TEFview

You may be able to read sheet music and play the song in your head, but it would be much better if you could actually hear the music. With TEFview, you can load, view and print tablature and sheet music, but the best part is that you can play it. The software allows you to choose from a wide variety of instruments and make numerous settings, to play the music according to your own needs.

TEFview is a simplified version of TablEdit, an application for creating and editing sheet music. This means that TEFview is compatible only with files in TablEdit's proprietary format. The good news is that you can find vast libraries on the Internet, which include such files. Besides that, the application can be installed in no time and it is compatible with all Windows versions, from Win 95 up to Windows 8.

The software's interface displays a series of blank musical staves. You can move the ruler up and down, on the same window and select a few options, located on a toolbar, to load tablatures, play or print them and more. The music can be played from the beginning or from a point of your choice.

While a file is being loaded, you can switch between different pages, on the same window, if you wish to view the musical notes for other instruments. A tablature may include several instruments and you can view their notes on separate pages. It is possible to select different instruments and make various adjustments, on a separate window.

Originally, the application was made for fretted, stringed instruments, like the mandolin, bass or banjo, but it provides support for other instruments as well, like the harmonica, Anglo-Irish concertina and more. While playing a song, you can bring up a few options, on a separate window, to change the playback speed, tempo, loop the song and make other adjustments.