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For those wanting to work [br]with guitar tablature,

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there are two handy templates [br]in the Solo section.

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This option uses both standard [br]notation and tablature together.

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You can also manually add a linked staff [br]at any point while working on your score.

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For example, here I’ve created a score containing[br]only a guitar using standard notation,

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but I’ve since decided that [br]I want to add a tablature staff too.

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To do this, I can go [br]to the Instruments panel,

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and click this arrow icon [br]to show more options.

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Next, we’ll click on this settings icon, [br]and choose "Create a linked staff".

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This adds a new staff to the score, [br]but, as you can see,

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it’s also showing as a standard [br]five-line staff with a treble clef.

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To turn this into a tablature staff,

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click on the settings icon next to [br]the staff you want to modify,

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and select the dropdown [br]menu under "Staff type".

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This gives us a wide range [br]of tablature options.

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We’ll choose the [br]tablature 6-string simple.

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Now these two staves are linked, [br]meaning that when you enter notation,

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corresponding tablature appears [br]on the staff below and visa versa.

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You can click on the tablature [br]to make changes too.

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If I click on this note, which is [br]being played on the B string,

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pressing up or down [br]will change its pitch.

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Now I've changed it to a C, which [br]is being played on the 13th fret.

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I can now press Ctrl + Up or Down [br](or Command Up or Down on a Mac)

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to choose the same note [br]on a different string.

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Now this C is being played on [br]the 8th fret of the high E string.

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If you want to write [br]in the tablature stave,

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first select it and then press [br]the "Note Input" button.

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You can now move the note input [br]highlight up and down between strings,

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or left and right [br]between durations.

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You can enter a number or letter on [br]your keyboard to specify the desired fret.

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When entering letters, A is for open string, [br]B for first fret, C for second fret, and so on.

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You can also change the duration [br]by holding the Shift key

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and pressing a number [br]on your keyboard.

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To enter percussion,

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click on the percussion instrument [br]and press the "Note Input" button.

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Percussion works very differently [br]to other types of note input.

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First, you need to select [br]an option from this panel.

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In this example, I've [br]selected the bass drum.

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If I now use my mouse to try [br]and place a note, you’ll see that

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no matter where I click, [br]it’s locked to the bass drum.

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You can see that the bass drum [br]is using voice 2,

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which is positioning [br]the stems downwards.

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If I now select this snare drum hit,

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I can quickly place it throughout [br]the measure and it will use voice 1,

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where the stems are pointing upwards.

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You can also see that some [br]of the most common hits

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have keyboard shortcuts [br]already assigned to them.

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These allow you to enter [br]percussion more quickly.

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It's worth mentioning that [br]this percussion system

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has not changed since MuseScore 3

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and we are intending to revamp [br]it significantly in later releases.

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If you want to keep up to date with new [br]releases and feature improvements,

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be sure to subscribe to this channel.