Quick key to invert a chord
I've been trying to find a way to do this, but can't. So I'm assuming (I know, I know, not a good thing to do sometimes) it's not possible, and would like to know if this may be something to consider in a future revision. Is there a quick key to invert a chord? What I'm looking to do is say if I have a chord and it is written middle C, E, G, and I want the C to be displayed at the top (so E, C, G), is there a quick way to do that?
I know you can click on the C and hit +, but what if I have a whole bar (or five) and I want to do that? Is there a quick way?
As an extension to this, when changing the key of a song, any way to set it to automatically invert a chord if the notes get too high or too low based on whatever rule I set?
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You can move a note up or down an octave using ctrl+ arrow keys to create various inversions.
In reply to You can move a note up or… by mike320
I knew that, my line above rendered incorrectly because I used less than and greater than to indicate my keys...
I know you can click on the C and hit [ctrl] + [up arrow], but what if I have a whole bar (or five) and I want to do that? Is there a quick way?
I want to know if there is a way to select a bar full of chords, and by pressing, say, [alt] [up arrow] it would allow me to cycle through inversions by moving the lowest note up an octave, and conversely have [alt] [down arrow] do the same thing but in reverse.
In reply to I knew that, my line above… by amilardovic
No, MuseScore does not allow for automatically cycling through inversion of chords. You have to decide on your own inversion and move notes yourself. You can move several notes up or down at once by ctrl+click to add them to the selection.
In reply to I knew that, my line above… by amilardovic
There is no single command because that wouldn't be a common thing to do. But you could get creative with Explode and Implode under Edit / Tools if you have a need.
In reply to I knew that, my line above… by amilardovic
I think this would be possible using the plugin framework. Now if only someone had the time...
In reply to I think this would be… by jeetee
Time? What's that? A new feature? ;-)
Sometimes I write a piece for my tambura orchestra, and I try to keep the notes in my chords within an octave, trying to stay above middle C. Sometimes after I write a piece I change the key but then one of the notes goes outside of the range (ie. writing something in the key of a C with a C chord, the C will be middle C, dropping the song to A would move that note down to A would go two leger lines below the staff), ideally it would be cool if the software would "auto invert" to keep all the notes within a range.
Or, I guess, I could just plan it out better before writing the chords. :-)
Just thought I'd throw that out; thank you to everyone who took the time to read and comment--this is a fantastic community!