diff --git a/Finale.gitignore b/Finale.gitignore
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+*.bak
+*.db
+*.avi
+*.pdf
+*.ps
+*.mid
+*.midi
+*.mp3
+*.aif
+*.wav
+# Some versions of Finale have a bug and randomly save extra copies of
+# the music source as "<Filename> copy.mus"
+*copy.mus
+