# Electric/Acoustic Guitar/Bass

### **Tabs**

Guitar/bass scores should come with chords and tabs (fingerings). If the parts are easy (mainly just chords for guitar and constant single notes for bass), then tabs are not necessary; if tabs are omitted, notate the chord with Technique Markings. Example: ![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/7heHGxE_8dxTXj9FMkeqa43W3aow5x_3Pfoz0mOahYMxRf5-sGIIIm2PgbvLyT7vCfBGOhFODQo1_ewQoD6XJKIl9962W0ME5qbDA9kedkQ48xEktGveM7k7YI3XAuu6ZBC6t7mt)

If you have trouble doing this, contact someone (an experienced arranger or a guitar player) who can help you. Rule of thumb: if the difference of two tabbed numbers is greater than 5 (guitar) or 4 (bass), move the offending number up or down a string.

When generating the score, group the instrument and the corresponding tab into one pdf.

### Solos

Guitar solos (usually single notes as opposed to chords) are marked with “solo” using Technique Marking.

**Distortion and Overdrive**

Electric guitars are by default clean. Effects such as distortion and overdrive (usually for solos) are marked using Technique Marking.

&#x20;Example: ![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/4GBAsMdfsDomSLOKrub6bdRzjQ5cXXhJMZ_zDTAQfkbO_B4mCXQWIGuhHWI87Z1pkIqOgZtL-YqVW-WmwLKPliv7YZw5e0DJ27qxdSbfohJH9F7njtmjcY_lJF0z704GFWTq29Mh)

#### Other Techniques

Other guitar techniques like palm mute, pitch bend, let ring, etc. should be marked using the corresponding notations from Notation->Lines->Guitar.
