Squeezebox StudioFrom MuseScore to melodeon tab
MuseScore is good at notation and knows nothing about melodeons. The way to get from one to the other is MusicXML, a file format that most notation programs can read and write.
1. Export the tune from MuseScore
In MuseScore Studio, open the score and choose File, then Export. Pick MusicXML as the format. If the score has several instruments, export only the melody part: tab is for the tune you'll play, and a single part keeps it simple. Save the file somewhere you can reach from your iPad or Mac, such as iCloud Drive.
2. Open it as tab
In Squeezebox Studio, open the file from Files, share it to the app, or drag it onto the library on a Mac. The tune appears as tab for your box, with the staff above it if you want to see the notes you started from. Choose a fingering style and a key that suits your box, and pin any buttons you'd rather play differently.
3. Take the fingering back
When the fingering is how you want it, export the tune as MusicXML from Squeezebox Studio. Every note's button is written into the score as fingering, above the staff on the push and below it on the pull, so when you open it in MuseScore the tab is part of the score. From there you can lay out a page for a tune book, add other parts, or share it with your band.
A few things to check
- Give the score the right key signature. It decides which note names you see, sharps or flats.
- Chord symbols in the score become the left-hand part. If there aren't any, Squeezebox Studio can suggest chords from your box's basses.
- If the melody has notes your box can't play, try transposing before you work on the fingering.