On Thu, 2016-12-08 at 18:21 +0000, joeandangela wrote: > From frequent use.... > Method 2 is easier
I think you meant method 1? The one using an extra staff... Richard > if you want any number of chords. and easier to edit. > Add staff below or above, as you wish. > Then change properties to chord staff. > Single notes give Major chord. Minors, seventh etc need notes above > root. > Fill empty space, e.g. chord starting half way through 4/4 bar put in > non-printing minim rest. then minim note (s) for chord. > Joe > > > > > > > > > Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Richard Shann <[email protected]> > Date: 08/12/2016 16:23 (GMT+00:00) > To: Keith Fretz <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Denemo-devel] Guitar chord names above staff > > > On Thu, 2016-12-08 at 10:45 -0500, Keith Fretz wrote: > > How do you put chord names (Em, G7) above the staff, or can't you? > > There are two main methods, both are illustrated in the examples in > File->Open->Open Example > > LeadSheet.denemo > LeadSheetNamedChordSymbols.denemo > > In the first of these you enter the chords on an extra staff above > your > guitar part which you make into a Chord Symbols Staff (*) > In the second of these you have to enter chord names which are > attached > to notes using the command (**) > > (*) > Command: Chord Symbols (Off/On) > Typesets the music on this staff as chord symbols (off/on). > Location: ObjectMenu->StaffMenu->StaffPropertiesMenu > Internal Name: ChordStaff > > (**) > Command: Edit Chord Symbols > Allows chord symbols to be added to the current note. E.G.cis:dim7 for > c-sharp diminished 7th. See Lilypond docs for notation > Location: ObjectMenu->NotesRests->Markings->ChordSymbols > Internal Name: EditChords > > > The first method gives more flexibility in placing the symbols > horizontally, while the second takes up less space in the Denemo > Display, but requires you to know the chord names. > There is a palette for entering chords View->Select Palette to > Show->Insert or Append Chords for use with the first style of entry. > This has about 30 chord types in it, but you can add more with yet > another command ... > > HTH > > Richard > > > > _______________________________________________ > Denemo-devel mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/denemo-devel _______________________________________________ Denemo-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/denemo-devel
