Guitar Pro 7 Tutorials Part 2 - Inputting Notes & Rhythms - Levi Clay

[@nalinsamath4448]

Don't forget to press Shift and then 0 (Zero) if you want to correct the previous note in a bar. I composed a 16 bar song and then there was a wrong note which i got to correct just before the 3rd note in the 2nd bar. i deleted that note but couldn't add a note in between. it took me an hour to figure it out (A rest will appear and then you can the correct note). press Shift and then 0 (Zero)

[@DalkielDamion]

I seriously appreciate the time you took to put into this. I learned so much right off the bat. :) The manual is good, and experimenting with already written music is good to, but it doesn't really tell me everything I want or need to know.

[@ShredmasterScott]

Great tutorial Levi

[@guitarworkshop5200]

When I insert a bar why does it add to the left side and not on the right side, this is counter intuitive, weird and bad.

[@henryyoung6565]

Very informative video. I don't get some people here who complain or critique the video. This is good information and you can't expect it to be customized to each viewer. I got a lot out of it and it was very helpful.

[@ItsDrewsif]

Yo Levi! Thanks for the video, so you know if it’s possible to select multiple notes by single string only? Guitar pro wants to do those power chords with the 3rds as 2 strings, a string skip, then a fret below the barred chord- but I prefer to play 3 strings together with huge stretch because I hate myself…? There’s got to be an easier way to change big sections all at once instead of selecting note by note and hot keying transpose down a string. Hopefully this made sense…

[@LeviClay]

It totally makes sense! Unfortunately not though. It’s not something I’d considered, but I’d like that feature too!!

[@georgiebearpaws]

I have a problems correcting mistakes, lets say, changing a note at the 2nd beat, when I make that correction, I always wind up having to rewrite the the notes for the rest of the bar (beats 3 & 4) that got erased. Is there a shortcut to key to delete/modify notes without losing the work you did after?

[@lokey1111]

single click on the beat three, "insert a beat" from the bar menu. you can then adjust the length of this beat to two beats or half a beat... (learn the keyboard shortcut!!)

[@ninjasword2352]

Thanks Levi, I really want to learn how to use this program to make tabs and make music someday , you sure know how to use this program super fast .

[@ling6701]

wow you're really a fast typer! Thanks for all those videos, really helpful.

[@ddishuman]

Thanks a lot. I've learned a lot in this video :)

[@armanamiri4632]

Hey your video helped me out so much thank you

[@wicksp335]

Haha, you entered that riff faster than I could play it!! Seriously though, that has changed my thinking that GP is clunky for note entry compared to my previous app (Crescendo). But a bit of practice, coupled with the mixer, sounds and extensive palettes knocks my app out of the park. I write a lot of piano/keys music in standard notation, I'm hoping GP8 will become easy for that too. Thanks Levi, learned a lot today!

[@LeviClay]

Yeah man! You can be VERY fast

[@SilverthorneA27]

How do you overlap notes. Example: half note starts on beat 1 and you want a different note to start on beat 2?

[@skirwan78]

awesome vid very helpful

[@huongle_guitar175]

hi Levi. Thanks for your tutorial video. Can you show me how to remove the text 4x at the Repeat close symbol there? Thanks a bunch

[@Nobox-eg7qu]

I am having a difficult time entering in chords with the slash rhythms.... I must be missing something simple? It only lets me enter rests ? Any ideas? Thanks

[@cj1301]

Is there a capo function? I can't find it.

[@2sourcerer]

Is this it? support.guitar-pro.com/hc/en-us/articles/115005999329-GP7-Access-the-Capo-features-in-Guitar-Pro-7

[@mrhasdiel5536]

Serious question.. How do I get four consecutive eighth notes that are palm muted at 176bpm with a distortion from sounding so robotic. They need to be pm but it takes away most of the distortion.

[@nadhilafiq]

Hello, hi , how I want to hear my note sound one bye one when i press "Left/ Right" ….guitar pro 5 have this so easy i want to memorizes finger position step by step. Help me please.....like guitar pro 5...i only to press LEFT/RIGHT to hear note before or after..

