formatting for parenthetic sus chords
I am trying to input an Fmi(sus2) chord using the musejazz font (jazz style). It superscripts the parethesis and the "2", but not the "sus" so it looks poorly formatted. There seems to be no way to move individual items in a chord symbol. I could just put a space between "mi" and "sus2", but it still superscripts the 2 so that doesn't look great either. If I don't use parenthesis then I have the odd looking "misus2" (and the 2 is still superscripted.
My only workaround so far is just to add the chord symbol as staff text and format the text.
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No takers on this one?
Seems like a bug; please report it at https://github.com/musescore/MuseScore/issues
FWIW, I'd recommend a better workaround - don't use that chord symbol. "sus2" doesn't say any that "add2" doesn't say anything that "add2" doesn't in a more clear manner.
In reply to Seems like a bug; please… by Marc Sabatella
sus2 and add2 are different.
Fm sus2 = F G C F - 3rd replaced with "suspended" 2nd
Fm add2 = F G Ab C F - 2nd added to standard chord
In reply to sus2 and add2 are different… by rothers
In fact Major/Minor is irrelevant in the case of a sus2 chord. Dropping the 3rd makes the chord neutral with no Major/Minor characteristic.
In reply to In fact Major/Minor is… by rothers
So what is the result if you just write "F sus2" ?
In reply to So what is the result if you… by AndreasKågedal
Yes, what is the reason for the bracket ?
In reply to Yes, what is the reason for… by rothers
That too. The chord is really pretty questionable as notated on several levels.
In reply to So what is the result if you… by AndreasKågedal
I guess it is an option, I am not a theory whiz, so not sure if indicating minor might be important for other interpretation in say a lead sheet where improv might be going on?? I am clueless here as I don't improvise! But seems like not including minor might add some confusion (would someone then presume it might be a dominant chord ... I mean I guess there is no 7 indicated in this particular case, In fact, since I was notating someone else's score and they included the minor designation, so to be true to the original I wanted to include the minor designation. But thanks for the tip.
In reply to So what is the result if you… by AndreasKågedal
I guess it is an option, I am not a theory whiz, so not sure if indicating minor might be important for other interpretation in say a lead sheet where improv might be going on?? I am clueless here as I don't improvise! But seems like not including minor might add some confusion (would someone then presume it might be a dominant chord ... I mean I guess there is no 7 indicated in this particular case, In fact, since I was notating someone else's score and they included the minor designation, so to be true to the original I wanted to include the minor designation. But thanks for the tip.
In reply to sus2 and add2 are different… by rothers
That’s one possible interpretation, but not one all musicians would make. Technically speaking, “sus” refers to “suspension”, and traditionally 9-8 suspensions are more common than 2-3. Even if one isn’t making that historical connection, it’s still just not the case that a musician is going to know you mean for them to omit the 3rd unless you say so explicitly. And the fact that he particular chord has the “m” is actually a decent indication they don’t want the third omitted (otherwise, as noted, it would make no sense).
That ambiguity is a big part of why I recommend not using “sus2” but instead being explicit. If you mean the traditional interpretation relating to the 9-8 suspension, write “add2”. If you want the third omitted, write “add2no3”.
In reply to Seems like a bug; please… by Marc Sabatella
reported bug as recommended, thx