Playback Chord symbols
Hello,
I have got MuseScore 3 installed and I was wondering if there was a way to playback the chords shown on the atatched score? I am a beginners in writing and reading the notes. I was told there is a plug-in which playbacks the chords shown? I have tried a few plugins but it just didn't work. One crashed the software when I cliecked OK, the other just didn't do anything.
Please could you recommend the best plugi-in and tell me which version of MuseScore I should use?
Many thanks.
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For plugins better use 2.3.2 for now, in 3.0 they don't work currently
In reply to For plugins better use 2.3.2… by Jojo-Schmitz
Jojo, thanks for your reply. I am very new to all this. Please could you tell me which plug-in I should use which goes with the score I shared? I am happy to download and use ver 2.3.2.
In reply to Jojo, thanks for your reply… by murateyi
Maybe https://musescore.org/project/generate-notes-chords-annotations
In reply to Maybe https://musescore.org… by Jojo-Schmitz
Thanks, looking at this it says compatibility version 2. so should I download and use version 2.0 or would 2.3.2 be ok? To be honest I have sepnt several hours trying to get this to work using various plug-ins and different versions of MuseScore so would be great if I can get some solid help which we are sure it will work.
In reply to Thanks, looking at this it… by murateyi
2 should be 2.x, and as such include 2.3.2
Besides the question of correct Musescore versions, it might be interesting to point out that Musescore does not have the capability to generate sounds from chord symbols, in neither version. I'm also not aware of any pluging that could do it. I already wrote a feature request on exactly that topic last year
https://musescore.org/en/node/275304
In reply to Besides the question of… by drowo
Which so far hasn't made it into the issue tracker... better do that, for it not to get lost
In reply to Which so far hasn't made it… by Jojo-Schmitz
Good point :-)
In reply to Which so far hasn't made it… by Jojo-Schmitz
The issue tracker is located at https://musescore.org/en/node/add/project_issue?pid=1236.
In reply to Which so far hasn't made it… by Jojo-Schmitz
Hmm .... actually it is a feature request, no "issue". Should I misuse the issue tracker anyway?
In reply to Hmm .... actually it is a… by drowo
Yes, as a Suggestion
In reply to Hmm .... actually it is a… by drowo
Severity of S5-Suggestion is what used to be called a "Feature request"
I made a Musescore 3.0 plugin that expands chord symbols into notes. It can handle most chords including complex jazz chords. Try it and let me know what you think. The plugin is here... https://musescore.org/en/project/expand-chord-symbols-notes
In reply to I made a Musescore 3.0… by markshepherd
This is aready part of the standard functionality of "playback of chord symbols" feature in Musescore coming with v3.5. It is already merged to master and available in the nightlies.
In reply to This is aready part of the… by drowo
The plug-in has a "rhythm pattern" feature.
I don't see that in the v3.5rc that I just downloaded.
Am I missing something?
I'm arranging a waltz right now. There might be one chord symbol per 4-bar phrase. Ideally I'd like to hear "Um cha cha Um cha cha Um cha cha Um cha cha" as a realization of that chord symbol.
(I realize this is an old thread - apologies if late response causes any inconvenience)
In reply to The plug-in has a "rhythm… by jandrhub
Is the "Um" German, "about cha cha" or Arabic, "mother of cha cha"?
In reply to Is the "Um" German, "about… by [DELETED] 1831606
German for Wienerwalzer :-)
In reply to German for Wienerwalzer :-) by Jojo-Schmitz
Actually, neither German nor Arabic (nor French) has a native "ch". Bad for (Ts)chaikovsky as well as the from-Hispanic culture chipotle (actually Nahuatl) and cha-cha, of which latter Wienerwälzer actually aren't.
In reply to Is the "Um" German, "about… by [DELETED] 1831606
Ha ha! It's just a short-hand way of referring to a style of accompanying a waltz, where you play a bass note on the first beat of the bar and a chord on beats 2 and 3.
It's quite widely used terminology in accordion and melodeon playing circles.
A polka would be "Um cha um cha".
In reply to Ha ha! It's just a short… by jandrhub
I really did "get it" and understand, like um-pa-pa or boom-chukka. I was trying to be cute.
In reply to The plug-in has a "rhythm… by jandrhub
btw, the plug-in worked just fine for what I wanted - thanks :-)