[@dirkgibbens377]

At 19:40 when a pull-offs and hammer-ons are added to the notes on the 6th string, the HO/PO symbols appear BELOW the notes. I prefer to always have the HO and PO symbols ABOVE the notes but I can't find anything in the manual, Help section or online forums to change the appearance of these symbols. I am using GP 7.5

[@xlerationdynamics5339]

Glad I looked at this video, definitely NOT getting Guitar Pro, shall invest in Sibelius or Finale.

[@MorisoniProductions]

Excellent ... many thanks for this ...

[@MrSimonandmandy]

Hey Levi Great,but how do you input two notes played simultaneously but of different length?

[@doghot9001]

I got a question! Pick scrape just makes a quick muted sound, no scrape. How can I fix it? Or is it supposed to do that? I also found a reddit post on this but no answer.

[@LeviClay]

You shouldn’t try and use guitar pro as a playback tool - it’s never going to be like an actual guitar because it’s midi.

[@doghot9001]

@@LeviClay So it doesn't have a pick scrape sound? That's sad. I like to hear the sound as I practice along. At least it plays better than my dismal performance. lol.

[@beltfedweaponofficial1742]

can you show how to have a whole note ring in 4/4 cary into the next measure 2 beats so having a note going 6 beats with out changing the time signature to 6/4

[@LeviClay]

Use a tie

[@ronmcdonald466]

Hey, Levi. Great work. Sorry if this has been asked before but does GP7 support ties across alternate endings. There is nothing in the manual. Thx!

[@LeviClay]

It does not

[@ronmcdonald466]

@@LeviClay wow! Quick response. Thank you. Do you mind if I ask if you have a work around?

[@keivanhasanzadeh273]

that was awesome mate

[@mrj335]

Hi can you force the beam over the staff instead of below. Thanks

[@idiaho9601]

Hi Levi, Excellent and uplifting work on all of us. Is there a shortcut for inverting stems?

[@LeviClay]

Just be button on the left annoyingly

[@lucgitarist1498]

how to make a single vocal staf and chords upon it would be helpfull for a lot of users of guitar pro 7.5

[@jesus7513]

Hello Levi Clay I have a question for you Is it possible to change a scale that is written in quarter notes to change immediately to syncopate notes in guitar pro 7? Thanks for your teachings.

[@LeviClay]

You can change all notes of one rhythm to another, but not their location in relation to each other

[@rjf1877]

Thank you very much for the excellent tutorial. Is there a way to add a bass note to a 4/4 tab and not have it affect the timing , in other words, have a bass note and then the full pattern without jumping to another bar ? Thank you

[@LeviClay]

Use multiple voices - I have a video on that

[@rysriffs]

In Guitar Pro 6, when importing notes by a midi keyboard they had a box which allowed you to turn the midi importing on or off. Is there a shortcut to do this in Guitar Pro 7? I try to import notes then turn it off while working out the rest of the song.

[@FontenlaAndres]

Does anybody know how to notate tremolo picking? I can't find it anywhere. Thanks.

[@LeviClay]

It’s right there in the left panel

[@FontenlaAndres]

@@LeviClay Thank you Levi! I've just found it.

[@INeverWanted2010]

A feature I really want GP to add sometime in the future: adding tap rhythms. As in, you put in the tempo, it starts to play across the staff and "records" the rhythms you tap with one or two key strokes. Afterwards you can change the notes but the rhythms are done. Is this even possible?

[@LeviClay]

It’s possible, simple in fact. It’s just registering your input in piano roll and quantising what happens. Any DAW with notation function does this.

[@INeverWanted2010]

@@LeviClay A feature like that would really help me out, I really struggle with getting the right rhythms. I guess I'm too old school, I learned on Power Tab and am having a hard time switching to GP lol

[@V8LC100]

Are there any forums or FB groups for Guitar Pro users?

[@SjaakShirly6559]

Levi, I appreciate your tutorials a lot. I am now busy to make a score for PIANO (I didn't know this was possible!) When playing the piano you have the possibility to play 3 or 4 notes together and give some notes a (tied) duration. If I try this in GP now and change 2 notes in duration and play others in another duration (for example 2 notes half notes and note 3 and 4 in 16th) I now only can change all notes in half notes or 16th. Not separate! Do you know a solution for this?

