Half and whole notes in tab notation

[Peter Crighton]

In 2.13.61 half notes in tab notation are distinguished from quarter notes through a second stem.

Now I haven't seen this method before – it would seem natural to me to draw a circle around the "tab note", the number, and have only one stem like in normal notation.

The same would apply to whole notes, but of course without the stem.

How can I achieve this kind of notation? Can I?

In chords I would use a single circle (an ellipse, to be correct) around all "tab notes" instead of drawing a circle around every single one. This would be more difficult if possible at all, I reckon, but it would be great to have this possibility…