TuxGuitar

TuxGuitar is a programme to transcribe music for the guitar.
There are versions for Linux, Mac and Windows available for download - and I think it's worth investigating as according to the website it does the following...

With TuxGuitar, you will be able to compose music using the following features

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  Tablature editor
  
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  Score Viewer
  
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  Multitrack display
  
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  Autoscroll while playing
  
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  Note duration management
  
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  Various effects (bend, slide, vibrato, hammer-on/pull-off)
  
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  Support for triplets (5,6,7,9,10,11,12)
  
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  Repeat open and close
  
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  Time signature management
  
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  Tempo management
  
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  Imports and exports gp3,gp4 and gp5 files
  

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