[@LeviClay]

Use multiple voices

[@SjaakShirly6559]

@@LeviClay okay! Thanks. I will explore this option. Have a nice sunday!

[@SjaakShirly6559]

@@LeviClay YEAH! IT WORKS! THANKS!

[@Gichanasa]

Nice tutorial. Looking to write some fingerstyle pieces using Guitar Pro 7, just purchased. How do you assign long bass drone notes sustained while higher strings play the melodies?

[@LeviClay]

Use separate voices (top left of the notation panel)

[@Gichanasa]

@@LeviClay Got it, Thank you! One more thing... perhaps obvious... is it possible to grab a bunch of notes and drag to earlier or later time?

[@LeviClay]

@@Gichanasa not really, either copy and paste or delete the notes before

[@Gichanasa]

@@LeviClay Thanks much, saves much time looking for something that's not supposed to exist. Keep up the great work!

[@pablocesar844]

Hello friend, thanks for the tutorials. I'm having quite of a problem about accidentals, I have a score in G minor(bb), when I change the accidentals it does it (f#) no problems with that. But when I re open the file it changes back to Gb note insteand F#. Like if didn't save the change enharmonic. Help please, I need it for a formal score for University.

[@LeviClay]

PABLO CESAR you’ll want to hit up their support for something like that

[@guitarnotator]

So ive inserted into my first bar, but when I try adding another bar in it puts before my first bar in. Why does it do this how do I put it in afterwards?

[@LeviClay]

You don’t use insert to add bars, just use the arrow to move into the next bar and it makes one

[@guitarnotator]

@@LeviClay Thank you very much

[@tomvanorden9982]

Videos convinced me to get the program. So far, very productive but I have one problem. I cannot figure out how to enter multiple chords in a single bar when the bar only has a whole note in it.

[@firstnamethenalastname]

use multiple voices, the 1 2 3 4 at the bottom left of the screen above the bar selection thing, it lets you use multiple variations of the same bar(s) for one instrument simultaneously

[@jaeldoubleu6940]

Thank you very much. Great Video.

[@karlfarren]

Hi Levi. Loving your videos. Thank you. The hot key for changing accidentals is 'alt+command+8' (on a Mac)

[@LeviClay]

it's ctrl+alt 8 on PC too... now... they patched it in :)

[@BertrandLaurenceMusic]

Great. Are you aware of a fantastic editing tool "hidden" : it is a small movable window, "widget-like" a module that contains all basic editing function, very handy. You could place it anywhere on the screen, for optimal workflow, like the fingerboard and the keyboard. The editor palette is not movable and far away so this tool is the greatest! I found it by accident, but lost it. Can you tell where I can find this tool again? Thank you, Bertrand

[@sebastiangiraldo964]

Is there not an option to hear back the notes you're inputting?

[@LeviClay]

I believe there is - I'll double check and put it in the next part.

[@LeviClay]

Sound > Play While Editing :)

[@deraoffokaja1172]

is there a way to assign function to keyboard instead of having to use your mouse each time... for example if I decided to make quarter appear each time I press number 4

[@lokey1111]

I don't know about making assignments, but I've become pretty efficient at using the arrows to navigate to the pitch I want, hitting Enter, then using -/+ to adjust the rhythm. -/+ defaults to the logical opposite; there is a setting to reverse it

[@sunnibird]

Where can you get the New Mythology tab book? :D

[@SteveMavronis]

I noticed that the fret numbers are also showing up in the standard notation staff even though the tab staff is looking normal. I copy/pasted music from a song’s GP6 version into a new GP7 score. Is that what’s messing this up?

[@LeviClay]

I'd need to see a picture to know for sure what you mean

[@SteveMavronis]

drive.google.com/file/d/1kbqgmpxGSHySYzGtNjcs3Mww2kLsUnAb/view?usp=sharing

[@LeviClay]

they look like left hand fingerings to me - perhaps they were hidden in 6, but default display in 7? You can manually remove them though.

[@SteveMavronis]

LOL yeah they are left hand fingerings I had added in GP6. I forgot they were there from before! The new GP7 interface looks strange compared to GP6 so I guess it messed with me. ;)

[@PatrickStift]

Is there any way to put a bass note (for example the low E) as a quarter note and the high notes (for example high e) as a eighth note?

