Instruction Manual

768 Notation and Lyrics
Tablature
SONAR saves the track with the file extension .TXT.
Editing Notes and Chords from the Fretboard
You can transpose single notes or chords from the Fretboard.
To Transpose Single Notes
1. Move the Now Time to the note you want to edit by pressing Shift-
Right/Left Arrow. You may need to change the note duration by clicking
one of the note icons in the Staff view toolbar.
2. Use the Select tool to drag the note left or right on the fretboard.
To Transpose Chords
1. Move the Now Time to display the chord you want to transpose.
2. Shift-select all the notes in the chord.
3. Shift-drag the chord to a new position and release the mouse.
Entering Notes from the Fretboard
If you prefer to work with the Fretboard instead of a musical staff, Cakewalk
makes it easy to enter notes from the Fretboard. You can enter single notes
or chords by clicking the string and fret of the note you want to enter at the
Now Time position.
1. Display the track you want to add notes to in the Staff view.
2. In the Staff view toolbar, click the Draw tool.
Now the cursor appears as a pencil when you move it over the Staff or
Fretboard.
3. Move the Now Time to where you want to start entering notes by
pressing Shift-Right Arrow or Shift-Left Arrow. Each press of the arrow
moves the Now Time by the amount of the note duration, which you
select by clicking the note icons in the Staff view toolbar. You may want
to display the Now Time by choosing Views-Big Time.
4. Enter a note by clicking the string and fret where you would play the
note.
The note appears on the Fretboard, in the Staff, and in the TAB if you
have generated one (you can generate a Quick TAB by choosing
Quick TAB from the tablature dropdown menu that you open by
clicking the dropdown arrow on the Staff View Layout button).