Learn tablature 101 for non-guitarists. Learn how to input notes into a tablature staff using step-time or alphanumeric note input, how to add guitar slide and bend symbols, and how you can copy/paste between regular staves and tablature staves.
- [Instructor] There may be a time … when you'll need to input notes into a tablature staff. … You may prefer working with tablature notation in general, … or you may have a piece of music printing in tablature … that you need to copy into Sibelius. … Because you never know when you might need this skill, … it's a good idea to at least have an understanding … of how tablature note input works, … since it's a bit different from other modes of input. … To input notes into a tablature staff using step time … or alphanumeric note input, we're of course going … to tell Sibelius where we'd like to begin. … So I'm going to escape, and this time … I'm going to make my way up to this tablature staff here … and select the bar rest in bar one. … As usual, select a duration from the keypad. … I'm going to select four for a quarter note, … and next I have a strange new step for you. … Use the up arrow or down arrow key … to position the input caret on the desired string … on the tablature staff, like this. …
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- MIDI keyboard input of chord symbols
- Importing MIDI Files
- Pasting and importing lyrics
- Multiple voices and hidden objects
- Combining and separating notes into voices
- Inputting appoggiaturas and acciaccaturas
- Graphic notation
- Drum mapping and notation
- Transforming existing music
- Laying out parts
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 16s
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Challenge overview1m 20s
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1. The Jump Start
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2. Note Input and Editing
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Note input review5m 37s
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Using the Keyboard panel9m 41s
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Using the Fretboard panel7m 38s
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Flexi-time note input8m 42s
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Using sticky tuplets5m 6s
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Multi-copying and pasting7m 48s
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3. More about Chord Symbols
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Chord symbol text4m 15s
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Creating keyboard shortcuts3m 38s
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4. More about Lyrics
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Additional lyric text styles8m 21s
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Pasting lyrics into Sibelius9m 54s
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Editing lyric mistakes2m 52s
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5. Repeats and Playback Mapping
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Adjusting the playback map4m 52s
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6. Challenge and Solution 1
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7. Multiple Voices and Hidden Objects
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Overview of multiple voices4m 44s
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Hiding and showing6m 42s
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8. Adding Bars and Additional Objects
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Exploring keypad layouts7m 19s
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Rolls and tremolos4m 52s
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Repeat bar symbols6m 34s
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The Symbols gallery4m 17s
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9. Working with Instruments
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Instrument changes9m 49s
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Graphic notations3m 45s
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10. Drum Mapping and Notation
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Drum set notation theory1m 41s
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Drum set notation: Step-time4m 14s
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11. Putting It All Together
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Solution: Conclusion3m 36s
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Conclusion
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Next steps2m 1s
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