Tuplets and beaming
Triplets and the other tuplets, made from the Beat tools, and beams joined, broken and adjusted.
Available on iPad, iPhone and Mac.
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Making a tuplet
Tuplets are made from the Beat tools, in Edit (not from the Note tools): Tuplet 2 to Tuplet 9. On the Mac, they are also in Note › Tuplet (Duplet, Triplet… Nonuplet).
- With the cursor on a beat, Tuplet n groups n beats of its duration from there, and adds empty beats at the end of the bar when it needs them, as long as the group fits in the bar.
- With beats selected, it groups those beats.
- On a tuplet, its button is lit: choose it again to take the tuplet away and keep the notes, or choose another to regroup.
When it can’t group them (the beats have different durations, or the group wouldn’t fit), Select the beats to group shows under the tools for a moment and nothing changes.
What each tuplet plays
A tuplet plays its notes in the time of a number of notes of the same value:
| Tuplet | Plays | in the time of |
|---|---|---|
| 2 (duplet) | 2 | 3 |
| 3 (triplet) | 3 | 2 |
| 4 (quadruplet) | 4 | 6 |
| 5, 6, 7 | 5, 6 or 7 | 4 |
| 8 | 8 | 6 |
| 9 | 9 | 8 |
These are the ratios Guitar Pro uses.
A tuplet's number and bracket
A tuplet is drawn with its number over the notes (beamed notes need no bracket). To change how it is drawn, choose the Select tool, tapclick its number or bracket, then tapclick it again for its popup:
- Start Y and End Y: the bracket’s height at each end.
- Hide: the number and bracket not drawn.
- Flip: on the other side of the notes.
- Horizontal: a level bracket.
- Reset: as Reflow draws it.
Beaming your way
Reflow beams eighth notes and shorter by the time signature’s Eighths Grouping (see Time and tempo). To beam a passage your way, select its beats, then in the Beat tools:
- Beam joins them under one beam. Score › Create Beaming, ⇧B.
- Break breaks the beam at the selection. Score › Break Beaming.
- Auto gives them back to Reflow’s beaming. Score › Automatic Beaming.
A beam's slant
A beam’s own popup (the Select tool, a tapclick on the beam, then another) sets its slant: Start Y and End Y, Horizontal for a level beam, Break to cut it, and Reset.