Fret Input

The guitar tab editor uses a numpad-based input system for accurate fret number entry. Notes are placed on a standard tablature staff showing one line per string.

Edit Modes

Switch between three modes using the toolbar:

• Pen — tap a string at a time position to place a note. An inline fret numpad appears with buttons 0—9, C (clear), < (backspace), and checkmark (confirm). Type up to 2 digits for the fret number (validated against the instrument’s fret range). Tap an existing note to edit its fret number (pre-filled).
• Select — tap a note to select it, or drag a rectangle to select multiple notes
• Eraser — tap a note to delete it

Placing a Note

1. Make sure the Pen tool is active
2. Tap the string you want at the time position where the note should fall
3. The inline fret numpad appears — type the fret number (max 2 digits, validated against fret range)
4. Tap the checkmark to confirm

NoteHound automatically finds the most playable fret position for the note, taking your current tuning and string count into account.

Editing Notes

Switch to the Select tool to modify existing notes:

• Tap a note to select it, then use the numpad to change the fret number
• Drag a selected note to move it in time or to a different string

Erasing Notes

Switch to the Eraser tool and tap any note to remove it. You can also drag across multiple notes to erase a range at once.

Note Duration Controls

The toolbar includes duration buttons for setting how long a note lasts:

• Whole (1), Half (1/2), Quarter (1/4), Eighth (1/8), Sixteenth (1/16), Thirty-second (1/32)
• Dotted toggle — multiplies duration by 1.5x
• Triplet toggle — multiplies duration by 2/3x

Duration is converted to seconds using the project BPM.

Gestures

Gesture	Action
1-finger	Tool action (pen / select / erase)
2-finger drag	Horizontal pan (synced to timeline)
2-finger pinch	Zoom (independent tab zoom, auto-unlocks from shared zoom on first pinch)

Zoom Linking

By default, the tab zoom is locked to the waveform zoom. Pinching in the tab auto-unlocks it for independent zoom. Tap the link icon in the section header to re-lock to the shared zoom.

Tab Rendering

String lines are drawn horizontally with tuning labels on the left (lowercase “e” for high E to distinguish from low E). Fret numbers appear inline. Selected notes have an orange border. A capo indicator “C[fret]” appears above the strings when a capo is set. Notes that cannot map to any fret show the note name below the lowest string.

Tip: The tab editor shares the same timeline as the waveform and piano roll. Panning in the tab view scrolls all views simultaneously. Add articulations and techniques to your notes using Annotations after placing your fret numbers.