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Diatonic Instrument Definition dialog box

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How to get there

Click the Staff Tool $image\Staff_Tool.gif$ , and double-click any staff. From the Notation Style popup list choose Tablature, click Select, then click the Edit Instrument button. Click the Define button.

What it does

In this dialog box, specify the pitch variation, in whole and half steps, for a diatonic fretted instrument. In the text box, enter "1" to specify a pitch variation of a half step from the previous (lower) fret or from the nut. Enter a "2" to specify a pitch variation of a whole step from the previous (lower) fret or from the nut. Separate each entry in this text box with a comma.

OK • Cancel. Click OK (or press enter) to confirm, or Cancel to discard, your changes and return to the Fretboard Instrument Definition dialog box.