Does MuseScore support chord symbol playback?
I know that Finale support chord symbol playback. However it is just play the chord notes, and it hears not good.
Is there any way to have a chord symbol playback like iReal Pro? I think this would be convenient for some instruments like electric piano or guitar, in some music that they mainly play chords.
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There is a plugin that currently only works in version 2 at https://musescore.org/en/project/generate-notes-chords-annotations. I've never tried it so I don't know how well it works.
If you have iReal Pro, I think the best thing is to export a midi file from the app and import it into the score just for playback (don't generate parts for it, and make them invisible in the main score).
To export from iReal on Android, select the "share" icon and select "Share Audio" and then "MIDI". Finally select how to send it to yourself. I woyld use Google Drive, but for others a mail, or possibly blutooth might be better.
I made a Musescore 3.0 plugin that expands chord symbols into notes. It can handle most chords including complex jazz chords. The results are almost identical to Mark Sabatella's suggested voicings. Try it and let me know what you think. The plugin is here... https://musescore.org/en/project/expand-chord-symbols-notes