Songwrite 3 is a music score and songbook editor. In addition to tablatures, it also supports staff, lyrics and drums.
This software also manages lyrics. Songwrite 3 can play and print the partitions. When it starts, a new song is created and edited. By default, a single guitar instrument is present.
Printing support and playback are available through external programs. Songwrite was formerly know as GTablature.
Key Features
- Edit tablatures (guitar, bass, banjo, lyre, diatonic accordion and others), flute fingering (tin whistles, recorders,…) and staff, and add lyrics to write your own songs.
- Create your own songbook.
- Play your partitions.
- Print your partitions and your songs.
- Automatic conversion of staffs to tablatures or fingering and vice versa.
- Export songs into many formats (PDF, Midi, ASCII tablatures, GNU Lilypond, PostScript,…).
- Import ABC file or Guitar Pro 3 / 4 file (experimental).
Website: www.lesfleursdunormal.fr
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Developer: Jean-Baptiste Lamy
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
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