Igor Engraver Manual

CHAPTER 12
Guitar Fingering & Tablature
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figure out when strings must be switched to yield a playable tab, and also to colour
notes red if the music forces the tab to go out of range.)
The dialogue also lets you select new string names, for example if you would like
string indications (the contents of the circles) to be named according to E A D G
D E or VI V IV III II I instead of the default 6 5 4 3 2 1 (you need to modify this
sequence if you add or delete strings). When you click OK it only takes a second
or two for the tab to get updated.
You may also adjust the tab appearance with the context menus—for example
set the distance between tab staff lines or scale all the fret numbers. In the piece
settings you can set appearance such as fret number font and the amount of white
space used under each fret number (this is called Fret blanking and the amount of
blanking can be controlled with an Extra value—see the Tablature 1 pane).
The final thing to try out are bendhats and glissandi—these entries receive a special
appearance in the tab staff—and fret indications. In input mode, press G to
enter a glissando or press BAB for Macintosh or Ctrl-Alt-B for Windows to enter a
bendhat. BAF for Macintosh and Shift-I for Windows adds a fret indication—it
works best if you first mark the passage you want the fret indication above, in
input mode, by repeatedly pressing CU or CT, and then use the commands to
add the fret indication. Just as with left and right hand fingerings you are positioned
in a text box right after entering the command, allowing you to type in
the text you would like, and then exit the text box with Enter.