[@LeviClay]

sure, use the "voices" feature. It's the numbers in the top left of the panel. You can also access them with ctrl+1 ctrl+2 etc

[@PatrickStift]

Levi Clay thank you very much!!!

[@jakevoutilainen3455]

Invert stems in note

[@andrewschneider1658]

Also, can you delete the tempo indicator? and the "s. guitar" side label?

[@LeviClay]

Yep, click the tempo map, and then tick the box to hide automation

[@RaindropServicesNYC]

Thanks for this great tutorial. BTW, are you able to input 16th notes as fast as you can play them, LOL?

[@LeviClay]

Legend has it I can transcribe what someone plays live on a gig before they’ve even played it... #inception

[@Talentocubano]

How do you combine different note length in the same bar?

[@davidwake6886]

You have to use different voices

[@DalkielDamion]

What about music that is not normal? What I mean is, some death metal, or metal music that I write is not always in the standard 4/4, 8/8 etc. sometimes it's played off set like: 11111 1111 11111 111 How would you write that? Because when I try it, GP highlights in red, telling me that there is an error. I am brand spanking new to GP 7.5 but use to us Tabit, Cool Edit Pro and use to write it all out in Notepad. So this is a learning curve for me. Thanks.

[@LeviClay]

You gotta use the right time signature :)

[@DalkielDamion]

@@LeviClay You rock man, I'm so glad that you replied. So it is all going to be in the time signature. Well at least I know where to start experimenting. Hopefully I'll get it. Hopefully after watching all your Tutorials I will be half way decent at this. Thanks Clay.

[@LeviClay]

Dalkiel Damion any time! It sounds like you need to learn about time signatures and the pulse :)

[@DalkielDamion]

@@LeviClay Most likely yes, do you have that one? Which tutorial is that one? I'm only two videos in. I keep getting distracted by your other stuff LOL and Ola.

[@cowieguitartuition3134]

Any idea how to darken really light text that is almost impossible to read?

[@LeviClay]

Cowie Guitar Tuition I need an example of what you mean

[@cowieguitartuition3134]

Check out this tab of a Michael hedges song as you can see lots of notes are in a very light text which is hard to see if you print it off; tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/michael_hedges/ragamuffin_guitar_pro_1718901

[@chrisbassartist4344]

So you have to write in tabs? What about inputting actual notes on staff?

[@passivepuppy]

I have the same question....

[@lokey1111]

If you want to input notes on the staff, click on track in which you want to enter notes; open the inspector view and the track tab; in the Musical Notation section there are controls for toggling on/off Tab, Standard Notation, slash notation...

[@thomaskelly9046]

Okay thank you

[@thomaskelly9046]

Can you play your bass guitar into the computer and have it transferred to your file?

[@LeviClay]

no

[@bezeel21]

@@LeviClay Can you play a Line-in Guitar and have it notate as you play?

[@andrewschneider1658]

Do know how to change the size of the notes? Thanks!

[@tarkus1056]

check the episode 1 of these tutorials

[@lokey1111]

find "style sheet" in the file menu. on the "page and score format" tab adjust the "sizes" parameters. It is a bit tricky with the chord sizes and all, you have to play with it for a while.

[@IJH-Music]

Why Guitar Pro doesn't know how to do Golpes and Rasgueados properly? Golpes are marked with a Square (not a star / * ) And Rasgueados are also noted incorrectly on Guitar Pro. I love guitar pro. But There's a reason it's not industry standard. I hope this gets fixed!

[@LeviClay]

I could write an essay on what guitar pro can’t do 😂

[@daviddahl8562]

I just started a couple of days ago just became a patreon are you still with us I hope

[@LeviClay]

Yes brother! I’m here. You’ve not joined the Patreon Facebook group yet?

[@daviddahl8562]

@@LeviClay yeah I did the $10 I paid through paypal

[@daviddahl8562]

@@LeviClay FB not that part yet but I am a patreon

[@LeviClay]

@@daviddahl8562 you joined Patreon, I know that. But in your welcome email form Patreon there’s a link to the private FB group :)

[@daviddahl8562]

@@LeviClay I just joined the FB page just now

[@karlfarren]

'option+command+8', if you prefer.

