Transpose Chord Symbols
Hi. I'm creating lead sheets with chord symbols, and when I go to transpose for different instruments, the chord symbols don't transpose. Is there a way to do this?
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It should be automatic.
Please describe the exact steps you are taking. How are you trying to do it?
It should work, see: https://musescore.org/en/handbook/chord-symbols#transpose-chord-symbols
I'm French and with M.S.2, it works perfectly, but I need to ask, before writing notes and chords, in STYLE, to use french notation.
It works if I transpose, and it works if I copy only chords, to paste in an instrument in other key, like Alto Sax. Without asking anything, MS transpose the chords for the Alto Sax
In reply to I'm French and with M.S.2,… by Raymond Wicquart
I want to add chord names above my score but do not see anything in Palettes or Master Palettes that allows me to do that. Can you help me?
Also, my score is complete using MS, but when I print the score, everything prints perfectly, EXCEPT for the first measure of every stave! What is missing, is the G clef sign, the 4/4 time signature! My score is perfect on my Mac screen, but the printed copy is always missing those elements in the first measure of every stave.
Any thoughts you might have would be MUCH appreciated. this has NEVER happened to me before in other of my compositions!!
In reply to I want to add chord names… by pam.haft@gmail.com
see my email I just sent to you with file attached. Do not see SEND. Did you receive it?
In reply to see my email I just sent to… by pam.haft@gmail.com
There's no email, nor send
In reply to I want to add chord names… by pam.haft@gmail.com
Chord symbols are basically text, so see Add > Text > Chord symbols, or use the shortcut Ctrk+K. See https://musescore.org/en/handbook/4/chord-symbols
In reply to I want to add chord names… by pam.haft@gmail.com
That missing clef is a bug in 3.6.2, on Mac and when using Leland and an HP printer via AirPlay.
See #316152: Some characters do not print from Leland on certain printer drivers on Mac and also #323561: Chord notation won't print correctly when using Edwin on a Mac and an HP printer
In reply to That missing clef is a bug… by Jojo-Schmitz
THANK YOU! I knew there had to be a reason why my composition is not printing correctly!! Will study your response in the morning. Too tired now.
Pam
Never mind. I figured it out! I'm a novice with MuseScore. I'm sure I'll be back with more questions. Thanks!
How do I delete this question? When I click on the 3 dots, should I select "unsubscribe?"
In reply to How do I delete this… by jamidnyc
If it is your post, click the 3 dots, click EDIT, and you delete your question, with only write 1 dot. You can't delete completly.
In reply to How do I delete this… by jamidnyc
No need to delete, it may still help others
In reply to No need, it may still help… by Jojo-Schmitz
It would help more if the post says how the problem was resolved :-)
I'm guessing the chord symbols were entered incorrectly to begin with, perhaps using staff text (Ctrl+T) instead of chord symbols (Ctrl+K).
In reply to It would help more if the… by Marc Sabatella
If the Chord symbols are entered with Ctrl+T does that also mean that it would not be possible to have MuseScore play them?
I got a score from a friend (MusicXML) and imported it. It all imported OK but when I went to play it the Chords played badly clashed with the rest of the music. I'm thinking he entered them manually into the system he was using but not indicated on it that he was using a Capo. So rather than getting a MuseScore plugin to re-guess the chords from the notes in the score and re-write the chord chart I tried to select all the chords in the stave and transpose them up by 2 semitones. This appeared to have no effect on the Chord names in the chart at all.
In reply to If the Chord symbols are… by Mcl1552
Chord symbols are transposed along with the music itself in Tools / Transpose unless you disable that. So, you could first transpose the music alone to match the chords, then transpose everything back. But Ctrl+T isn’t chord symbols at all, just plain text.
If you need further assistance, best to start a new thread and attach your score and describe what your are trying to do in more detail.
In reply to If the Chord symbols are… by Mcl1552
>> I tried to select all the chords in the stave and transpose them up by 2 semitones. This appeared to have no effect on the Chord names in the chart at all.
I don't know about MuseScore 4, but in MuseScore 3.6 there are no chord symbol transposing controls on a staff with a capo setting. In other words, a capo affects playback of notes on the staff, but it has no effect on chord symbols on the same staff.
Nice if chord symbols could follow the capo or be independently transposed.
scorster
In reply to >> I tried to select all the… by scorster
Chord symbols have their own independent capo control in Format / Style / Chord symbols. Annoyingly, it's completely unrelated to the tab capo setting - not in MU3 or MU4. This is all going to be completely redesigned, it seems.