Diminished: dim, ° (entered with lowercase letter o, shows as ° if using the Jazz style, as o, the Greek omicron, otherwise).

Major: M, Ma, Maj, ma, maj, Δ (type t or ˆ for the triangle).

MuseScore understands most of the abbreviations used in chord symbols:

Ctrl (Mac: Cmd) plus number ( 1- 9) move Cursor by duration corresponding to number (e.g.Shift+ Tab move cursor to previous measure.Ctrl+ Space (Mac: Alt+ Space) add a space to the chord name.Shift+ Space move cursor to previous note, rest, or beat.Space move Cursor to next note, rest, or beat.The following commands are available during chord symbol entry: When you exit a chord symbol, the characters entered will automatically assume the correct format: by default a root note typed in lower case will turn into upper case (for alternative options, see Automatic Capitalization) Entering accidentalsĮntered accidentals will be converted into a professional glyphs automatically, for example ' #' (hash character) is automatically converted into a sharp sign (♯).ĭo not input or copy and paste unicode character U+266F(sharp sign, ♯), U+266D (flat sign, ♭) etc, as MuseScore does not interpret them in chord notation properly. Exit chord symbol mode by pressing Esc.Move the cursor forward or backwards to continue entering or editing chord symbols (see below).For other symbols, see Chord symbol syntax (below).Note that these don't transpose nor play back (other than the root note), nor export to MusicXML properly. Double flat: b b (small letter 'b' twice).Double sharp: x (small letter 'x') or # (two hash symbols).Sharp: # (hash symbol, Alt+ 3 on a UK keyboard).Enter the chord symbol just like normal text, as follows: The cursor is now positioned above the staff ready for input.Roman Numeral Analysis (RNA) (MuseScore 3.3 and above): roman numeral plus chord quality eg vi ( wikipedia).Ī-G alphabetical chord name plus chord quality Enter a chord symbol.Nashville Number System (NNS) (MuseScore 3.3 and above): arabic numeral plus chord quality eg 6m ( wikipedia), and.Chord symbol: A-G alphabetical chord name plus chord quality eg Am ( wikipedia), and.Note: To fill measures with slashes, see Fill with slashes or Toggle rhythmic slash notation. A chord notation is an abbreviated way of representing musical chord and harmony

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