Tabulature comments
Could not find a suitable thread, so I started this one for comments, wishes and feedback on the tabulature-function in MuseScore.
I checked out the "abdd77f"-nightly of Musescore 2.0 today, and here's some feedback:
- Nice looking tabulature staff.
- I would like some way to shift tabs from one string to another, without changing the fret numbers. F.ex. CTRL+SHIFT would move the selected fret numbers up/down one string.
- Just found out that I can remove the stems from the tab - brilliant!
- When inputting notes into the tab, my first note is not always placed on the first beat, making my first bar into some sort of 3/4-bar. To fix this, I have to remove all content for the first bar and input them again. (Please note: This does not always happen, and may be a result of my sloppy hands).
- I can't find symbols/lines for 1/2 and 1/4 bends, hammer-ons, pull-offs, rake, palm muting, muted strings and harmonics (natural and artificial).
Comments
Regarding the input problem, more info would help. How *exactly* are you inputting the tab? Normal method should be click measure, press "N" to enter note entry mode, then type a number. And this should always input at beginning of measure unless the measure already has content, in which case, it is appended. if you can reproduce a case where it doesn't happen this way, detailed step-by-step instructions would be useful.
- Symbols such as you list are found in the Palettes - mostly the Articulations palette. Many are hidden behind the innocuous looking full bend symbol. Add that then right click, Bend Properties, and you'll see a dialog allowing customization.
In reply to Regarding the input problem, by Marc Sabatella
I'll try to recreate the error, and report back. :)
First of all, you may find useful info in these two handbook pages for features new to version under development:
Tablatures
Staff types
The features are constantly being updated, so the pages might be outdated, but they should give useful starting points.
The suggestion for a shortcut to move a note to another string keeping the same fret mark is useful, thank you!
M.
In reply to First of all, you may find by Miwarre
This is the best way I've been told to RTFM ever.
If you come up with a tool for shifting strings but not fret marks, it would be super. I haven't seen such a function in any other tab software.
In reply to First of all, you may find by Miwarre
I'm puzzled!
Why would you want to move a note to a different string and keep the same fret?
It would no longer be the same note????????
In reply to I'm puzzled! Why would you by ChurchOrganist
Correct!
This would be useful when I write pattern-based excercises/etudes/songs.
F.ex. would C-E-D and F-A-G have the same fret numbers, but different strings. So if I want to write an finger streching exercise using those notes, I could write them on the A string, repeat the notes and shift them to the next string.
Or if I write tapping patterns on the B-string, I could easily move an arpeggio-based pattern to a different string - which is quite common.
(And sometimes you just have a brain fart and write stuff on the wrong string).
In reply to Correct! This would be useful by perandersstore
Nothing to do about the second, but for the first, consider, that's not unique to tab. It's a general transposition issue. And MuseScore already provides ways of doing that. Select a range of notes and hit Up arrow to raise one semitone at a time. Or use Notes->Transpose. For tab, you would then hit Ctrl+Up to move the notes up a string. I'm not convinced it's really necessary to provide anything above and beyond this just for this use case. Of course, I'm not actually opposed to it either.
In reply to Nothing to do about the by Marc Sabatella
True, but CTRL+SHIFT+UP does not do anything - so why not?