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Diatonic Instrument Definition dialog box

How to get there

Choose Window > ScoreManager.
Choose Notation Style > Tablature, click Select, then click the Edit Instrument button. Click the Define button.

What it does

In this dialog box, specify the pitch variation, in whole and half steps, for a diatonic fretted instrument. In the text box, enter "1" to specify a pitch variation of a half step from the previous (lower) fret or from the nut. Enter a "2" to specify a pitch variation of a whole step from the previous (lower) fret or from the nut. Separate each entry in this text box with a comma.

OK • Cancel. Click OK (or press enter) to confirm, or Cancel to discard, your changes and return to the Fretboard Instrument Definition dialog box.