Ukulele Notepad - Tab Editor
$1.99
3.6.4for iPhone, iPad and more
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About Ukulele Notepad - Tab Editor
Ukulele Notepad helps you easily and quickly jot down song ideas in guitar tab, save them to the cloud and email them to band mates.
I created this app as I found that when playing around with ideas on my own, or after a jam session, I was still using paper to jot down ideas. I have tried some of the other tab writing apps out there but none of them used the touch screen like a guitar fret board which really speeds things up. I'm keen to make this app as useful as possible so please feel free to contact me if you want any new features added.
Create and Edit Tab:
- Edit song details like title, artist, transcribed by and tempo
- Add time signatures, lyrics and performance notes
- Add chords, strum patterns and lyrics above your tabbed notes (no other apps I've seen support this!)
- Add any number of strings and custom tunings including 4,5,6 and 7 string guitars/bass guitars
- Use touch screen to quickly add notes with a single tap
- Choose from common chord patterns to save time
- Add techniques likes slides, hammer ons, pull offs muted notes, harmonics, tremolo, vibrato, ghosts/ties, tapping and more
- Backspace as well as delete button for faster editing
- Cut, copy and paste sections of tab, even between different songs
- Undo button - the last 10 actions are recorded and can be undone
- Continuous chord mode - saves having to perform an extra tap to start adding chords
- Option to view notes on the fret board
- Supports repeated bar notation
- Tab Playback (no note modulation for now)
- Can change guitar neck to left handed view
- Supports note lengths from whole notes to 1/64, dotted notes and triplets
- Add a capo
View, Export and Share:
- Export to PDF or text
- Transpose songs up and down
- Organize songs by artists or use tags to create albums and setlists
- Use autoscroll to view tabs and play along
- Layout optimised for both tablets and phones
- Zoom in and out depending on your screen size
- Print from device
- Save songs to file in your cloud storage like Dropbox, or export via email.
- Ability to perform a full backup and restore - useful if you are switching devices
- Import songs shared from other people's Guitar Notepad apps
- View and search through your songs by title, artist name or last modified time
I created this app as I found that when playing around with ideas on my own, or after a jam session, I was still using paper to jot down ideas. I have tried some of the other tab writing apps out there but none of them used the touch screen like a guitar fret board which really speeds things up. I'm keen to make this app as useful as possible so please feel free to contact me if you want any new features added.
Create and Edit Tab:
- Edit song details like title, artist, transcribed by and tempo
- Add time signatures, lyrics and performance notes
- Add chords, strum patterns and lyrics above your tabbed notes (no other apps I've seen support this!)
- Add any number of strings and custom tunings including 4,5,6 and 7 string guitars/bass guitars
- Use touch screen to quickly add notes with a single tap
- Choose from common chord patterns to save time
- Add techniques likes slides, hammer ons, pull offs muted notes, harmonics, tremolo, vibrato, ghosts/ties, tapping and more
- Backspace as well as delete button for faster editing
- Cut, copy and paste sections of tab, even between different songs
- Undo button - the last 10 actions are recorded and can be undone
- Continuous chord mode - saves having to perform an extra tap to start adding chords
- Option to view notes on the fret board
- Supports repeated bar notation
- Tab Playback (no note modulation for now)
- Can change guitar neck to left handed view
- Supports note lengths from whole notes to 1/64, dotted notes and triplets
- Add a capo
View, Export and Share:
- Export to PDF or text
- Transpose songs up and down
- Organize songs by artists or use tags to create albums and setlists
- Use autoscroll to view tabs and play along
- Layout optimised for both tablets and phones
- Zoom in and out depending on your screen size
- Print from device
- Save songs to file in your cloud storage like Dropbox, or export via email.
