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How to add hammer on, pull offs, bends, slides and vibratos

New: Now you can use Keyboard Shortcuts to add these effects without clicking: Learn About It Here

guitar tab creator allows for several effects to be added to the guitar tab. These are:

- hammer on
E|-------
B|-------
G|-------
D|-------
A|-------
E|--5h7--
- pull off
E|-------
B|-------
G|-------
D|-------
A|-------
E|--5p4--
- bend string up
E|-------
B|-------
G|-------
D|-------
A|-------
E|--5b7--
- release bend
E|-------
B|-------
G|-------
D|-------
A|-------
E|--5r4--
- slide up
E|-------
B|-------
G|-------
D|-------
A|-------
E|--5/7--
- slide down
E|-------
B|-------
G|-------
D|-------
A|-------
E|--5\4--
- vibrato
E|---------
B|---------
G|---------
D|---------
A|---------
E|--5v-----
- bar
E|------|--
B|------|--
G|------|--
D|------|--
A|------|--
E|--5v--|--
- remove the most recent item from the guitar tab. You can effectively erase the entire guitar tab using this button.
- add a rest to the guitar tab, which is represented by an extra spacing.
To add any of these, press the corresponding button. You will notice that it will turn yellow. For instance, here is the hammer on:. This means that you must complete the hammer on with a note on the same string as the previous note. This rule is true for every effect except the vibrato and the bar. Here is a video describing how to do this: