Chord names can be entered by first selecting a note and then pressing Ctrl+K (Mac: ⌘+K). This creates a chord name text object for the selected chord.

• Type Space to move to the next chord (or beat in versions 1.1 and later)
• Shift+Space moves to the previous chord (or beat in versions 1.1 and later)
• Type Tab to move to the next measure (versions 1.1 and later).
• Shift+Tab moves to the previous measure (versions 1.1 and later)

Chord names can be edited as normal text. To add a sharp type # and to add a flat type b. These characters will automatically turn into proper sharp or flat signs when you move to the next chord.

MuseJazz font

If you prefer a more handwritten appearance to the chord names in your score, then versions 0.9.5 and later include a font option called "MuseJazz".

To use this font in version 1.1 or later:

1. From the main menu choose Style → Load Style...
2. Navigate to the styles folder if necessary
3. Select MuseJazz.mss

This will set up your score to use "MuseJazz" for most text, including chord names. If you prefer to use "MuseJazz" for chord names only, or if you are using version 1.0 or earlier, use the following procedure:

1. From the main menu choose Style → Edit General Style...
2. From the left pane select Chordnames
3. In the right pane replace the text stdchords.xml with jazzchords.xml or one of the following files.

In 1.1 and later, MuseScore provides several new alternatives for chord name style in addition to jazzchords.xml that can be selected using the above procedure. Here are the available styles:

• cchords_muse.xml (the default when using MuseJazz.mss):
• cchords_nrb.xml:
• cchords_rb.xml:
• cchords_sym.xml: