Notes
The following examples show how to write general notes. Multiple bars are
separated by a vertical bar |.
Single notes and rests​
Notes follow the format fret.string.duration. For rests
the fret is simply replaced with r. The duration is specified
as a number where 1 represents a full note, 2 a half note and so on.
0.6.2 1.5.4 3.4.4 |
5.3.8 5.3.8 5.3.8 5.3.8 r.2
Chords​
To specify multiple notes on a beat, group them in parentheses. The full format is
(fret.string fret.string ...).duration.
(0.3 0.4).4 (3.3 3.4).4 (5.3 5.4).4 r.8 (0.3 0.4).8 |
r.8 (3.3 3.4).8 r.8 (6.3 6.4).8 (5.3 5.4).4 r.4 |
(0.3 0.4).4 (3.3 3.4).4 (5.3 5.4).4 r.8 (3.3 3.4).8 |
r.8 (0.3 0.4).8
Duration Ranges​
To make it simpler to write notes, you can apply the same duration to
multiple notes. Start a new duration range with :duration.
The following notes will all have this duration. AlphaTex also remembers
the last explicitly set duration and will take use it in case of a missing duration.
// explicit ranges via :duration
:4 2.3 3.3 :8 3.3 4.3 3.3 4.3 |
// implicit ranges via beat duration
2.3.4 3.3 3.3.8 4.3 3.3 4.3
Repeat beats​
You can specify a multiplier after a beat to add the same beat multiple times to the score.
3.3*4 | 4.3*4