Chord Placement under Stave
Mrs._Muriel_Anderson copy.mscz The group that I arrange music for have a preference for having chord symbols UNDER the stave, whereas MuseScore has a position ABOVE the stave by default. I cannot see a setting to change this default under Format>Style>Chord Symbols or anywhere else. Work arounds are possible but very tedious. Am I missing something, or is this a feature that is not supported?
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Open this score:
Mrs._Muriel_Anderson chords_above.mscz
Click on a chord symbol.
Look in the Inspector, in the Chord Symbol section, and set the 'Placement' to 'Below'
Press the little 'S' to set that style for all chord symbols.
In reply to Open this score: [inline… by Jm6stringer
...or do this after writing the first chord symbol (above). Any other chord is then written below the stave.
Afterwords save this as a style (format / save style) and you may load it later in other sheets or set it as a default style under Edit/Preferences/Score.
In reply to ...or do this after writing… by HildeK
This didn't work. The first chord pops down below, but the next one is still above
In reply to Open this score: [inline… by Jm6stringer
Can't see an S except for those beside the font sizes - and that's greyed out anyway
In reply to Can't see an S except for… by johnmoar@btint…
You might need to make your Inspector window wider, or scroll it horizontally. But it's there, right next to the Placement control.
In reply to You might need to make your… by Marc Sabatella
That did it! Many, many thanks - this will save hours of tedious tweaking
In reply to Open this score: [inline… by Jm6stringer
I use a Mac - perhaps this is only available on non-Macs?
In reply to I use a Mac - perhaps this… by johnmoar@btint…
I tried posting this earlier but guess I forgot to save. Anyhow, for the record, the functionality of MuseScore is virtually identical across platforms. The only differences you should see are the normal ones you always see in any application - like using Cmd instead of Ctrl, etc. But if a feature exists on WIndows or Linux, it exists on Mac, and in the same form except for those standard substitutions. i don't think there are any exceptions.
Select all chords & open the Inspector F8. Change chord symbol from above to below
In reply to Select all chords & open the… by elsewhere
Note that this will get existing chord symbols, but not new ones. Best to use the "Set as style" button. And then you also don't have to wait until you're done, nor do you need to select all chord symbols.
But the select then change technique is useful for things that don't have a style setting, or where you need to be more selective. Like, for example, in a choral arrangement where you need the vocal dynamics above the staff, but not for other instruments.