- Ability to perform a full backup and restore - useful if you are switching devices
- Import songs shared from other people's Guitar Notepad apps
- View and search through your songs by title, artist name or last modified time
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What's New in the Latest Version 3.6.4
Last updated on Feb 19, 2022
Old Versions
Fix for iOS 15 compatibility for some devices
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Version History
3.6.4
Feb 19, 2022
Fix for iOS 15 compatibility for some devices
3.6.1
Dec 10, 2020
- Improved note spacing to take into account durations
- Enable quick note length and text edits by tapping top or bottom bottom of edit score display
- Added option to include summary of chords used in tab and to show them above the tab
- Show chord boxes above tab
- Added Low G Ukulele tuning
- Fixed time signature font bug
- Enable quick note length and text edits by tapping top or bottom bottom of edit score display
- Added option to include summary of chords used in tab and to show them above the tab
- Show chord boxes above tab
- Added Low G Ukulele tuning
- Fixed time signature font bug
3.5.2
Sep 17, 2020
- Changed file storage settings so max size is increased
- Fixed bug where tab not always visible at start of Section Edit screen
- Improved native dialog boxes
- Fixed order of string labels in Chord display screen
- Corrected octaves on Ukulele Baritone tuning to D3 G3 B3 E4
- Added A#/Bb toggle for fret note labels
- Save chord vs note mode for each section individually
- Added support for repeats in playback
- Fixed bug where tab not always visible at start of Section Edit screen
- Improved native dialog boxes
- Fixed order of string labels in Chord display screen
- Corrected octaves on Ukulele Baritone tuning to D3 G3 B3 E4
- Added A#/Bb toggle for fret note labels
- Save chord vs note mode for each section individually
- Added support for repeats in playback
3.4.0
May 16, 2019
- Fixed bug where empty sections were breaking PDF export
- Enhanced playback so it now loops within selections
- Remember choice of note of chord mode when moving between screens
- Added ties and tapping to techniques
- Improved display of slides, vibrato, tremolo, hammers and bends on PDFs
- Added Tags to songs so you can organize into Albums and Setlists
- Enhanced playback so it now loops within selections
- Remember choice of note of chord mode when moving between screens
- Added ties and tapping to techniques
- Improved display of slides, vibrato, tremolo, hammers and bends on PDFs
- Added Tags to songs so you can organize into Albums and Setlists
3.3.1
Oct 7, 2018
- Fixed rendering bug affecting some users
3.3.0
Aug 14, 2018
- Added last used chords list and ability to save them as custom chords
- Fixed bug where single charcters not rendering when adding text above bar endings
- Changed note alignments so they left align. This makes the lyrics and Chords look better
- Moved time signature to staff instead of heading
- Added tempo to rendered tab
- Improved title layout on exported tab
- Added common Banjo tunings
- Added capo function
- Fixed bug where single charcters not rendering when adding text above bar endings
- Changed note alignments so they left align. This makes the lyrics and Chords look better
- Moved time signature to staff instead of heading
- Added tempo to rendered tab
- Improved title layout on exported tab
- Added common Banjo tunings
- Added capo function
3.2.0
Jun 9, 2018
- Added option to display left-handed fret board
- Fixed playback bug where notes were a semi-tone out
- Fixed playback bug where notes were a semi-tone out
3.1.2
May 18, 2018
- Increased screen size for Iphone X (removed borders)
- Fixed export file names and export to email
- Added copy section button to song edit screen
- Added transpose options to view and export screens
- Fixed a bug with playback of C note being on wrong octave
- Fixed export file names and export to email
- Added copy section button to song edit screen
- Added transpose options to view and export screens
- Fixed a bug with playback of C note being on wrong octave
3.0.3
Mar 10, 2018
Big release for 2018! Thank you for waiting patiently for this one...
- Can now select note lengths. These will playback correctly and will display on your view screen and PDFs. I will add more options in the next release but the main ones are covered.
- Moved strum selection out of text mode so it is easier to access
- Moved the editor view to the top to make better use of space on the screen now they are more buttons
- Improved icons for chord mode
- Minor cosmetic improvements throughout to fonts and button sizes
- Can now modify existing custom tunings
- Can now select note lengths. These will playback correctly and will display on your view screen and PDFs. I will add more options in the next release but the main ones are covered.
