Reference Guide

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Tablature
Notation and Lyrics
You can change fretboard texture and orientation (high string on top or bottom of neck) in the Staff
View Layout dialog box, or by right-clicking the Fretboard.
To Change the Fretboard Texture and Orientation
1. Open the Staff View Layout dialog box.
2. Click the Define button (lower right corner).
The Tablature Settings dialog box appears.
3. Click the Fretboard tab.
4. In the Texture field, choose a texture from the drop-down list.
5. If you want to reverse the standard string orientation, in the Orientation field click Low String on
Top (Mirror).
6. Click OK.
The Fretboard changes to reflect your choices.
Quick TAB
SONAR quickly creates a tablature based on standard fingering patterns. After you try the quick
version, you can customize the tablature to your liking.
To Create a Quick TAB
1. Open a file that contains a MIDI guitar track.
2. In the Track view, select the track number of the track you want to display tablature for.
3. Select Views > Staff.
The Staff view appears, displaying a fretboard and the notation of your MIDI track. To see
everything, you may need to resize the Staff view by dragging the top border upward a few
inches.
4. From the Staff view toolbar, click the drop-down arrow on the Staff View Layout button to display
the tablature drop-down list.
5. Choose Quick TAB from the drop-down list.
A tablature grid appears, displaying the fret numbers for all the notes in the track.
6. From the File menu, choose Save. Saving your file saves TAB settings for each track you
generated TABs for.
Press the SPACEBAR to play your file. Notice that the Fretboard displays the name of each note
above the string and fret you would play it on as the note plays.
Regenerate TAB
The Regenerate TAB command works on selected regions in a track to modify the fingering
according to the method you choose. The TAB display by default uses the Floating algorithm which
allows the notes to spread over the entire fretboard. By choosing the Fixed algorithm instead, you