Changing the Presentation of Fretted Instruments

Cubase Elements Score Editor Help
Product
Cubase Elements
Version
14.0
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You can change how fretted instruments are presented in the score display. You can show them as notation, tablature or both.

Procedure

  1. Activate the track that contains the fretted instrument for which you want to change the presentation.
  2. Select Score > Instrument settings.
  3. In the Strings and Tuning section, open the Presentation menu, and do one of the following:

    • To show tablature only, activate Tablature only.

    • To show notation and tablature, activate Notation and Tablature.

    • To show notation only, activate Notation only.

  4. Optional: To show rhythms on tablature, activate Show Rhythms in Tablature.

Result

The presentation in the score display changes accordingly.

A guitar track showing a notation staff and tablature
A guitar track showing tablature only with rhythms
Note

You can assign key commands to the following commands in the Score Editor category of the Key Commands dialog:

  • Cross to Staff Above/Cross to Staff Below moves the selected notes one string up/down.

  • Move To String n moves the selected notes to the specified string.