set the dynamic for the whole chord, so that you do not have to set it for each note. Dynamics are not displayed on the score to lighten it.
Guitar Pro 5 Stroke [Ctrl+D] [Ctrl+U] The stroke effect consists in stroking the strings one after the other instead of playing them all together. The downstroke goes from the bass string to the highest string, and the upstroke from the highest string to the bass string. The Stroke window allows you to select the duration for the stroke. This duration must be shorter than the stroked notes duration or the notes may be displayed incorrectly.
Using Guitar Pro 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 done 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 distortion effect. S.H.
Guitar Pro 5 It is common for hammer on / pull off to be linked together for two notes: Bend [B] The bend effect consists of pushing the fretted string sideways with the left hand (for a right-handed person) to bend it, so the pitch of the note changes. The Bend window allows you to precisely set the type of the bend you want. It is also possible to set the amount of bend and add vibrato effects on some sections. The Bend, Bend/Release, ... buttons allow you to define the base type of the bend.
Using Guitar Pro Vibrato [V] The vibrato consists of quickly moving the left hand finger (for a right-handed person) on the string. The movement creates a pitch variation. The vibrato effect is displayed with a little wave above the tablature, and lasts until the note ends. Wide Vibrato The wide vibrato is stronger than the simple vibrato, and is obtained using the vibrato bar. This effect is applied to the whole chord.
Guitar Pro 5 Insert Parameter Changes The mix table and the tempo allow you to define track parameters at the beginning of the play. However, it is possible to insert parameters changes at any time in the score (instrument, volume, panoramic, tempo, ... modification). Parameter changes apply to the active track or to all the tracks depending of your choice. You can also set the transition duration as a number of beats. For example, you can lower the volume on all the tracks at the end of the score.
Using Guitar Pro A parameter change is indicated by a little red rectangle on top of the score when it cannot be displayed with a musical symbol (pan change...). Tip: If you start the play in the middle of the score, Guitar Pro retrieves every parameter change added since the beginning of the score, and takes it into account immediately.
Guitar Pro 5 Add Lyrics To add lyrics to a score, use the File > Score Information [F5] menu, Lyrics tab. Guitar Pro handles lyrics under a textual bloc form, and these lyrics are automatically dispatched on the selected track. This allows you to easily work on the text (copy, cut, paste, ...), and to organize it into sections (Refrain, Verse, ... ).
Using Guitar Pro 1. Track Choice In order for the lyrics to appear on the score, you have to select a track. The lyrics will be automatically dispatched on this track. Guitar Pro works with a specific syntax in order to manage this. (see the 4th point below). In general, lyrics are placed on the melody track. However, you can place them on an instrumental track, but you will probably have to make adjustments. It would be very surprising if each beat corresponds to a unique syllable.
Guitar Pro 5 Add Markers Markers are visual references displayed in the global view that allow to identify the various parts of the score (Intro, Solo, Chorus, ...). Markers are linked to bars and are in no way liked to the track. You can display them in several colors.
Using Guitar Pro Use Cut/Copy/Paste Cut/Copy/Paste features of Guitar Pro affect notes when using the multiple selection inside a bar. In all other cases, they affect complete bars. Cut Bars The Copy Bars The Bar > Cut [Ctrl+X] menu cuts one or several bars on all tracks. Bar > Copy [Ctrl+C] menu copies one or several bars on all tracks or only on the active track. Paste Bars The Bar > Paste [Ctrl+V] menu pastes previously cut or copied bars.
Guitar Pro 5 How can I insert or delete bars on a single track? Given the musical rigour of Guitar Pro (see the Manage Bars topic), inserting or deleting bars on a single track is not advised because a bar exists on all tracks. A coherence problem could appear if you tried to delete the 5th bar of the first track, while there is a time signature change at the 10th bar. The first track would change its time signature at the 9th bar, while the second one would change it at the 10th one....
Using Guitar Pro 3. Go to the 10th bar ; 4. Use the Bar > Paste [Ctrl+V] menu, click on the OK button ; 5. Go to the last bar ; 6. Use the Bar > Clear menu, click on the OK button ; The method is the same for deleting several bars. Tip: Guitar Pro allows to cut/copy/paste between two Guitar Pro sessions. So it is easy to take a track from another file and paste it in your current file.
Guitar Pro 5 Use Wizards Guitar Pro includes many wizards to help you work faster when creating your scores. These wizards are available from the Tools menu. Note Definition Wizards: Let Ring Options Sets the Let Ring option for each string on a specific range of bars or notes. Palm Mute Options Sets the Palm Mute option for each string on a specific range of bars or notes. Dynamic Options Sets the Dynamic for each string on a specific range of bars or notes.
Using Guitar Pro Score Management Wizards: Bar Arranger Repositions the bars to make their position musically correct. Complete/Reduce Bars with Rests Adds rests to too shorts bars (or empty bars), and deletes excessive rests in bars that are too long. Automatic Finger Positioning Repositions the notes on the tablature without changing the melody to ease chord execution and hands movements.
Guitar Pro 5 Transpose Transposes the active track or all the tracks a given number of semitones up or down. This function does not transpose chord diagrams. Check Bar Duration [F4] Checks the whole score to detect bars that do not have the needed number of beats.
Using Guitar Pro Percussion Percussion tracks are special tracks in Guitar Pro. In order to add a percussion track, use the Track > Add [Shift+Ctrl+Ins] menu and select Percussion. Percussion tracks can only be linked to the 10th channel (MIDI specification). You can choose the Drum Kit in the mix table to select the set of sounds to use. Many sound cards offer only a single drum kit.
Guitar Pro 5 To listen to the available sound, click on the numbers in the (1) zone. To add a sound, double-click on the corresponding number. You can also click on the (2) zone to select a sound from its notation. When two sounds are possible for the same notation, the Use electric sound when available checkbox allows Guitar Pro to choose the most "electric" sound. Warning: Some sound cards only allow sound going from number 35 to number 82. If you choose other sounds, no sound is produced.
Using Guitar Pro Work with a Score Find Tablatures Guitar Pro Files: Guitar Pro files can be recognized by their .GTP (1.x and 2.x versions), .GP3 (3.x versions), .GP4 (4.x versions) and .GP5 (5.x versions) extension. The 5.x version can open all Guitar Pro files, whatever their version is. To open a Guitar Pro file, use the File > Open [Ctrl+O] menu. The recently opened files list is available by clicking on the arrow to the right of the menu item or of the Open button.
Guitar Pro 5 In order to use this function, simply enter a simple text like "Mozart" or "Elise") in the (1) zone, select a search site from the ones available in the (2) list, and then click on the Search button. Guitar Pro will automatically open a browser on the chosen site with the results. The Update the search site list button connects to the Guitar Pro site that became partners after your last update. The Guitar Pro format is becoming more and more popular.
Using Guitar Pro Move in the Score Moving in the score is extremely simple and there are many ways to do it: By Clicking on the Score Clicking on the score moves the edition cursor to the pointed position. You can even move in the score during the playing to restart from the pointed position without stopping the play. By Using Menus and Toolbars The Bar and Track menus allow you to move in the score. The Track toolbar allows you to access tracks.
Guitar Pro 5 Configure the Display To get the best use out of Guitar Pro, it is important to configure the display. In Screen modes ( View > Vertical Screen Mode and View > Horizontal Screen Mode menus), Guitar Pro uses the whole working area by resizing the bars and by automatically selecting how much bars should be shown per staff (in vertical display mode).
Using Guitar Pro Configure the Sound Guitar Pro proposes two different technologies usuable simultaneously to play the score: MIDI and RSE. RSE Sound: RSE [Realistic Sound Engine] is an audio technology unique to Guitar Pro, which uses genuine guitar, bass and drum samples. The result is an ultra realistic playback. RSE can be activated or disactivated using menu.
Guitar Pro 5 The sound quality is closely related to the quality of your hardware (sound card, software or hardware synthesizer), and Guitar Pro has nothing to do with it. Guitar Pro is only sending pitch and duration information to your hardware, and the hardware produces the requested sound. In the same way, the list of available instruments in Guitar Pro is defined by the General MIDI specification, and is not extensible without using specific hardware.
Using Guitar Pro Midi Output: Guitar Pro allows you to use 4 MIDI ports at the same time. You can set a different MIDI device on each port. You should choose the best MIDI device for the first port, since it is the default one when you create a track in Guitar Pro. Speakers buttons play a sound sample on the selected device. If you hear no sound, the device may be unusable, or muted. For the last case, use the port.
Guitar Pro 5 Ports and Channels: You can choose the port and the channels used for each track in the mix table. By default, Guitar Pro uses 2 channels for a single track in order to enhance effects rendering (effects are played on a separate channel in order not to affect notes played without effect). If two tracks use the same channel and the same port, their audio properties will be linked (instrument, volume, panoramic...).
