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Chapter 7: Bass / Guitar / Fretboards

Guitar Window Enhancements

We've enhanced the Guitar Window by adding fret display support for other

instruments, including mandolin, ukulele and banjo. You'll see authentic chord

voicings and melody display on the fretboard for all of these new instruments.

The StyleMaker has been enhanced with support for the GM2 instruments, so

you can make styles that use the new instruments and have correct instrument

voicings displayed on the fretboard.

The ukulele, mandolin, and banjo display will mainly occur when you are

playing styles that have these instruments. Audition Styles Set #30 to listen to

these styles. For example, HAWAISLO.STY has a Ukulele. Go to the guitar,

piano, or strings track and view the Guitar fretboard – it will change to ukulele

when you are viewing a style with Ukulele.

You can force the Guitar Window to always display Ukulele (for Melodies etc.).

To do this, choose Window | Guitar Window and click on the [Set…] button to

open the

Guitar Settings

dialog. Use the Fretboard combo box to select Guitar,

Bass, Ukulele, Mandolin, or Banjo. Or set the Melody | Track Type to Ukulele.

When this is done, the default fretboard display will become the one that you

have chosen, and it will only be overridden by a style containing another

fretboard type.

The Guitar Tutor also works with

the new fretboard types. For

example, if you want to see Ukulele

chording to any song/ any style,

choose the Tutor and choose one of

the new options for ukulele,

mandolin, or banjo.

Guitar Chord Diagrams on the Notation

We've added an option for standard Guitar Chord diagrams to be included in the

notation display. Choose from Folk, Pop or Jazz Guitar Chord Diagrams (or

ukulele, mandolin or banjo) on the notation, leadsheet, or printout.