User Manual
13.3
You can directly Enter notes into a Tab sta.
Text Box Method
You specify a fret number after you place the note on a string.
1. Ensure you are in Edit mode.
2. Place a note or rest value (such as quarter note or eighth rest) on your Music Cursor either from clicking your choice
in the Entry Palette or by pressing a keyboard shortcut.
3. Go to the place in the score where you need a note and position the Music Cursor over the correct Tab line (string).
4. Click your mouse or press Enter.
» Notion creates a temporary text box at this location with a default fret number of zero
(an open string), as in the illustration to the right.
5. In the text box type a fret number for a note on this string and press Enter.
» The Tab mark is now part of your score.
Change Pitch
To directly change the pitch of an existing note (fret number) on the Tab sta you can either:
8 Same string: double-click an existing number, type the fret number you want in the temporary box, and press Enter
or click anywhere away from the box.
8 Dierent string: click once an existing fret number. It turns orange to show it is selected. Drag the fret number to
another string (Tab line). If you move the note to a lower string, the fret number increases to show how to play the
same note on the lower string. If you move the note to a higher string, a question mark displays (since that note
cannot be played on that string in the current tuning). If you want a dierent pitch on this new string, double-click
the item and type the fret number you want and press Enter.
You can also use the Fretboard (see next few topics) or transpose.
Enter Tab Directly