Unable to properly transpose key 1/2 fret higher (from F#m to Gm), Windows 10, 64 bit
My Musesecore version 4.2.12.40230937, Rev d757433
Instrument guitar
I have selected the measures that require key 1/2 fret higher. I did that by clicking on the first note and holding down the SHIFT key and clicked on the last note.
I am not able to include the key signatures when selecting the measures. Why am I not able to select including the key signatures?
The steps I took:
1) Tools|Transpose and selected:
to transpose chromatically
transpose key signatures
transpose chord symbols
I was able to change the chord symbols and notes 1/2 fret higher but the key signature has not changed. I would like the key signature to simultaneously reflect change from F#m to Gm.
What am I doing wrong so that the key signatures can change automatically?
Comments
No sure to fully understand what you are attempting to do, and why you want using the Transpose feature.
It would be probably useful to attach your score by explaining the wished result (and where)
Meanwhile, see: https://musescore.org/en/handbook/4/entering-and-editing-tablature-nota…
In reply to See: https://musescore.org… by cadiz1
all i want to do is change the selected bars including notes, guitar chords, and key signature from F#m to Gm automatically.
I was able to accomplish notes and guitar chords going up by 1/2 fret (semitone as someone pointed out) but the key signature had not changed.
In reply to all i want to do is change… by snoma01
See:
In reply to . by cadiz1
thank u for the video. however in my case when i change the key, notes and chords change properly however my signature remains the same.
when i select the measures i am not able to include the key signatures in the selection, and maybe that is the reason why my key signature remain the same. Any idea why i am not able to select key signatures together the the measures?
In reply to thank u for the video… by snoma01
i tried once more and this time the key signatures changed properly. Case closed.
thank u for your time and help.
1/2 a fret is not a thing. 1 fret would be a semitone, (1/2 a tone), G is a semitone higher than F#, so 1 fret...
Whatever: tablature staves don't have/show a key signature, only normal staves do
In reply to 1(2 a fret is not a thing. 1… by Jojo-Schmitz
mine is not in tablature form, mine is just regular sheet
in Japan among guitarists, we use the term 1/2 fret = 1/2 tone = your definition of 1 semitone
why doesn't key signature go up automatically together with chords and notes?
In reply to mine is not in tablature… by snoma01
I see.
Well, the key sig does change when you chromatically transpose from one keysig to another
In reply to I see. Well, the key sig… by Jojo-Schmitz
hello joe
I have chromatically transpose and "Transpose key signatures" checked but key signature does not change.
I must not doing things right.
In reply to hello joe I have… by snoma01
Did you change to Gm keysig? That fiels is only visible if nothing is selected in the score
In reply to Did you change to Gm keysig… by Jojo-Schmitz
hello joe
"Did you change to Gm keysig?"
I wanted the key signatures to change automatically without manually changing the key signatures.
i tried again and this time the key signatures properly changed automatically. Case closed.
thank u for your time and help.
In reply to hello joe "Did you change to… by snoma01
In the transpose dialog I mean
In reply to mine is not in tablature… by snoma01
See https://musescore.org/en/handbook/4/transposition#transpose-dialog
In reply to mine is not in tablature… by snoma01
"Half tone", yes. "Half fret", no. "Half tone" = one whole fret. "Fret" refers to one space on a fretted instrument, e.g., a guitar. You cannot move a finger by half a fret. It simply has no meaning.
I suspect you've misheard what others have said. :-)
In reply to "Half tone", yes. "Half fret… by TheHutch
hello TheHutch
Thank u for your comment.
I now understand in English usage one fret on guitar means one space on figerboard.
In Japan when we want to move one fret on guitar, we use the term half a note (i mistakenly used the word half a fret). Thank u again for pointing this out.
In reply to hello TheHutch Thank u for… by snoma01
Half a note or semitone, same thing
In reply to Half a note or semitone,… by Jojo-Schmitz
I think the US term is half tone. Half note is what I call a minim.
They may be anagrams but not the same thing.
In reply to I think the US term is half… by SteveBlower
That the duration not the interval
In reply to I think the US term is half… by SteveBlower
Halbe Note and Halbton in German
In reply to "Half tone", yes. "Half fret… by TheHutch
There are guitars with half frets.
In reply to There are guitars with half… by bobjp
Do you mean frets that do not cross the entire fingerboard? Or frets at quarter-tones rather than half-tones. I'm aware of both.
However, either way the "fret" is a whole thing. You can't move your finger up or down the string and change the note. (The way you can with a fiddle or other non-fretted instrument.)
Yes, you can move your finger across the fingerboard to change the note: that is, you can bend it. But the metal piece ... and the space behind it is one whole thing. Even if it is set to play quarter-tones.
Edit: ... and yes, he's being a pedantic asshole :-D
In reply to Do you mean frets that do… by TheHutch
As usual.