Converting to Tab
Hi, I have properly downloaded a pdf of a song in standard notation. How do I get it to convert to tab?
Thanks,
Tim
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See:
https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/tablature
Basically, you should change the violin staff to a fretted, stringed instrument (e.g., guitar), or copy/paste the notes into a new (guitar) staff. If you create a linked treble and TAB staff, edits to one staff automatically get transferred to the other.
Here's your score using guitar:
What_Shall_We_Do_With_A_Drunken_Sailor_guitar.mscz
Try adding a linked TAB staff and, if necessary, return here with any further questions.
In reply to Here's your score using… by Jm6stringer
Still not seeing TAB. Nothing in the menu clarifies the conversion process. Oh well, I can delete this app.
In reply to Still not seeing TAB… by ttrottlaw
For what instrument do you want TAB? Ukelele? Mandolin? Guitar?
Here's guitar:
What_Shall_We_Do_With_A_Drunken_Sailor_guitar+TAB.mscz
Takes but a minute to accomplish.
In reply to Still not seeing TAB… by ttrottlaw
If all you want is the tab, simplest is to right-click the existing standard staff, then Staff/Part Properties, then Change Instrument, then select Guitar (Tablature). If you want both standard notation and tablature, first use that same process to change to Guitar if it isn't already, then go to Edit / Instruments, select the existing staff, then click Add Linked Staff, and change the type to tablature.
In reply to All you want is the tab,… by Marc Sabatella
This does not work. I change it to Acoustic Guitar (Tabs) and it does nothing. PLEASE HELP!!!!
In reply to This does not work. I change… by tillmanbhamri
In Musescore 4 you can change the staff type in the instruments tab.
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In reply to In Musescore 4 you can… by musikai
this did help, thank you so much
In reply to In Musescore 4 you can… by musikai
I know this is an old post, but I'm hoping I can still ask a question. I see how to shift from standard notation to tablature for a guitar. I wish to write some pieces for (alto or tenor) recorder, 11-course baroque lute, and viola da gamba. I see how to change standard notation to French tablature for a 6-course Renaissance lute, but how do I do it for an 11-course baroque lute (or even a 10-course Renaissance lute)? Any help you can give me would be much appreciated. Thank you.
In reply to I know this is an old post,… by stephenarndt
"but how do I do it for an 11-course baroque lute"
See:
In reply to "but how do I do it for an… by cadiz1
Thank you. I'll save this page for future reference.