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Editors’ Review

Download.com staff

For guitarists and bassists venturing into the world of musical notation, Power Tab Editor is a dedicated, free solution for crafting tablature. Developed by Brad Larsen, this tool allows musicians to create, edit, and print sheet music with familiar tab symbols in the common tablature format.

Playback and print

Power Tab Editor offers a rich set of features tailored for guitar and bass tablature creation. It includes playback functionality for created scores and supports a wide array of common music and tab symbols, such as chord names, diagrams, rhythm slashes, bends, slides, hammer-ons/pull-offs, harmonics, and palm muting.

The program also boasts a full print preview, ensuring that your hard-earned transcriptions look sharp and professional when printed. However, the playback relies on basic MIDI sounds, which can feel quite rudimentary compared to the rich, simulated instrument tones offered by modern software. 

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  • Pros

    • Comprehensive tablature symbols
    • Useful playback and print capabilities
  • Cons

    • Basic MIDI playback

Bottom Line

A rich canvas

With its comprehensive set of tablature-specific symbols coupled with its playback and printing capabilities, Power Tab Editor makes an excellent tool for transcribing music or creating custom lessons. While the basic playback can be a minor setback, its enduring utility, especially for solo work, is undeniable.

What’s new in version 2.0.22

  • Updated translations


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Full Specifications

GENERAL
Release
Latest update
Version
2.0.22
OPERATING SYSTEMS
Platform
Windows
Operating System
  • Windows NT
  • Windows ME
  • Windows 95
  • Windows 98
  • Windows XP
  • Windows 98 SE
  • Windows 2000
  • Windows 2003
POPULARITY
Total Downloads
5,712,042
Downloads Last Week
84

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Developer’s Description

Create, play, and print tablature scores.
Power Tab Editor is a tablature-authoring tool for Windows. It allows for the creation of tablature scores that can be printed out and played back via MIDI. Features standard music notation and symbols as well as all of the popular tablature symbols. Can import MIDI tracks, and can export to ASCII Text, HTML and MIDI format 1 files. Version 1.7 build 80 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.

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