Tracks

A track is a collection of events that has a single instrument, tempo, time signature, and root string notes for each of the strings. Track settings can be set using the Track->Track Settings... menu item.

Playing a track can be done at any time by pressing the spacebar as long as you do not have your selection in any chord or lyric text. The SPACEBAR key command always works.

A range of events in the track can be played using the Edit->Mark In and Edit->Mark Out menu items, using Track->Play In-Out.

Tempo can be modified at any time using the tempo slider in the upper right hand corner of the GuitarTab window. Exact control over the tempo value can be obtained by using the Track->Track Settings... menu item and setting the tempo by typing it in the dialog.

Event Menu Items

Menu Item	Keyboard ShortCuts	Description
Play	SPACE	Plays the entire song if no markers are set, or it plays from the In to the Out marker.
Pick Instrument		Selects the instrument to be used to playback the track. QuickTime offers a wide variety of instruments to use, or the QuickTime Settings can be modifed if you have OMS or other MIDI drivers installed that QuickTime recognizes to playback songs using MIDI.
Font		You can select any font face, size and style to use to display the current track.
Show Note Icons	=	Shows or hides the note duration icons below the tablature.
Show Fretboard	F	Shows or hides the guitar fretboard control above the tablature.
Show Piano Keyboard	K	Shows or hides the piano keyboard control above the tablature.
Track Settings...		Brings up the songs settings dialog to set the tempo, time signature, and root string notes for the track.