To
create a tablature staff
manually
The following steps show you how to construct
and use a tablature staff. Keep in mind, however, that you can easily
begin a new TAB document by selecting a fretted instrument and corresponding
TAB staff with the Document Setup Wizard. See To
create tablature notation for details. For instructions on how to edit
your guitar tablature, see To edit guitar
tablature.
- Click the Staff Tool
and from the Staff menu,
choose New Staves.
- In the New Staves dialog box, leave Number
of Staves at “1” and click OK. A standard notation staff should
appear below the existing staff.
- Double click the staff you just created to
open the Staff Attributes dialog box.
- Click the popup
list next to Notation Style and choose Tablature.
- Click the Select button (to the right of Notation
Style). You should now see the Tablature Staff Attributes dialog
box. Here you can choose or define a fretted instrument, lowest fret,
as well as other parameters specific to TAB staves. See Tablature Staff Attributes dialog box for details.
- Check On “OK”, Reset Staff Attributes To Tablature
Defaults. This will tell Finale to configure the Staff Attributes
for TAB staff settings.
- Click OK. Notice items such as rests
and ties are deactivated in the Items to Display subsection as they are
not needed in TAB notation.
- Click OK. You should now see the tablature
staff appear in the score.
