Music Notation Software for Guitars

[tubesornothing]

I am tired of hand writing my arrangements.  I am looking for software to help me with it.  Here is what I would like to do:

A single staff with rhythm slashes

Chord names (e.g. Gmaj7) above the staff, sometimes guitar fingerings for uncommon forms.

Every once in a while chuck in some Tab notation (for a solo or a riff)


Here is a sample I (painfully) did in Paint.

[tubesornothing]

Well I looked at a bunch of software.  It looks like "Finale PrintMusic" $100 does the trick.  Here is what I looked at if anyone really cares:


Finale Print Music
+ chord names
+ rhythmic notation right on TAB sheet
+ can intermingle both tab and rhythym
- cant have rests on tab notation?
+ bar repeats
- fretboard chords all or nothing
+ can change fonts
+ insert text with fonts

Sibeleius
+ chord text and or diagrams above staff
- cant seem to get rythyms to work
- PIA to use
- pricey



Sibelius First
- cannot turn off chord chart
- slash cannot be entered on tab


Finale Notepad
- chords are just text, dont move with bars
- no chord fingerings
- no chord slash
- hard to enter notes



GP5
- cant change font
- chord chart are not above staff
- no chord slashes - can use mute

TablEdit
- no chord slashes - can use mute
- chords either ALL display or none
+ cut/paste/insert are fine
+ can turn off rhythm (for entire piece)
- copy measures is a little goofy


PowerTab
+ free
- prints staff and tab always
+ can change font
- chord charts are at the top of the screen
- rhythym slashes are above the staff

[supro66]

I am tired of hand writing my arrangements.  I am looking for software to help me with it.  Here is what I would like to do:

A single staff with rhythm slashes

Chord names (e.g. Gmaj7) above the staff, sometimes guitar fingerings for uncommon forms.

Every once in a while chuck in some Tab notation (for a solo or a riff)


Here is a sample I (painfully) did in Paint.

I do my steel guitar stuff in power point

http://www.geocities.com/insp/BadMoonARisen.jpg

LOOK HERE

http://www.geocities.com/insp/STEELGUITAR.html

[billcreller]

 I had some lessons on steel guitar in the 40s, with the normal note system, but most players I know use tab.  I haven't ever learned to use tab, which I maybe should.  I still have good ears though

[madison]

≥≥I haven't ever learned to use tab, which I maybe should.

Lines=strings (6)
Numbers= frets.
Don't worry about the rest for now.
It's about as easy as it gets.

[tubesornothing]

What is interesting about TAB is that it was invented like in the 1500s for the lute...

go figure - I thought it was something new.  But then again, I've been around for a long, long year...