I try not to write for transposing instruments ;-> I think for chord transpositions to work, there needs to be a key signature (unless they've fixed this in '09). The way I handle this is to make a concert C lead sheet with the appropriate key signature and add the parens as articulations. Then I Save-As for each transposing instrument and change the key as necessary for each instrument.
I just thought of one way that might work which I'll try when next I meet a transposing instrument. Create a five-stave score with the correct transpositions assigned to the staves and then the parts would provide the transposed lead sheets. In either case, the chords transpose correctly because key signatures are used. I'm curious why the parentheses need to be part of the chord symbol. I find I have more flexibility by adding the parens as articulations. **Leigh On Sun, Nov 30, 2008, Craig Parmerlee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I was hoping to find a solution that would transpose the chords >correctly. I am doing lead sheets transposed for 5 different >instruments. It sounds like there is no way to simply add parentheses >to the chord symbol. > >Would that be possible if I developed my own chord library? I have >never really dug into that. > > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
