I have used tuxguitar for making a start with notation and tablature
with Lilyond:
\version "2.11.53"
TrackAMusic = #(define-music-function (parser location inTab) (boolean?)
#{
\tempo 4=120
\clef #(if $inTab "tab" "treble_8")
\key a \major
\time 4/4
\partial 8
a,8~<a, cis'\2 a\3 >4.
<<{(a,4 a,4.)}{ <gis\3 b\2>8 <a,)\5 gis\3 b\2>8 e'4\1 \pageBreak
#})
TrackALyrics = \lyricmode {
\set ignoreMelismata = ##t
\unset ignoreMelismata
}
TrackAStaff = \new Staff {
\TrackAMusic ##f
}
TrackATabStaff = \new TabStaff {
\set TabStaff.stringTunings = #'(4 -1 -5 -10 -15 -20 )
\removeWithTag #'chords
\removeWithTag #'texts
\TrackAMusic ##t
}
TrackAStaffGroup = \new StaffGroup <<
\TrackAStaff
\TrackATabStaff
>>
\score {
\TrackAStaffGroup
\header {
title = "Signe"
composer = "Words and Music by Eric Clapton"
}
\layout {
\context { \Score
\override MetronomeMark #'padding = #'5
}
\context { \Staff
\override TimeSignature #'style = #'numbered
\override StringNumber #'transparent = ##t
}
\context { \TabStaff
\override TimeSignature #'style = #'numbered
\override Stem #'transparent = ##t
\override Beam #'transparent = ##t
}
\context { \StaffGroup
\consists "Instrument_name_engraver"
}
}
}