Instruction Manual

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Tablature
Notation and Lyrics
Tablature Settings
Changing Fretboard Texture and Orientation
Quick TAB
Regenerate TAB
Entering Notes from the TAB Staff
Single Note Editing from the TAB Staff
Editing Chords or Groups of Notes from the TAB Staff
Editing Notes and Chords from the Fretboard
Tablature Settings
Both the Staff View Layout dialog box and the Tablature Settings dialog box
create tablature settings for a whole track at a time. To modify tablature for
selected parts of a track, select part of a track and use the Regenerate
command.
In the Staff View Layout dialog box you can choose a preset style of
tablature by choosing from the Preset popup menu, or you can define your
own style by clicking the Define button in the Staff View Layout dialog box to
open the Tablature Settings dialog box.
To Define a Tablature Style
1. In the Staff View Layout dialog box, click the name of the track you want
to define tablature for.
2. Click the Define button (lower right corner).
The Tablature Settings dialog box appears.
3. Click the Tablature tab and choose a tablature method from the Method
dropdown list. There are three methods to determine how the TAB is
displayed:
• Floating - which allows the notes to spread over the entire
fretboard
• Fixed - This specifies where on the neck these notes should be
played. When Fixed is selected the Finger span and Lowest fret
fields are used together to define the "box" where the notes are
displayed. The Finger span parameter determines how many
consecutive frets will be used to display the note. For example, if
Finger span is set to 4, then SONAR will attempt to place all the
notes within those 4 frets. The Lowest Fret then determines where
on the fretboard the notes will be displayed within the Finger span.