Chord symbols popover
The following tables contain examples of what you can enter into the chord symbols popover to input the different possible chord symbol components. You can enter them in any combination.
You can open the chord symbols popover in Write mode in any of the following ways when either an item is selected or the caret is active:
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Press Shift-Q.
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Select an existing chord symbol and press Return.
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Choose
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Click Chord Symbols in the Notations toolbox.
The icon on the left-hand side of the popover matches the corresponding button in the Notations toolbox on the right of the window.
When inputting global chord symbols, the icon on the left-hand side of the popover matches the corresponding button in the Notations toolbox. When inputting local chord symbols, the icon on the left-hand side of the popover appears smaller and includes the icon for a solo player.
You can combine multiple types of entries to create more complex chord symbols if you enter them one after another into the chord symbols popover without spaces between them. For example, enter Eblocrian for the following chord symbol:
Type of chord symbol root |
Popover entry |
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English note names C, D♭, F♯, B, and so on |
C, Db, F#, B, and so on |
German note names C, D♭, F♯, H, and so on |
C, Des, Fis, H, and so on |
Fixed-do solfège C, D♭, F, F♯, B, and so on |
do, reb, fa, fa#, ti, and so on |
Nashville numbers representing scale degrees Assuming C major: C, D♭, F♯, B, and so on |
1, 2b, 4#, 7, and so on |
Chord symbol quality |
Popover entry |
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Major |
maj, M, ma, or nothing after entering the root. |
Minor |
m, min, or mi |
Diminished |
dim, di, or o |
Augmented |
aug, au, ag, or + |
Half-diminished |
half-dim, halfdim, or hd |
6/9 |
6/9, 69, or % |
Interval |
Popover entry |
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Major 7th |
^7 or ^ |
Major 9th |
^9, maj9, or 9maj7 |
Type of chord symbol alteration |
Popover entry |
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Alterations |
b5, #9, and so on |
Added notes |
add#11, addF#, addBb, and so on |
Suspensions |
sus4, sus9, and so on |
Omissions |
omit3, no7, and so on |
Example altered bass note chord symbols |
Popover entry |
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G7/D |
G7,D or Gmaj7,D |
C(♭5)/E♭ |
CMb5/Eb or Cmajb5/Eb |
Fm/D♯ |
Fm/D# or Fmi/D# |
Example polychord chord symbols |
Popover entry |
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G/E |
G;E or Gmaj;E |
Cmaj7/D |
CM7|D or Cmaj7|D |
Fm/D♯ |
Fm|D# Fmi|D# |
No chord symbol |
Popover entry |
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No chord |
N.C., NC, no chord, or none |
Modal chord symbol |
Popover entry |
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Ionian |
ionian |
Dorian |
dorian |
Phrygian |
phrygian |
Lydian |
lydian |
Mixolydian |
mixolydian |
Aeolian |
aeolian |
Locrian |
locrian |
Melodic minor |
melodicminor |
Harmonic minor |
harmonicminor |
Whole tone |
wholetone |
Octatonic or diminished half-whole |
diminishedhalfwhole, diminishedsemitonetone, octatonichalfwhole, or octatonicsemitonetone |
Octatonic or diminished whole-half |
diminishedwholehalf, diminishedtonesemitone, octatonicwholehalf, or octatonictonesemitone |
This list is not comprehensive, as there are many possible chord symbols. It is intended to illustrate the different components you can use to input different chord symbols.
The appearance of the resulting chord symbols depends on the options you have set on the Chord Symbols page in . The structure of your entry in the chord symbols popover is not considered. For example, entering a C major chord as C, Cmaj, or CM results in the same chord symbol.