Standard Notation

Standard notation can be shown alongside tablature or on its own. On a standard staff, press 0 to enter a note at the cursor pitch, and use 1/2/3 for flat/natural/sharp.

Clef

Open the Clef dialog from the Score menu to change the clef. Available clefs:

• G (Treble) — violin, flute, guitar, soprano voice
• F (Bass) — cello, bassoon, bass guitar, bass voice
• C clefs — alto (viola), tenor (trombone, cello)

You can also change the octaviation for instruments that sound an octave higher or lower than written (piccolo, guitar, double bass).

Time Signature

Open the Time Signature dialog from the Score menu (Cmd+Shift+T on Mac). The top number defines beats per measure; the bottom number defines the beat unit (4 = quarter, 8 = eighth).

You can customize eighth-note grouping for compound meters — for example, grouping 6/8 as 3+3 or 5/8 as 3+2.

Key Signature

Open the Key Signature dialog from the Score menu. Choose the number of flats or sharps and the major/minor mode. Key signatures can change at any measure for modulations.

Beaming

Beaming is automatic by default, grouping notes according to the time signature. You can override it manually from the tools palette or Note menu:

• Create beam — connect selected notes
• Break beam — split a beam group
• Auto beam — reset to automatic beaming

Tuplets

Tuplets let you fit irregular note groupings into standard beats:

• Triplet (3:2) — three notes in the time of two
• Quintuplet (5:4) — five notes in the time of four
• Septuplet (7:4) — seven notes in the time of four

To create a tuplet: select a range of beats in Tab Mode, then use the Create Tuplet option in the Note menu or tools palette. To remove a tuplet, select all its beats and delete them.

Multiple Voices

Voices are independent rhythmic phrases sharing the same staff. In Tab Mode, switch to another voice using the voice selector in the toolbar and start entering notes — the new voice is created automatically.

Repeats

Reflow supports standard repeat structures:

• Simile (%) — repeat the previous measure
• Repeat barlines — mark a section to repeat with a count (2x, 3x, etc.)
• D.S. / D.C. — jump back to the Segno or the beginning
• Coda / Fine — mark endings and jump-to points

Set repeat barlines and navigation marks from the Measure Settings dialog or Score menu.

Systems and Layout

A system is one horizontal line of music across the page. You can control layout from the Score Style dialog (Score menu):

• Set the default number of measures per system
• Break a system at any measure (press Return in Tab Mode)
• Staff and system spacing is automatic — Reflow adjusts it for readability
• Hide empty staves to save space in multi-track scores