Using Guitar Pro Play the Score Guitar Pro has been designed to ease the work on a score. Many options are available for playing the score. Play the Score: To play the score, you can use the Sound menu, the Space Bar [SPACE] of the keyboard or the Sound toolbar The starting point of the play can be to your choice: From the current position [Space] From the beginning of the score [Ctrl+Space] To play a specific section of the score, you must first select it using the mouse.
Guitar Pro 5 To play in a loop a specific section of the score, you must first select it using the mouse. The Simple Loop option plays the score without modifying the tempo. The Speed Trainer increases the tempo for each loop depending on the initial tempo, final tempo and increase tempo values. Tempo: The Sound > Tempo menu defines the initial tempo of the score. You can program tempo change in the middle of the score by using the Parameter Change function.
Using Guitar Pro Step by Step Mode: The and buttons allow you to play the score note after note. During the play, these buttons change to the play.
Guitar Pro 5 Print a Score Page Setup The File > Page Setup [F8] menu allows to adjust the page settings parameters: Paper Format, Orientation and Margins: Allows to define dimensions, orientation and margins of the document. The selected format is saved with the file and stays independent of the printer settings. Score Size: Indicated in percents, this option allows you to modify the global proportions of the score without changing the paper size.
Using Guitar Pro If you have added any break lines, they will be kept and the bar organisation will not correspond to what you want. In this case, use the Bar > Break Line > Reset Bar Organization to let Guitar Pro organize the bars on the score. Header & Footer: The checkboxes define the elements you want to see on the score. The edit fields allow you to personalize the displayed text. Words between [%] symbol are automatically replaced by their value defined in the File > Score Information [F5].
Guitar Pro 5 Print The File > Print [CTRL+P] prints the score. The [Print] area allows you to choose between printing the entire score or a selection of pages. The [Position] area allows you to adjust the document size to the paper size. The dimensions of the document are defined in the File > Page Setup [F8] menu, which may not always correspond to the paper format. You can either use the Configure button to modify the format of the printer paper, or use the Scale field to modify the document size.
Using Guitar Pro Import a Score MIDI Import Definition: MIDI - Musical Instrument Digital Interface. It is a protocol, an universal language, allowing the communication of musical information between computers, synthesizers, sequencers, .... MIDI files consist of messages describing the score very precisely: notes, rhythm, instruments, .... The quality of the sound depends of the sound card. File > Import > MIDI imports a MIDI file into Guitar Pro. Guitar Pro is able to import MIDI formats 0 and 1.
Guitar Pro 5 Step by Step Import The step by step import offers more control. It should be used when the quick import does not give you the desired result (for example: specific tuning of a track, no support of the percussion track on the 10th channel, ...) or when you want to merge several MIDI tracks on a single Guitar Pro track. The step by step import, in contrary to the quick import, does not delete the existing tracks.
Using Guitar Pro ASCII Import Definition: The ASCII format is a textual representation of tablature, in which the lines are represented by dashes. This format, though not very attractive, is the only one that allows you to share tablature without specific software. It is commonly used on the Internet. In general, the file extension is .txt or .tab. Guitar Pro is able to analyze the ASCII text files to extract the musical information.
Guitar Pro 5 The scrolling box Import with allows to choose the default rhythm. If the value is chosen, Guitar Pro tries to import the rhythm in the best way it can, by taking into account the number of intervals chosen in the second list for the spacing between two quarter notes. After the ASCII Import, it is often necessary to review the rhythm, in order for the bars to be complete. The Check Bar Duration can be handy in this case.
Using Guitar Pro MusicXML Import The File > Import > MusicXML menu allows you to import from MusicXML format. Created by Recordare®, MusicXML is a XML description of a musical score. This universal exchange format is now available in most music softwares.
Guitar Pro 5 PowerTab Import The File > Import > PowerTab menu allows you to import from PowerTab® format. PowerTab® is an excellent tablature editor, similar to Guitar Pro but with a different approch. It is available at http://powertab.net.
Using Guitar Pro TablEdit Import The File > Import > TablEdit menu allows you to import from TablEdit® format. TablEdit® is an excellent tablature editor, similar to Guitar Pro but with a different approch. It is available at http://www.tabledit.com.
