Percentage sign to repeat CHORD
This feature has been asked about lots of times already, so I don't understand why it's not there. Right now, you have to jury-rig it by adding an invisible chord, and then putting also a percentage sign on top of the bar.
Some things to consider:
- The 'repeat bar' sign is not adequate, because the goal is not to repeat the melodic notes, but just the CHORD.
- Writing down the same chord symbol as in the previous bar is not an ideal solution, because while playing and memorizing a song you want to know when the chord CHANGES. The percentage sign is a nice shortcut that tells you: no changes. Writing down 'Gm7' for 6 bars is inelegant and doesn't convey this information as directly.
- Not writing any chord symbol down is not an option either, because oftentimes one wants to play the score, to hear what it sounds like.
Comments
Had come up before, but not yet made it onto GitHub, so please open a feature request there, https://github.com/musescore/MuseScore/issues/new/choose
In reply to Had come up before, but not… by Jojo-Schmitz
In my opinion, the % symbol is redundant to demonstrate the repetition of the chord. However, it could be a good idea to ensure chord playback. While that feature does not exist, you can repeat the chord symbol, make it invisible (V) and create a staff text with the % or even the bar repeat symbol (shift+F2).
In reply to In my opinion, the % symbol… by mtuliosax
Yes, that's correct. But that's clearly a jury-rigged, inelegant solution.
In reply to Yes, that's correct. But… by bzqyff5v28
Okay, but that's what can be done for now. In any case, it is possible to customize the duration of the chords in properties (for playback).
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Slash notation? https://musescore.org/en/handbook/4/slash-notation.
In reply to Personally I use slash… by Brer Fox
I like It (only where there is no Melody).