![]() ![]() Another great feature is that you can load up a floating fretboard diagram which will display the scale you select. So in this example if I didn’t know what key the song was in, a quick search would reveal it’s in C Major. As you scroll down you will start to see more exotic scales that don’t perfectly fit the notes you have selected. The ‘Accuracy’ column lets you know how closely the scale matches the notes in the TAB. As an example the screenshot below shows what is found for a track I put together in C Major: There’s a ridiculous number of scales available and when you click the ‘Find scales from selection’ button, the software will display the relevant scales that will work over your rhythm part. Simply highlight the rhythm guitar part you want to solo over and access the Scales option under the Tools menu. Likewise, let’s say you have written a rhythm track and you want to figure out what scales to use for a solo over the rhythm. Very useful feature for beginners and a great songwriting tool. The chord library loads up telling you what the chord name is and offers alternative fingering and shapes. All you need to do to find out what it is is select the chord and press ‘A’. Let’s say you load up a song and you see a chord shape you haven’t played before. While this is only a minor aspect of the software, it’s incredibly useful. Changing time signatures, keys, note duration, adding effects or text notes are really simple either using keyboard shortcuts or through the list of icons. Simply clicking the Note icon on the side of the screen and you have access to a large range of note editing tools as shown to the right. ![]() Most guitarists will use Guitar Pro to either play back TABs or to use it to transcribe songs. So if you want to write a song and include a Banjo or a full orchestra, it’s possible. Drums, bass, acoustic & electric guitar, keyboards, percussion, orchestral and exotic instruments are all available. It’s not just the guitar tracks that play back, all instruments are available depending on the file you load. It doesn’t quite sound natural like real instruments, but the quality is good enough to use as a backing track. The ‘Realistic Sound Engine’ sounds like a more realistic form of MIDI. When you load up a song in Guitar Pro 6, you can hit play and listen to the Guitar TAB. This is why Guitar Pro is so useful and why it’s a fantastic learning tool. There are so many features so I’ll limit this section to the main features that are the most useful for you as a guitarist: Guitar TAB playback with ‘Realistic Sound Engine’ While that’s a basic explanation of Guitar Pro, it doesn’t even scratch the surface on what the program can actually do. 11.1 Related Guides and Lessons: FeaturesĪt its core, Guitar Pro 6 is a guitar tablature program that allows you to create transcriptions of music or download transcriptions from websites such as. ![]()
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