User's Guide

Table Of Contents

User’s Handbook for Version 6 – updated Oct. 2011 - 50

Virtual 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 automatically update

to reflect the new track.

To add a new note to the score, you just have to click on the fretboard. To delete a note, just click on it.

The [< >] buttons allow you to navigate in the score. It is thus possible to enter the whole score with the

mouse.

Tip: By right-clicking on the fretboard you can capture a note and then slide it to the right, thus

avoiding the use of the button >.

Display Options:

The Show field lets you select what you wish to see on the fretboard:

• Show [Beat] to see only the notes on the selected beat.

• Show [Beat + Bar] to see the notes of the selected beat and the notes of the active bar.

• Show [Beat + Next Beat] to see the notes of the selected beat and the notes of the next beat.

• Show [Beat + Scale to see the notes of the selected beat and the notes of the scale selected in the

scale tool.

Displaying the note pointed at:

The note pointed at by the mouse is displayed. You don’t need to click on the fretboard.

Opening the Scale Engine:

The Scales button in the upper right of the fretboard opens the Scale Engine . The display of the fretboard is

then automatically set on Show [Beat + Scales], and will stay on it even after you shut down the Scale

Engine. You will be able to visualize the chosen scale while you enter your score. To remove the scale’s

display, just chose another display option.