This PostScript file creates one sheet of lined music paper for bass guitar tablature notation.
%!PS-Adobe-2.0 EPSF-2.0 %%Title: tab.ps %%Pages: 1 %%Page: 1 1 % 10-staff tablature paper (8.5 x 11) %----------------------------------------------- /Inch { 72 mul } def % Draw a 4-bar staff given X and Y locations of the bottom left corner /Staff { /Y exch def /X exch def /Width { 7.25 Inch } def % staff lines X Y moveto Width 0 rlineto stroke newpath X Y 15 sub moveto Width 0 rlineto stroke newpath X Y 30 sub moveto Width 0 rlineto stroke newpath X Y 45 sub moveto Width 0 rlineto stroke newpath % bar lines X Y moveto 0 -45 rlineto stroke newpath Width 4 div X add Y moveto 0 -45 rlineto stroke newpath Width 2 mul 4 div X add Y moveto 0 -45 rlineto stroke newpath Width 3 mul 4 div X add Y moveto 0 -45 rlineto stroke newpath Width X add Y moveto 0 -45 rlineto stroke newpath } def %----------------------------------------------- newpath 0.5 Inch 1.375 Inch Staff 0.5 Inch 1.375 1 add Inch Staff 0.5 Inch 1.375 2 add Inch Staff 0.5 Inch 1.375 3 add Inch Staff 0.5 Inch 1.375 4 add Inch Staff 0.5 Inch 1.375 5 add Inch Staff 0.5 Inch 1.375 6 add Inch Staff 0.5 Inch 1.375 7 add Inch Staff 0.5 Inch 1.375 8 add Inch Staff 0.5 Inch 1.375 9 add Inch Staff showpage quit