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Other Stuff => Other Topics => Topic started by: tubesornothing on September 08, 2009, 07:08:53 am
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I am tired of hand writing my arrangements. I am looking for software to help me with it. Here is what I would like to do:
A single staff with rhythm slashes
Chord names (e.g. Gmaj7) above the staff, sometimes guitar fingerings for uncommon forms.
Every once in a while chuck in some Tab notation (for a solo or a riff)
Here is a sample I (painfully) did in Paint.
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Well I looked at a bunch of software. It looks like "Finale PrintMusic" $100 does the trick. Here is what I looked at if anyone really cares:
Finale Print Music
+ chord names
+ rhythmic notation right on TAB sheet
+ can intermingle both tab and rhythym
- cant have rests on tab notation?
+ bar repeats
- fretboard chords all or nothing
+ can change fonts
+ insert text with fonts
Sibeleius
+ chord text and or diagrams above staff
- cant seem to get rythyms to work
- PIA to use
- pricey
Sibelius First
- cannot turn off chord chart
- slash cannot be entered on tab
Finale Notepad
- chords are just text, dont move with bars
- no chord fingerings
- no chord slash
- hard to enter notes
GP5
- cant change font
- chord chart are not above staff
- no chord slashes - can use mute
TablEdit
- no chord slashes - can use mute
- chords either ALL display or none
+ cut/paste/insert are fine
+ can turn off rhythm (for entire piece)
- copy measures is a little goofy
PowerTab
+ free
- prints staff and tab always
+ can change font
- chord charts are at the top of the screen
- rhythym slashes are above the staff
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I am tired of hand writing my arrangements. I am looking for software to help me with it. Here is what I would like to do:
A single staff with rhythm slashes
Chord names (e.g. Gmaj7) above the staff, sometimes guitar fingerings for uncommon forms.
Every once in a while chuck in some Tab notation (for a solo or a riff)
Here is a sample I (painfully) did in Paint.
I do my steel guitar stuff in power point
http://www.geocities.com/insp/BadMoonARisen.jpg
LOOK HERE
http://www.geocities.com/insp/STEELGUITAR.html
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I had some lessons on steel guitar in the 40s, with the normal note system, but most players I know use tab. I haven't ever learned to use tab, which I maybe should. I still have good ears though :grin:
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≥≥I haven't ever learned to use tab, which I maybe should.
Lines=strings (6)
Numbers= frets.
Don't worry about the rest for now.
It's about as easy as it gets.
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What is interesting about TAB is that it was invented like in the 1500s for the lute...
go figure - I thought it was something new. But then again, I've been around for a long, long year...