Guitar Pro 5 Export a Score MIDI Export Definition: MIDI - Musical Instrument Digital Interface. It is a protocol, a universal language, allowing the communication of musical information between computers, synthesizers, sequencers, .... MIDI files consist of messages describing the score very precisely: notes, rhythm, instruments, .... The quality of the sound depends on the sound card. The File > Export > MIDI menu exports the partition to a MIDI (format 1) file (.
Using Guitar Pro ASCII Export Definition: The ASCII format is a textual representation of tablature, in which the lines are represented by dashes. This format, though not very attractive, is the only one that allows you to share tablature without specific software. It is currently used on the Internet. In general, the file extension is .txt or .tab. The File > Export > ASCII Tab allows you to export the active track to an ASCII file.
Guitar Pro 5 MusicXML Export The File > Export > MusicXML menu allows you to export the score to MusicXML format. Created by Recordare®, MusicXML is a XML description of a musical score. This universal exchange format is now available in most music softwares.
Using Guitar Pro WAVE Export The File > Export > Wave saves an audio file from the sound produced during the play of the score. The WAVE export allows you to listen to your scores without using Guitar Pro. You can also burn the file on a CDROM using a burning software like Nero® or EasyCD Creator®. WAVE export uses the Windows® mixer. It is therefore necessary to configure correctly this mixer. The next window allows you to select the directory and the file to save to.
Guitar Pro 5 BMP Export The File > Export > BMP allows you to save the score in the form of an image file. This function can be handy if you plan to publish your creations on a web page for example. The image resulting from the export is exactly the same as the image you see in the Guitar Pro editor. The Export button saves the image. Tip: The size of the image is affected by the zoom value. You can therefore obtain images of various sizes depending of what you want to use them for.
Using Guitar Pro PDF Export The File > Export > PDF menu allows you to export the entire score to Adobe® PDF®, readable and printable by everybody using the free Adobe® Reader® software.
Guitar Pro 5 Guitar Pro 4 Export The File > Export > Guitar Pro 4 Format allows you to export the score to a Guitar Pro 4 format file. A window appears to ask for the name and the directory of the file to create. Tip: Since there have been many enhancements and new features in version 5, some elements will not be exported to the Guitar Pro 4 file. See the Improvements and New Features topic.
Tools for the Guitarist The Chord Diagram Tool The chord diagram tool is a great feature of Guitar Pro. And by itself it is a fantastic reference tool for guitarists. To open the chord diagram tool, use the Note > Accord [A] menu. As for every tool in Guitar Pro, the chord diagrams automatically adjust to the active track tuning. That way you can generate chord diagrams for an exotic tuning. You'll be able to create chords that you won't find in any chord book.
Guitar Pro 5 Zone A - Chord Constructing: The (A) zone allows to construct the chord by its name. Thousands of combinations are possible. When you click on one of the lists of the (A) zone, Guitar Pro displays the name of the chord in the (B) zone, and displays a list of corresponding diagrams in the (C) zone. The first diagram of the list is by default selected as the main diagram of the (B) zone.
Tools for the Guitarist List E - Used: The (E) list Used automatically displays the diagrams used in the active track. When the mouse pointer is on an element of the list, the corresponding diagram will be shown in a hint window. List F - Library: The (F) list Library allows you to create your own chord library, independent from the file opened. The buttons allow you to add, delete, update, or sort the diagrams of the list.
Guitar Pro 5 The Scales Tool The scales tool allows you to view and listen to a great number of scales in any tonality. It can also retrieve the scale used in a score. To activate the scales tools, use the Tools > Scales. You can also access this tool by using the Scales button on the upper right of the Fretboard / Keyboard. The opening of the scales tool triggers the opening of the keyboard. To view the scales on the fretboard, use the > Fretboard before opening the scales tool.
Tools for the Guitarist Select the range of bars you want to analyze, and then click on the Find! button. Guitar Pro then display a list of Tonality/Scales possible with the number or incidents between square brackets ( [0] ). The incidents correspond to notes that are not in the scale. The list is sorted by increasing incidents. Tip: If the scale search gives bad results, the score may contain a tonality change.
Guitar Pro 5 The Fretboard The fretboard offers many features. It can be used to view the notes of the score, to enter them, or to visualize the scales. To activate the fretboard, use the View > Fretboard menu. The fretboard automatically adjusts to the active track settings. The number of strings and the position of the capo are set by the track settings. If you change the active track, the fretboard will update to reflect the new track.
