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To edit guitar tablature

  1. To move fret numbers to a different string, click the Simple Entry tool .
  2. CTRL+click a fret number and drag to the appropriate string. You can also use the UP and DOWN ARROW to move selected fret numbers between strings. If the fret number turns orange after selection is cleared, it is outside the range of the string. Either change the string, fret number, number of frets, or string tuning so that the fret number is in the range of the string. For information on customizing the string tuning, see the Fretboard Instrument Definition dialog box.
  3. To edit the fret, CTRL+click a fret number to select it, and then in the numeric keypad, type the new number. You can also hold down CTRL+SHIFT and type the number on your QWERTY keyboard. Note: The QWERTY keyboard is the letter keys and the numbers above them. The Numeric Keypad is the set of number keys on the right side of a standard desktop keyboard.
  4. To add a fret number to the entry on the same beat, CTRL+click a fret number to select it, hold down ALT and then, in the QWERTY keyboard, type the new string number. Then, on the numeric keypad, type the fret number. You can also hold down CTRL+SHIFT and type the number on your QWERTY keyboard.

For a list of Simple Entry Tablature commands and their associated keystrokes, from the Simple menu, choose Tab Specific Commands. Note: You can also enter and edit tablature with the Speedy Entry Tool. See Tablature with Speedy Entry.

 

 

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