Re-tapping clears the beat map and starts that step over.
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Tap the beat to generate the grid
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STEP 2 OF 4
Create the beat map
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Press Spacebar to start the song, then tap Spacebar on every beat all the way through.
Don't worry about catching the very first beat — there is no count-in, and you place beat 1 exactly in the next step.
If the time goes free, just stop tapping and start again when it comes back: a pause of a bar or more
is marked as free time automatically. (S still marks one exactly if you prefer.)
Mark a mid-song stop — resume with Space
speed
time sig from here:feel:
Shift-drag across the canvas to mark free time (rubato) — the beats inside are
removed and the bar count restarts after it. Right-click a free-time band to clear it.
Three things can be named, one per section: ⌖ Set Beat 1 (the song's own),
⌖ Resume Beat 1 (where the music comes back after a stop), and
⌖ Measure Beat 1 (a bar reset for a time-signature change with no pause).
Pause on the beat, click it, then press the one you want — only the applicable button is
enabled. Each locks the value in where you are; nothing jumps to another screen.
Opening section is infeel
GAPclick to add beat · drag to move
⚠ Skipping tap produces a mathematically regular grid. Songs with any human feel or tempo variation will drift out of sync.
STEP 3 OF 4
Set Beat 1
Use the arrows (◀ / ▶ or the ← / → keys) to move the cyan
marker until it lands on beat 1. Press Play to check, then click
Confirm Beat 1.
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Song time signaturefeel— the click accents beat 1 of each bar
Measure starts
Set the time signature and feel for each section here; Check opens one to fine-tune where it lands.
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Mark your sections
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Play the song and click Add Section (or press A) whenever a new part begins — verse, chorus, bridge, etc.
4 measures
QUICK:
Sections
No sections yet. Press A or click Add Section.
Time signatures
Whole song in 4/4. Right-click a measure to change it.
From
COPY SECTION
→
Song Setup ▼
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Beat 1 & BPM
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Tempo & beat map are set in the setup wizard. Use ↺ Re-tap to redo them. Song end is set automatically.
▶ BEAT 1 MODE
Drag the cyan marker to beat 1. Press Play to verify.
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Sections
Load a song to begin.
Chord Editor
Click a fret to place/cycle fingers (1→2→3→4→T→empty; T = thumb over the neck). Click a row's ▬ to toggle barre.
Would you like to add it? We'll walk you through setting it up step by step.
STEP 1 OF 4
Set up the song
e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0ds4170dw
/4 beats per measure
PLAYALONG CREATOR
Review Queue
DRUM STAFF EDITOR
Pick a notehead, then click the staff — the note lands on its own line · click a note to select it · a different notehead re-voices the selected note · Delete removes · drag a box to multi-select · Cmd-C / double-click a bar / Cmd-V to repeat · Shift-Cmd-V replaces the whole bar · Ghost makes a selected note quiet, in parentheses · Cmd-Z undoes
DRUM SEQUENCERbuild a groove, stamp it over a range, then refine on the staff
PATTERNGRIDAPPLY TO— BPM—
Click cells to build a groove.
TAB EDITOR
Click a string to place a note · type a fret (0–24) · click a note to select · Delete removes · toggle Rest to place rests · ✕ Mute a selected note (or arm it) for a dead note
♩ Set Strum Pattern
FEEL
SWING
0%
TIMING
On beat
← BehindAhead →
PATTERN GRID — click cell to cycle: empty → ↓ down → ↑ up → empty
LOAD PRESET
APPLY TO SECTIONS
PATTERN NAME
SET PRIORITY
Right-click arrows to cycle ①②③. Then apply to all matching measures.