How to make room for chords diagrams between title and music?
Hi everyone,
I simply need to create some space to add fretboard diagrams to songs under the title, as in chords that will be played in the song.
I have tried options in page and style>edit style>page menu, but I haven't been able to shift everything down yet. Could anybody share the way to do this please?
Thanks so much,
Jeremy
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Use a spacer, see https://musescore.org/en/handbook/breaks-and-spacers
In reply to Use a spacer, see by Jojo-Schmitz
Thanks Jojo - couldn't create space at the top with the spacer, but managed to by clicking on dragging the frame of the title. Thanks a lot.
Jeremy
In reply to Use a spacer, see by Jojo-Schmitz
Now, i just need to figure out how to label the fretboard diagrams below the header.....
In reply to Now, i just need to figure by jjmmuir
Something like this?
If that's what you want, use Staff Text and adjust the positioning of the two elements using the Inspector (F8).
In reply to Now, i just need to figure by jjmmuir
Of your label is a chord sybmol (eg, "G7"), simply enter the chord symbol normally (Ctrl+K). This by default places the chord symbol above the fret diagram, which is more standard, but you can play with the settings in Style / General / Chord Symbols to get other effects.
You can also use the Inspector to change the bottom gap for the frame. This keeps the comp[oser text (or other text anchored to the bottom of the frame) in the same position. You can also change the defgault bottom margin in Style / General / Page.
In reply to You can also use the by Marc Sabatella
Thanks everyone. I am still trying to figure this out.
my problem is that I can't create chords diagrams and chord labels that aren't linked to the notes below. I can solve the problem this way but I then need to align them all by sight which doesn't look the best.
I also haven't figured out the break/spacer to make extra room. I have looked through the style>general>page and header/footer/numbers options but couldn't find the right option...
I have attached an example of what I am trying to achieve.
Thanks for any help.
Jeremy
In reply to Thanks everyone. I am still by jjmmuir
Perhaps to add them as an image?
In reply to Perhaps to add them as an by Shoichi
Thanks for the reply. Yes, that could be an option, thanks. There should be an easier way though?
In reply to Thanks for the reply. Yes, by jjmmuir
Double-click on the frame of the title, use the handle to enlarge it, drag the chords diagrams?
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as mentioned above :(
In reply to Double-click on the frame of by Shoichi
Yes! That's working now thanks. So unless the code mentioned below is active, then I suppose I will drag the chords into the top by hand, and try to align against the frame of title. Is this the best method?
Thanks for the help everyone.
Jeremy
In reply to Thanks for the reply. Yes, by jjmmuir
There used to be a special fretboard diagram frame for this, the code is still in but disabled. Maybe it is time to revisit it
In reply to There used to be a special by Jojo-Schmitz
+1.
In reply to Thanks for the reply. Yes, by jjmmuir
Images are way easier. They can be created extremely simply: first create the diagram anywhere you like for now, then enable the image capture tool (camera icon to right of toolbar), select the region, Ctrl+C to copy. then you can click the title frame, Ctrl+V to paste.
In reply to Images are way easier. They by Marc Sabatella
Easier than just moving an existing fret diagram onto a frame? And being able to modify it right there, and even later, e.g. when you detect an error in it? Nah!
In reply to Easier than just moving an by Jojo-Schmitz
Maybe not easier to begin with, but definitely better in the liong run. Having the diagram attached to something other than the frame itself makes the layout fragile. Change anything about the score - add notes, add measures, change stretch, change staff size, etc - and your careful manual positioning is messed up. You really want things attached properly to begin with. And note if you have multiple diagrams, you can snap the image of all of them at ocne, guaranteeing perfect spacing and perfect alignment. You won't get that with dragging.
In reply to Maybe not easier to begin by Marc Sabatella
Thanks both for the input, but can i get perfect alignment first before I take a screen capture. It seems to me I am still aligning by sight?
In reply to Thanks both for the input, by jjmmuir
If you create a row of quarter notes and attach the diagrams and chord symbols to those, they will already be perfectly spaced and perfectly aligned. So yes, that's part of why I said this was better.
In reply to Images are way easier. They by Marc Sabatella
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Update on progress:
*double clicking on title and dragging creates the space i need. Great!
Next, getting the chords and chord diagrams in place:
1. Click on an unused note (ie one that doesn't need a chord indication) and make one of songs chords and chord diagrams.
2. Drag the diagram to the top.
3. Drag the chord above the diagram
3. Repeat for each chord in the song.
4. Align by hand trying to get the spacing even.
This is where I am with this. I've found it almost impossible to get this looking centered and accurate.
Is there a better way?
I think getting an image of the chords (with matching fonts etc) and pasting a photo is a better option at this stage, but that's not ideal either.
Struggling....