Tools for the Guitarist No name No name is displayed. Name for [Beat] Only the notes of the selected beat are named. Name for [Beat] + [...] Every note is named. Fretboard Type: Guitar Pro proposes 4 different fretboards: Electric Acoustic Classical Basic The choice of the fretboard type is purely esthetical. Reversing of the Fretboard (left-handed/right-handed): The buttons allows to reverse the fretboard. This is to be used for left-handed users.
Guitar Pro 5 The Keyboard Just like the fretboard, the keyboard allows to view and to enter the notes of the score. It can also show the scales. To activate the keyboard, use the View > Keyboard menu. To add a note to the score, you just have to click on a key of the keyboard. To delete a note, just click on it. The buttons allow to navigate in the score. So it is possible to enter the whole score with the mouse. Tip: a right click on a key will add a note, and then move to the right.
Tools for the Guitarist Please note: The keyboard is a toolbar. So you can attach it to the main screen below or above the score, or make it floating to move it to any part of the screen.
Guitar Pro 5 The Digital Tuner Guitar Pro provides several ways to tune your instrument: by ear, by connecting the guitar to the computer or with a microphone. Each way is based on the active track tuning. To configure the tuning of the active track, use the Track > Properties [F6] menu. The MIDI Tuner The MIDI tuner allows you to tune your instrument by ear, string after string. To access the MIDI tuner, use the Track > Properties [F6] menu.
Tools for the Guitarist Select the note corresponding to the chosen string, then play this string open. The perfect tuning is reached when the needle is vertical, pointing to the green. If the needle does not move when you play the string, modify your sound card settings from the opened.
Guitar Pro 5 The Metronome To activate the metronome, use the Sound > Metronome menu. The metronome gives you the tempo when you play a score. However, there is a way to use the metronome without having a score: 1. Create a new file (menu File > New) 2. Set the chosen tempo (menu Sound > Tempo) 3. Activate the looped play (menu Sound > Play Looped / Speed Trainer) 4. Play the score (menu Sound > Play from the Beginning) The first (and empty) bar will be played again and again.
Reference Keyboard Shorcuts Edition Enter Add a Note (in Standard Notation) + Divide the Duration of the Notes by 2 - Multiply the Duration of the Notes by 2 * or .
Guitar Pro 5 [Ctrl] [Alt] Up Move the Track Up [Ctrl] [Alt] Down Move the Track Down [Shift] Ins Insert a Marker F5 Score Information F6 Track Properties F7 Instrument of the Track F8 Page Setup F10 Mix Table Change Events [Ctrl] Z Undo [Shift] [Ctrl] Z Redo Effects H Hammer On / Pull Off S Legato Slide [Alt] S Shift Slide B Bend A Chord T Text V Vibrato F Fade In X Dead Note I Let Ring G Grace Note O Ghost Note P Palm Mute [Ctrl] U Brush Up [Ctrl] D Brush D
Reference Navigation Enter Next Note (on the Tablature) Home First Beat of the Bar End Last Beat of the Bar [Ctrl] Left Previous Bar [Ctrl] Right Next Bar [Ctrl] Home First Bar [Ctrl] End Last Bar [Ctrl] Down Next Track [Ctrl] Up Previous Track [Shift] Tab Previous Marker [Ctrl] Tab Next Marker Page Up Scroll Upward Page Down Scroll Downward Sound Space Play / Stop [Ctrl] Space Play from the beginning F2 Active/Desactive RSE F9 Loop / Speed Trainer Misc.
Guitar Pro 5 F12 Preferences F4 Check the Duration of the Bars F11 Display/Hide the Note Dynamics (color gradient) 82
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A E Add lyrics...................................................................31 Export ................................................ 66, 67, 69, 70, 72 Accentuated note.......................................................23 Add markers ..............................................................33 Add symbols ..............................................................23 Add tracks .................................................................15 Alternate endings.........................
Index Lyrics.........................................................................31 M Main screen ...............................................................11 Manage bars..............................................................17 Margin .......................................................................55 Markers .....................................................................33 Metronome ..........................................................52, 85 Rasgueado ..................
Guitar Pro 5 Use wizards ...............................................................37 V Version ........................................................................5 Vibrato .......................................................................23 Volume control...........................................................47 W 86 WAVE ....................................................................... 69 WAVE Exportation .................................................... 69 Wide Vibrato ..
