TablEdit is a program for creating, editing, printing and listening to tablature and sheet music (standard notation) for guitar and other fretted, stringed instruments. TablEdit can open/import ASCII, MIDI, ABC, Bucket O' Tab, and Tabestry files, as well as files created by earlier versions of TablEdit. Files can be saved in TablEdit format or exported to ASCII, ABC or MIDI formats.

TablEdit version 2.30 has just been released, with many new features:

• TablEdit Version 2.30 exists in both 16 and 32 bit versions, ensuring compatibility will Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, and Windows 2000,

• New exclusive Fingerboard Window, allowing even more intuitive note entry and visually illustrating picking patterns during playback.

• TablEdit supports now Drum tablatures. That's right, Drum TABS!

• Management of Renaissance and Baroque lute.

• Management of tablatures for violin with finger numbering.

• Import of tablatures in the Wayne Cripps TAB format (for lute).

• Register management for diatonic accordionists.

• Note display in the tablature as "a, b, c, ..." (French style TAB).

• Note display above the strings in the tablature.

• MIDI Bank change management.

• Exact vertical placement of text, chords and musical symbols.

• Printout of a summary of chords used.

• Management (saving for future use) of Custom tunings.

• Button to select all measures in the dialogue boxes having to do with the editing of measures.

• New (more) musical symbols.

• New relative Speed feature. This allows Tabs with MIDI tempo events to be slowed down or sped up for practice and review.

• Ability to print bitmapped logo in various ways.

• New "Bar numbers" option in "Print Setup"

• Expanded Chord Diagrams feature allowed for Chord Diagrams that can span more that 5 frets.

• TablEdit now handles instruments from 3 to 12 courses of strings. Opening up the possibilities for Steel Guitar and Lute players.

• New "Command..." button in tablature manager.

TablEdit Tablature Editor for guitar and other instruments runs under Windows (3.1, 95, 98, and NT).
Version 2.20 can be downloaded from the official TablEdit Site:
www.tabledit.com

The TablEdit User Space has over 1500 tablatures:
www.tabledit.com/tabs/listtabs.htm

Also on tablature, see all the best sites and resources at:
www.GuitarSite.com/contents.htm#tab
www.GuitarSite.com/tab.htm
www.GuitarSite.com/tab2.htm
www.GuitarSite.com/tab3.htm
www.GuitarSite.com/tab4.htm

Confused? Read: What is tab?
www.GuitarSite.com/tab-help.htm

More tab sites listed at: The Online Guitar College
www.eskimo.com/~ogre/

also at: Guitar Tablature Network
guitar-tablatures.hypermart.net

Did you know you can now search for interactive sheet music, tabs, and MP3s at Sunhawk? - check it out at
www.GuitarSite.com/rd/sunhawk