Smaller fonts for chord extensions
Is there a way of writing chord extensions in a smaller font? If not, would it be possible for Musescore to enable that? I've just written in a EbMaj7#9#11 and it takes up nearly the whole bar
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Using "t" instead of "Maj7" places a triangle there, which is a common way to say Maj 7.
In reply to Using "t" instead of "Maj7"… by xavierjazz
Great thanks! Is there a similar short cut for diminished and half diminished?
In reply to Great thanks! Is there a… by Bill Eborn
See https://musescore.org/en/handbook/chord-symbols#chord-symbol-syntax for abbreviations. The page tells you a lot about chord symbols.
In reply to Great thanks! Is there a… by Bill Eborn
Yes, o (the small letter) and 0 (zero)
In reply to Great thanks! Is there a… by Bill Eborn
Indeed, the handbook says:
• Diminished: dim, ° (entered with lowercase letter o, shows as ° if using the Jazz style, as o otherwise)
• Half-diminished: ø (type 0, zero).
The latter works great!
I'm perplexed that diminished (via o) requires MuseScores jazz style. I'd want chord symbols to render consistently whether I use the Jazz Style or not.
In reply to Indeed, the handbook says: … by scorster
Pop/rock music is often published with a plain Roman font, only standard symbols and all the same size. That's the look the Standard style is emulating.
If you're using one of the Jazz templates or the Jazz chord symbol style, you get superscription automatically. But you can also use Format / Style / Chord Symbols to customize the size and height of extensions and other modifiers in both the Jazz and Standard styles.