Guitar Pro 5 Table Of Contents 1. Installation................................................................................................................................................................ 1 Before installing Guitar Pro: ........................................................................................................................................... 1 Installing Guitar Pro: ...................................................................................................................................................... 1 Initial Startup: ................................................................................................................................................................ 2 Uninstall Guitar Pro:....................................................................................................................................................... 2 Guitar Pro Updates:....................................................................................................................................................... 2 2. Improvements and New Features ........................................................................................................................... 3 Here are the main improvements and new features of version 5:................................................................................... 3 3. Technical Support.................................................................................................................................................... 5 To gain access to the Technical Support, you have to: .................................................................................................. 5 4. General Information................................................................................................................................................. 7 Introduction.................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Welcome to Guitar Pro!.............................................................................................................................................. 7 Here is what Guitar Pro offers you: ............................................................................................................................ 7 Important Points:........................................................................................................................................................ 7 Understanding Notation ................................................................................................................................................. 8 Main Screen ................................................................................................................................................................ 10 5. Using Guitar Pro .....................................................................................................................................................11 Write a Score............................................................................................................................................................... 11 Create a New Score................................................................................................................................................. 11 Add Tracks .............................................................................................................................................................. 13 Manage Bars ........................................................................................................................................................... 15 Enter Notes.............................................................................................................................................................. 17 Add Symbols ........................................................................................................................................................... 20 Insert Parameter Changes....................................................................................................................................... 26 Add Lyrics................................................................................................................................................................ 28 Add Markers ............................................................................................................................................................ 30 Use Cut/Copy/Paste ................................................................................................................................................ 31 Use Wizards ............................................................................................................................................................ 34 Percussion............................................................................................................................................................... 37 Work with a Score ....................................................................................................................................................... 39 Find Tablatures........................................................................................................................................................ 39 Move in the Score.................................................................................................................................................... 41 Configure the Display............................................................................................................................................... 42 Configure the Sound................................................................................................................................................ 43 Play the Score ......................................................................................................................................................... 47 Print a Score................................................................................................................................................................ 50 Page Setup.............................................................................................................................................................. 50 Print......................................................................................................................................................................... 52 Import a Score............................................................................................................................................................. 53 MIDI Import.............................................................................................................................................................. 53 ASCII Import ............................................................................................................................................................ 55 MusicXML Import..................................................................................................................................................... 57 PowerTab Import ..................................................................................................................................................... 58 TablEdit Import ........................................................................................................................................................ 59 Export a Score............................................................................................................................................................. 60 MIDI Export.............................................................................................................................................................. 60 ASCII Export............................................................................................................................................................ 61 MusicXML Export..................................................................................................................................................... 62 iii Guitar Pro 5 WAVE Export........................................................................................................................................................... 63 BMP Export ............................................................................................................................................................. 64 PDF Export .............................................................................................................................................................. 65 Guitar Pro 4 Export .................................................................................................................................................. 66 6. Tools for the Guitarist............................................................................................................................................ 67 The Chord Diagram Tool ............................................................................................................................................. 67 Zone A - Chord Constructing:..................................................................................................................................