Reference Guide

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Tablature
Notation and lyrics
To export to an ASCII TAB file
1. Select the track you want to export.
2. Open the Staff view.
3. Click the Staff view Print menu and choose Export to ASCII TAB.
The Save As dialog box appears.
4. Enter a file name in the File name field.
5. Click OK.
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 in the Control Bar’s Tools module.
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. Hold down the SHIFT key and select all the notes in the chord.
3. Hold down the SHIFT key and drag the chord to a new position, then release the mouse.
Entering notes from the Fretboard
If you prefer to work with the Fretboard instead of a musical staff, SONAR 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. Select the Draw Freehand tool in the Control Bar.
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 you choose in the Control Bar’s Tools module.
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 (to
generate a Quick TAB, click the Staff view Edit menu and choose Quick TAB).
5. If you are entering a chord, continue clicking notes at the same Now Time. To move ahead, press
SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW and click a new note duration in the Control Bar’s Tools module, if
desired.