Sibelius G7 is the ultimate software for creating and playing guitar tab!

Designed by guitarists for guitarists, Sibelius G7 provides the fastest way for you to create signature riffs. It even reads and plays tab from other people, making it easy to learn new songs. But that's not all. G7 will turn tab into notation and let you create lead sheets add chord symbols, chord diagrams, lyrics and more. And it even lets you post your songs on the Internet. G7 is so easy to use that you can write down your ideas almost as fast as they come to you won t ever forget that lick again!

- Create guitar tab, chords, lyrics and notation
- Learn songs from ASCII tab, MIDI files and sheet music
- Scan music and turn it into tab
- Listen to tab play back with bends, slides, etc.
- Post songs on the Internet

Simplicity
There is no quicker, easier way to take a musical idea, turn it into tab, hear it played back, and post it on the web. G7's simplicity extends to every aspect of creating music. For example, just click on the interactive fretboard to create tab instantly. Or play straight in from a MIDI guitar or keyboard. Click finger positions on the fretboard to create tab or notation. Or step through chords in the score to see how they are fingered on the fretboard!Choice of ultra-realistic maple or rosewood fretboard. Learn at your own pace one click to slow down, pause or rewind

Learn songs quickly
G7 makes it easy to learn songs, progressions and riffs. Simply download an ASCII tab file and load it into G7. Or you can scan sheet music into G7 and turn it into tab.
Then listen to it play, and view the tab or the interactive fretboard for fingerings. Choose any speed you like, or step through a note at a time.

The A-Z of guitars
G7 contains complete information about guitars, playing techniques and musical styles, with audio examples, music and useful illustrations to help you write and play like a pro.
G7 also includes good advice on how to seek a recording or publishing contract.

G7 doesn't just do tab. You can add lyrics, chord diagrams, chord symbols, notation, keyboards and drums, to create anything from lead sheets to complete rock scores. And you don't have to be an expert either G7 converts tab to notation, transposes music, works out the right chord symbols, and even invents authentic drum parts for you in a wide range of styles!

Once you've written a song or riff, just save it as a web page or ASCII tab file, ready to email or post on the Internet. You can even sell songs on our popular music publishing site from your dedicated web page, which we give you for free! Let anyone play, print and buy your songs on the Internet, they don't need G7 themselves. G7 turns notation into tab and back for you.

- Add lyrics, chord symbols, chord diagrams, keyboard
- Create cool drum parts in seconds
- Print in conventional style or handwritten, like a Fake Book

Features
- Instruments: huge range of acoustic, semi-acoustic and electric guitars and basses, banjo, dobro, mandolin, etc. plus vocals, keyboards, drums, lead instruments. Numerous standard guitar tunings plus any custom tuning, any number of strings. Up to 16 simultaneous instruments
- Guitar tab: bend, pre-bend, slide, hammer-on, pull-off, vibrato bar scoop/dip/dive and return, palm rake, bracketed notes, etc.
- Notation: notes, chords, rests, clefs, accidentals, key signatures, time signatures, articulations, slurs, ties, hairpins, trills, other lines, lyrics, dynamics, other text, chord symbols, guitar chord diagrams (with built-in and custom libraries), tremolos & rolls, triplets, quintuplets and other tuplets, drum noteheads, colored music
- Create music using on-screen fretboard, mouse, scanner or MIDI guitar/keyboard (records dynamics). Unlimited song length
- Loads ASCII tab & btab files, MIDI files, TIFF graphics (many useful graphics included). Saves ASCII tab files, web pages, MIDI files, graphics files
- Plays bends, slides etc., tempo marks, dynamics, different rhythmic feels (e.g. swing, rock). Play, rewind, fast-forward, pause, stop, tempo slider, mixer
- Converts between tab, notation and chord symbols
- Transposes tab, chord diagrams and notation
- Automatically creates drum parts in many styles
- Complete guide to guitars, styles and techniques
- Print any page size/shape, traditional or handwritten music look, automatic page numbers & bar numbers

Computer requirements
Windows: Pentium 133Mhz or faster (Pentium III recommended), Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/NT4 or later, 64Mb+ RAM (128Mb for Windows 2000/XP), 80Mb free hard disk space

Mac: G3 / G4 / iMac, Mac OS 9.1 or later (OS X requires 10.1 or later), 128Mb+ RAM (256Mb for OS X), 80Mb free hard disk space