Instant Chords?

[MVega]

Sorry for all the posts... but I really like this program, so I'm trying to figure out all of what it can do.

 

Is there a way to get 'instant' chords. That is, I place the cursor on the grid, call up a dialogue, choose the chord I want and EOF will construct it for me? That would make a huge difference in charting the rhythm track.

[wynterwolf]

This isn't a bad idea.  I like EOF, but I'm not sure it's the best 'charter'.  My workflow for charting songs entails getting a guitar pro file and editing a new track in that file containing my 'chart'.  Whenever I need to update the song, I fix the guitar pro file and then re-import.  Maybe it's a little bass akwards, but editing in Tux Guitar,  I find, is way easier.  (Not to knock on EOF at all, mind you)

 

Not to say we shouldn't have the functionality in EOF, but maybe a good way to get what you are looking for until the feature is added to EOF.

 

For us poor people:  Tux Guitar FTW.

[MVega]

It looks like TuxGuitar hasn't been updated since 2009? I still have to give it a try, haven't had the time yet.

[raynebc]

This kind of thing could get complicated fast. At a bare minimum are chord names, then what fingering to use, then what fret and string the chord is at. EOF can't properly compete with a program that is designed for creating guitar tablature and nothing else, when you compare some of the really specialized features like the chord creator in Guitar Pro.

[wynterwolf]

It looks like TuxGuitar hasn't been updated since 2009? I still have to give it a try, haven't had the time yet.

 It hasn't been updated, but the feature set of Guitar Pro hasn't changed all that much since GP 4 or 5, I don't think.  It's quite competent, and runs almost everywhere.  Oh, and it's free.  The big down fall is it can't open gpx files.  

...EOF can't properly compete with a program that is designed for creating guitar tablature and nothing else, when you compare some of the really specialized features like the chord creator in Guitar Pro...

 Yeah, I try not to use EOF for editing because TG and GP are so much better at it.  Hats off to you, raynebc, for making the import process so painless. 

[raynebc]

Shrubbery recently built the latest version of TuxGuitar from source and posted it on the forum:

http://customsforge.com/topic/2235-guitar-pro-5/?do=findComment&comment=11971

 

I tried it out and it converted a GPX file to GP5 perfectly. I think the only catch is that you may have to have Java installed on your computer.