It gets better though: Each track will play back a sound when you play the file in TuxGuitar. If you have a song with two guitars and one bassline that need transcribing, you will need three tracks. You can just think of tracks as instruments. So, for now, let it suffice to say that the track window will help us stay organized while we edit our tablature.Īs you have probably noticed, there is already one track ready for you when you start a new tab document. There is a lot to be said about the track list, but we will not dig too deep into it right now, lest we should confuse newcomers. The track table is a very useful yet compact information center which provides quick access to many of the most important aspects of your song.
Preparing your first track for playbackĪt the bottom of the screen, you should see the track table that will look like the one below. Now that we have blank document, we just need to set up our first track. However, if you need to start over with another blank document, all you have to do is click the New button. When you launch TuxGuitar, you should already have a blank tablature document ready for editing. The first thing you need to do is make sure you have a brand-new file to work on.
