Repeat sign crossing over D.S.
Hi all
I am creating a basic chord sheet for my own use for the song 'Lean On Me'. I use these for dep work in function bands so try my best to keep them to 1 page for ease of use - just incase I'm questioned on the why.
You'll see on the image how I'd like to write it out with repeats, but I'm actually not sure if this would be deemed 'appropriate' or 'correct', I'm hoping you more qualified folk can guide me?
So I have a D/S. al Coda as you'll see. The code takes you to the bridge, then I'd like the bridge to got back to the chorus using the standard repeat mark - but the coda starts halfway through the repeat marks.
Would this be confusing to another user or would it be acceptable?
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First, you did not include a Segno for the D.S. al Coda to go to. The rest of this is assuming you mean a D.C. al Coda instead.
Personally, I would find this notation to be not merely unacceptable, but unreadable. Which time through are you supposed to follow the D.C.? Given the way it's written, I think the "proper" way to read it would be to never repeat from end of system B. That right-repeat symbol has no way to know where it's supposed to repeat to. I think the left-repeat symbol at the beginning of system C will never play (the notes in the measures will play, but only once).
Basically, repeats cannot "loop" and that's essentially what you've tried to write. You've written a train wreck :-D
In reply to First, you did not include a… by TheHutch
Thanks for your comment.
The Segno is there, line 3, bar 9. The intention was to read the D.S first, then use the repeat the second time but you have confirmed my thought that this will just be utterly confusing. back to the drawing board to keep it to one page 😅
In reply to Thanks for your comment. The… by tombrigstock
1] Voltas are meant as alternative endings to repeats. They are open to interpretation when they are not used with standard repeats. They are open to unpredictable behaviour in MuseScore.
2] A picture doesn't have much information, when you think about it. Better to post the MuseScore .mscz file.