The Steel Guitar Forum

Any thoughts on TablEdit vs ClicTab.

I bought clictab because it has a chord finder, which is neat, but there doesn't seem to be much other than basic instruction.

They are both hard as hell to use (IMO) I have ended up just printing out tab sheets and handwriting them. Much easier. Or you can use excel if you have it.

I don't like spending 5 hours trying to figure out how to write 5a and then save it.

Excel works great. Flexible format defined by you!

Don't like Excel? Download OpenOffice and create and save tab in Excel format.

Greg

I have tried both.I currently use tabledit because it allows me to easily arrange on the music staff and then find the notes and chords on the tablature staff. When I arrange songs, I usually use my guitar map in conjunction with tabledit. Guitar map shows me more options visually so that I can choose the notes and chords that make the most sense for the arrangement.

Karlis

I have both and use ClicTab constantly because
after you learn a few basics you can produce
tab very quickly. There's no music notation
but I compliment the Tab with an MP3.

My students understand it and go away happy.

Most do not want to learn how to read music so
the notation is not important to them.

Roy

TablEdit has the option to show music notation.

It plays the music tab. Sounds Cheesy but is helpful to check your work.

Tabledit allows for different tunings and number of strings. Helpful if you also write tab for other instruments.

I don't use ClicTab, so others will have to comment on if it has these features.

Greg is correct. If you just want a basic tab writer, Excel is a good choice

I have used MusEdit for many years for a few reasons:

1. The printout is HUGE. With many pdf tabs I need a magnifying glass to read them, even with prescription reading glasses.

2. Many instruments, many numbers of string choices.

3. The tab produces precise, accurate timing. A lot of tab (even the commercial stuff) is sadly lacking in this area. I'm talking about the same timing as standard music notation.

4. Every tuning. You can even invent your own.

I don't know how to upload a PDF file, but you can see a sample of the output here:

http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/La ... %20Tuning/