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To enter hammer-ons, pull-offs and other guitar-specific markings

  1. Click the Smart Shape tool  image\Smart_Shape_Tool.gif in the Main Tool palette.
  2. Click the Slur Tool  image\Smart_Shape_Tool.gif.
  3. Double click the first fret number. A slur will extend from the first fret number to the second.
  4. Hold down the Option key and click the Custom Shape Tool  . You should now see the Smart Line Selection dialog box.
  5. Double-click the “H” to select a Hammer-On, or the ”P” for a Pull-Off. You will see many other guitar markings here as well including a bend (B), release (R), palm mute (P.M.), a let ring marking and others. You can find a complete list in the Appendix under Guitar Markings.
  6. Click the Select button.
  7. Double-click the first fret number and drag to the second. You will see the H or P appear above the fret number. You will see two handles below the hammer-on or pull-off indicating the endpoints of an invisible line. Click and drag either of these to position the H or P accordingly.

You can use predefined metatools to quickly enter these items, and even program your own. See Metatools and To Program a Smart Shape metatool for details. You can also enter several guitar markings as articulations. See Articulations.

 

 

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