Import a PDF and then Transpose it?
I love MuseScore. . I want to import a pdf lead sheet and then transpose it. Is this possible? I have attached the pdf and want to transpose from the key of C to G. Thank you . Bob
| Attachment | Size |
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| From Me To You (2).pdf | 481.25 KB |
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Without getting too many illusions you can try with https://musescore.com/import
In reply to Without getting too many by Shoichi
On the topic of transposing music in a PDF, I've pasted my file into musecore, and it's requiring I fill out this field.
In reply to On the topic of transposing… by edwardsrd
Well, that was a bust.
In reply to On the topic of transposing… by edwardsrd
In case it helps, have a look at this set.
https://musescore.com/user/1964776/sets/5099314
The hard part is converting from PDF - which is just a picture, could just as easily be of a cat as it is of sheet music - to something that MuseScore can recognize as music, like MusicXML. The import facility mentioned above can attempt this, as can other third party programs, but as mentioned, results are highly variable.
Once you get the music into MuseScore - and it might be easier to just type it in by hand - then transposing it is trivially simple.
In reply to The hard part is converting by Marc Sabatella
perfect-sheet-music-ed-sheeran.pdf
In reply to [inline:perfect-sheet-music… by zhamilya139
See https://musescore.org/en/node/301061 and have a try with that.
Attached the result.
Thank you for your help. Rob
Just curious. In that pdf, at the top of the second page, "...keep you satisfied.", on *fied*, the chord G7 #5 with an augmented 5th looks right. But the music has Eb, a minor 6th. Is there a reason for that, or is it a bug?
In reply to Just curious. In that pdf, at by MikeN
Technically it is more correct to spell that note Eb (it's borrowed from the key of C minor) and as a result to call the chord G7b13. But G7#5 is more familiar to most people so it's not uncommon to tell that little white lie.
In reply to Just curious. In that pdf, at by MikeN
Thanks!
In reply to [inline:IMG_0035.jpeg] by kjvreaderjk
Enter it into MuseScore (looks like less than 30 minutes work), that you can transpose
In reply to [inline:IMG_0035.jpeg] by kjvreaderjk
Ten minutes to take it through SmartScore and export as an XML. You can transpose it there, as well. You would still need to add the lyrics manually, since, in my experience, SmartScore doesn't handle lyrics very well, especially multiple verses. I always recognize without text, and add it all back in in Finale. I'm new here, so I don't know how well MS4 works with the multiple verses and the font.
In reply to Ten minutes to take it… by mikey12045
I'm new here, so I don't know how well MS4 works with the multiple verses and the font.
MuseScore handles multiple verses fine. You can add verse numbers, and insert a space before the opening word with Ctrl+Space.
The lyrics font can be redefined in Format > Style > Text styles > Lyrics odd lines | Lyrics even lines.