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TablEdit Users Say:

"I enjoy TablEdit because it is easy to use, and you can use different tunings on one instrument (e.g., Guitar-Standard and "D" tuning, etc., and Banjo-"D", "C" and whatever tunings). For example, some songs, like "Rueben", require special tunings so it can be played correctly. TablEdit allows for situation, while most tablature programs do not."
Robert C. Funderburk, II - North Carolina, USA

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TablEdit Manual 2.65

Overview

 
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TablEdit is a program for Windows 95, 98, 2000, NT4, XP and Vista. (The 16 bit version for Windows 3.1 is not developed any longer but it is still available). A Mac version (Classic and OS X) is also available as well as Pocket TablEdit, the Pocket PC version.  
 
Although TablEdit is primarily intended for guitarists, it's also able to manage tablatures for other fretted instruments (bass, banjo, mandolin, lute, etc.) as well as for pedal steel guitar, fiddle, mountain dulcimer, diatonic accordion, tin whistle and drums.  
 
It produces and prints out great-looking tabs and/or musical notation.  
 
It also plays back tabs through a MIDI device. This makes it easy to proof your tab or familiarize yourself with a tune.  
 
TablEdit can also import and export ASCII tab (including import of Wayne Cripp's lute tab), ABC tabs and MIDI files.  
 
TablEdit includes a Chord Manager which allows you to create custom chords diagrams.  
 
TablEdit can manage up to 16 instruments of from 3 to 12 strings each.  
 
In standard mode, the main screen is divided in two parts.  
 
·The upper part shows the stave.  
·The lower part shows the tablature.  

Each one displays the score with its own specific features and limitations (fingering and special effects in the tab, details on note duration and dynamics in the stave).  

You can enter notes in either the stave or the tab. Any changes in the tab are reflected in the stave (and vice-versa).  

Almost all features are available in pull-down menus.  

The tool bar and six palettes provide user-friendly access to the most common features.  

The scaled and mobile ruler allows you to navigate through the score and to position the notes in the right place.  

A number of keyboard shortcuts ("hot keys") will help you save time.  

The right mouse button calls up context sensitive menus for tablature, stave and ruler, depending on where you click.