Guitar tablature an octave too high. When I select all and try to transpose, it does not work
I am writing out guitar tablature that is supposed to be notated and sounding an octave lower than treble clef. When I try to select all of the tablature and hit command + Down arrow to transpose, it does not work. The tab numbers get all mixed up, and the numbers get higher instead of lower. Any ideas on how to fix this?
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See my reply to your other post. As I mention, Ctrl+Down for tab doesn't transpose, it moves notes down a string if possible, keeping the same pitch. Which in turn means the fret numbers get higher.
Better to attach your actual score than a picture, though, then we can understand more. Still, as I explained in the other response, just transpose the main staff. The get the clef and transposition right - that's the part is probably messed up right now, but without seeing the actual score and knowing how you created this, it's hard to know for sure what else to advise.
In reply to See my reply to your other… by Marc Sabatella
Here is my actual file. The numbers for the tab are all messed up. The first measure should be 3-0-2-0-1, not
10-3-5-7-8. No idea how to get the tab down an octave.
In reply to Here is my actual file. The… by Matt Kingham
The main staff doesn't need to be transposed, because it will be confusing to the guitar students who have been working for months with playing notes that sound an octave lower than written. I do need to transpose the TAB, however.
In reply to The main staff doesn't need… by Matt Kingham
I think I figured it out! I needed to change the top standard staff to acoustic guitar! I had it on piano, once I switched it to guitar, the pitches sounded an octave lower, and when I copied and pasted to the tab, it printed the tablature correctly!