[@PerryCodes]

Levi - you mention "saving your wrists"... I'm curious, since you're very technology-savvy, I'm wondering if you've experienced any repetitive-stress-related issues that has affected your playing? Personally, I'm a couple years shy of 50, but already experiencing some nasty CMC-joint pain (arthritis?) on my picking hand. I'm trying to take full advantage of the years I've got left before it makes its way over to my fretting hand. I've read horror story of people losing their ability to bar chords. And I STILL haven't learned how to sweep pick like Frank Gambale!! The horror! The horror!

[@LeviClay]

I have wrist issues, but not because of playing, but because of my transcribing. Because I noticed it early I’m more aware of these motions that I need to reduce so I’ve been lucky,

[@PerryCodes]

@@LeviClay Right... that's what I was wondering. I've been a software developer for close to 30 years now and I've started to experience something akin to "trigger finger" but in my case it's "scroll-wheel finger"! Like what you mention in the video, I've been sticking with keyboard shortcuts to avoid the mouse as much as possible... but there's been some real damage done. I guess at this point, I need to do everything possible to avoid further injury. So basically my right index finger and thumb are a mess right now. Take notice kids... be aware of computer ergonomics if you want some longevity in those hands/wrists/fingers!

[@PerryCodes]

@@LeviClay Btw - I'm going through your chord vids on LL. Great stuff!

[@her0de84]

Does gp7 have 8 string tabs?

[@LeviClay]

7.5 goes all the way up to 10 strings should you need it!

[@thomaskelly9046]

What about adding a midi to the bass

[@LeviClay]

Thomas Kelly there are options. Either a midi pickup, or a midi converter - but even then, the program just reads that as midi information. That doesn’t contain rhythmic value, where the note is played etc. A midi keyboard doesn’t have that problem. There’s only one place you can play middle C there.

[@darrynsantanamusic]

Anyone have any idea about grace notes in guitar pro?

[@LeviClay]

Ctrl+shift+G

[@darrynsantanamusic]

@@LeviClay Thanks!

[@PerryCodes]

Full stop? That must be right-of the pond speak :)

[@thecentralscrutinizerr]

I'm at 8:37 seconds and so far its "Look what I know about Guitar Pro 7" not what I can teach you.

[@davidwake6886]

Too much detail for an introduction. I don't need to know about triplets and beaming to begin with. I want to know Key and Time signatures, inputting note lengths, VOICES and RESTS!

[@LeviClay]

As I often say on videos like this, you came here looking to learn.. if you knew what you needed… you wouldn’t be here. So maybe less of the wise cracks, and sit back and learn from someone that’s not only done this for a decade, but successfully taught 100s of students to do it too?

[@Digital_Renaissance81]

how do you write this imgur.com/a/wLITSX1

[@MrSeinfeldFan2]

You ramble too much.... to much BS... and not enough action.... sorry to say. Choose a small project and DO IT FAST... then build upon it and so on and so forth. Don't try to explain it ALL IN ONE video.... I fall asleep.

[@sammiller9855]

If you feel a tutorial is moving too slowly, increase the speed by 50% by selecting speed 1.5 within the gear youtube settings on the video.

[@jubaerrahman7878]

@@sammiller9855 Ha Ha u just said it all great slap buddy take a bow..............

[@edigabrieli7864]

This is garbage, way too complicate.

[@LeviClay]

Edi Gabrieli thanks for your input. You obviously know what you need better than the person who has taught 100s of people. Thanks guy who went on the internet to find a video wanting to learn something for already being an expert in how to do it 👍🏻

[@MrTapanhazra]

Not very helpful video but shows your fast typing

[@xlerationdynamics5339]

Glad I looked at this video, definitely NOT getting Guitar Pro, shall invest in Sibelius or Finale.

[@LeviClay]

Xleration Dynamics definitely advised. It’s 10 times the price, but functionally superior. The pro of guitar pro is that as a cheaper price of software, it’s something that students and clients will likely consider accessing which gives additional interactivity to things you make.