- Moved strum selection out of text mode so it is easier to access
- Moved the editor view to the top to make better use of space on the screen now they are more buttons
- Improved icons for chord mode
- Minor cosmetic improvements throughout to fonts and button sizes
- Can now modify existing custom tunings
2.3
Aug 28, 2017
- Added floating back button on tab view screen so you don't have to scroll to the top to exit
- Can now set a default tuning for all new songs in main settings screen
- Last tuning used within a song is automatically to new sections in the same song
- Added quick view button on song browsing screen
- Replaced chord selection drop down with a faster menu
- Can now set a default tuning for all new songs in main settings screen
- Last tuning used within a song is automatically to new sections in the same song
- Added quick view button on song browsing screen
- Replaced chord selection drop down with a faster menu
2.2.4
May 26, 2017
- Performance improvements to editor screen and overall startup time following user feedback
- Fixed bug where playback continues if you exit a section without hitting stop
- Stopped incorrect sound from playing when repeat bars are used
- Mute playback by default on start up. This means that sounds are only loaded when needed which makes the editor more responsive
- Set song artist name to current artist when adding a new song from the artist list view
- Improved last note/chord copy button so it ignores bar ends and rests and find the last actual notes
- Fixed bug where playback continues if you exit a section without hitting stop
- Stopped incorrect sound from playing when repeat bars are used
- Mute playback by default on start up. This means that sounds are only loaded when needed which makes the editor more responsive
- Set song artist name to current artist when adding a new song from the artist list view
- Improved last note/chord copy button so it ignores bar ends and rests and find the last actual notes
2.2.1
May 13, 2017
Fix for add new sections bug
2.2.0
May 11, 2017
- Added repeat bars
- Adding extra spacing before bar lines on PDFs
- Copy and paste now includes text and strum patterns
- Added full song view button on section edit for faster access
- Added ghost/tied notes technique
- Can now search by song name and artist
- Can add new songs directly from the Browse screen
- Improved title screen styles
- Adding extra spacing before bar lines on PDFs
- Copy and paste now includes text and strum patterns
- Added full song view button on section edit for faster access
- Added ghost/tied notes technique
- Can now search by song name and artist
- Can add new songs directly from the Browse screen
- Improved title screen styles
2.1.0
Feb 13, 2017
Added option to wrap bars on text export and fixed some formatting issues e.g. last line always has a bar ending now
Added standard 6 string and bass guitar tunings
Added standard 6 string and bass guitar tunings
2.0.0
Jan 6, 2017
Happy New Year everyone! Got some great features in this update that I hope you like:
- Redesigned View screen with improved styles and better use of screen size
- Export to PDF
- Added extra frets to neck to allow for high bends
- Copy and paste between songs and sections
- Fret 0 now has a fixed position so on smaller devices you always get to it easily
- Autoscroll on View screen
- Redesigned View screen with improved styles and better use of screen size
- Export to PDF
- Added extra frets to neck to allow for high bends
- Copy and paste between songs and sections
- Fret 0 now has a fixed position so on smaller devices you always get to it easily
- Autoscroll on View screen
1.10.0
Dec 16, 2016
- Added slide up technique, extra width options and the option to remove the extra padding dashes on view/export.
- Added basic playback (limited tempo and note lengths for now)
- Can now add strum patterns
- Added more note durations for playback
- Added basic playback (limited tempo and note lengths for now)
- Can now add strum patterns
- Added more note durations for playback
1.7.4
Sep 21, 2016
Fixed bug causing custom tunings not to be saved
1.7.3
Sep 15, 2016
New features:
-Backspace as well as delete button for faster editing
-Cut, copy and paste sections of tab
-Undo button - the last 10 actions are recorded and can be undone
-Continuous chord mode - saves having to perform an extra tap to start adding chords
-Option to view notes on the fret board
-Ability to perform a full backup and restore - useful if you are switching devices
Cosmetic/usability improvements:
-Technique buttons are now always visible
-Larger buttons on tablets
-Fret board style improvements so 0 fret is clearer and 3,5,7 etc frets are highlighted
-Backspace as well as delete button for faster editing
-Cut, copy and paste sections of tab
-Undo button - the last 10 actions are recorded and can be undone
-Continuous chord mode - saves having to perform an extra tap to start adding chords
-Option to view notes on the fret board
-Ability to perform a full backup and restore - useful if you are switching devices
Cosmetic/usability improvements:
-Technique buttons are now always visible
-Larger buttons on tablets
-Fret board style improvements so 0 fret is clearer and 3,5,7 etc frets are highlighted
1.6
Jun 1, 2016
Fixed bug causing note deletions not to be saved
1.5
Apr 25, 2016
- Custom bar lengths. Have as many notes per bar as you like, and you can vary it between bars too.
- Chords and lyrics above tab. Add chords, strum patterns or even lyrics above your tabbed notes.
- Custom time signatures. Enter enter any time signature.
- Fixed a bug which was stopping performance notes being saved.
- Added bend release technique
- Added more chords
- Chords and lyrics above tab. Add chords, strum patterns or even lyrics above your tabbed notes.
- Custom time signatures. Enter enter any time signature.
- Fixed a bug which was stopping performance notes being saved.
- Added bend release technique
- Added more chords
1.3
Feb 26, 2016
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iPhone
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iPod touch
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