To create tablature in a new score (for combined staff/tablature systems see → below): Or, alternatively, you can convert an existing standard staff. If you want to add tablature to an existing score, use the Instruments dialog. If you wish to create tablature as part of a new score, use the New Score Wizard.
Tablature can also be combined with traditional staff notation: Music for fretted, stringed instruments is commonly notated using tablature, also known as tab, which provides a visual representation of the strings and fret numbers:
