Re: [Finale] Chord changes

Thanks again Do you have his direct email address I did try sending one but no response Thanks Sent from my iPhone > On 27 Jun 2019, at 12:49, Christopher Smith > wrote: > > Hi Martin, > > I’m on Mac. Windows plugins need to go somewhere different than on Mac, so I > don’t know how for

Re: [Finale] Chord changes

Hi Martin, I’m on Mac. Windows plugins need to go somewhere different than on Mac, so I don’t know how for you. Sorry. Jari should have installation instructions on his website though. Christopher > On Jun 27, 2019, at 7:23 AM, Martin Nickless wrote: > > Thanks Chris > I think your correct

Re: [Finale] Chord changes

Thanks Chris I think your correct I did kind of click then in as it were one at a time As things change But if you could help I’m trying to load up JW changes Can you please give me a complete dummies guide how to do it Have down loaded it. It’s on my desktop And I have also download some

Re: [Finale] Chord changes

That depends on how they were moved. If they were manually nudged or dragged, this is easy to clear (so this is the only method I use now). You can go to the edit menu and choose Change and Chords and the default is Add to default position, so you press okay and you're done. Or you can drag

[Finale] Chord changes

Hi can someone help when chord changes are out of line how do you snap them all back into line Thanks for any help I’m using finale 26 on windows 10 Cheers Martin Sent from my iPhone ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu

[Finale] Chord symbols in big band

Hi anyone Use a midi to play in changes in big band arranging If so how do you play in complex changes The finale official way is far to slow Thanks for any help Martin Sent from my iPhone ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu

[Finale] Chord symbols Changes

Hi there does Anybody who mainly rights big band scores Use a midi to playing in the changes If so how do you get finale to recognise say C7#11b9 Or C13b9 Or any more complex chord The regular way eg F:136 Is so so slow Thanks for any help Martin Sent from my iPhone

Re: [Finale] chord question

rd is D-9#5, so that’s at least one example of the >> chord being used in a publication. >> >>> On Jul 30, 2016, at 8:52 AM, GERALD BERG <gj.b...@rogers.com> wrote: >>> >>> Problem there is a #5 needs a major third (D# in this case) to sound >>&g

Re: [Finale] chord question

otherwise it just sounds like a perfect 4th. GJB >> >> From: Lon Price <lonpr...@att.net> >> To: finale@shsu.edu >> Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2016 11:26 AM >> Subject: Re: [Finale] chord question >> >> B-9#5 >> >>> On Jul

Re: [Finale] chord question

.@rogers.com> wrote: > > Problem there is a #5 needs a major third (D# in this case) to sound > augmented otherwise it just sounds like a perfect 4th. GJB > >      From: Lon Price <lonpr...@att.net> > To: finale@shsu.edu > Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2016 11:26 AM > Su

Re: [Finale] chord question

e is a #5 needs a major third (D# in this case) to sound > augmented otherwise it just sounds like a perfect 4th. GJB > > From: Lon Price <lonpr...@att.net> > To: finale@shsu.edu > Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2016 11:26 AM > Subject: Re: [Finale] chord question > > B-

Re: [Finale] chord question

Problem there is a #5 needs a major third (D# in this case) to sound augmented otherwise it just sounds like a perfect 4th. GJB From: Lon Price <lonpr...@att.net> To: finale@shsu.edu Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2016 11:26 AM Subject: Re: [Finale] chord question B-9#5 >

Re: [Finale] chord question

B-9#5 > On Jul 29, 2016, at 4:39 PM, GERALD BERG wrote: > > blockquote, div.yahoo_quoted { margin-left: 0 !important; border-left:1px > #715FFA solid !important; padding-left:1ex !important; background-color:white > !important; } I think to call something a flat 6th you

Re: [Finale] chord question

blockquote, div.yahoo_quoted { margin-left: 0 !important; border-left:1px #715FFA solid !important; padding-left:1ex !important; background-color:white !important; } I think to call something a flat 6th you need a fifth. You have a G/D thing happening. GJB Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad On

Re: [Finale] chord question

It sounds like a G Major chord with added 9th and #11 - no 7th Harold On 29/07/2016, at 19:56, martin nickless wrote: > hi regarding B-9 [b6] > > the notes are from bottom up > > B A D G Db > > thanks > ___ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu

[Finale] chord question

hi regarding B-9 [b6] the notes are from bottom up B A D G Db thanks ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu

Re: [Finale] Chord question

I might use G69/B, which IS in the Finale suffixes. Or you might need to create it from zero, as others have suggested. The chord suffix editor is frustrating as all get out, though. Good luck. Christopher > On Jul 28, 2016, at 3:06 PM, Haroldo Mauro wrote: > > I don't

Re: [Finale] Chord question

I might use G69/B, which IS in the Finale suffixes. Or you might need to create it from zero, as others have suggested. The chord suffix editor is frustrating as all get out, though. Good luck. Christopher > On Jul 28, 2016, at 3:06 PM, Haroldo Mauro wrote: > > I don't

Re: [Finale] Chord question

I don't think any voicing would produce Bm11(b6) You need to type it the way you want it and then create a chord suffix when asked to. Or create it first. On 28/07/2016, at 15:34, Martin Nickless wrote: > > Hi there does any one know of a voicing on the midi keyboard that will > produce

Re: [Finale] Chord question

Raphael poses a good question as to exactly what notes you’re using. But, if you absolutely need that chord symbol, you’re going to have to create the chord suffix yourself. It’s not really a standard chord symbol and it doesn’t exist in any Finale suffix library. ***

Re: [Finale] Chord question

Which notes do you exactly mean? Is the chord with a 7th or is it add11? > Am 28.07.2016 um 20:34 schrieb Martin Nickless : > > > Hi there does any one know of a voicing on the midi keyboard that will > produce say B minor 11 b6 > Or alternatively does anyone know how to

[Finale] Chord question

Hi there does any one know of a voicing on the midi keyboard that will produce say B minor 11 b6 Or alternatively does anyone know how to type it in ? Many thanks Martin Sent from my iPhone ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu

Re: [Finale] Chord library

Export the Chord Suffix Library once you have it the way you want. Then import it to the next file or to your default file. *** J D Thomas ThomaStudios > On Feb 22, 2016, at 1:07 PM, Martin Nickless wrote: > > > Hi there > I'm currently

[Finale] Chord library

Hi there I'm currently teaching finale changes I order to enter them via my midi keyboard My question is how do I ensure I save those chord voicings for future projects? Eg via a transferable file Thanks Martin ___ Finale mailing list

Re: [Finale] Chord Tool Problem

You have to turn off “Simplify Spelling” in the Chord Tool Menu. I am embarrassed to say it took me over two decades of using Finale before I found this out. Interestingly (or perhaps not), you can fool the system: D-triple-flat will show as C-flat with Simplify Spelling turned on. David

Re: [Finale] Chord Tool problem

In the Chord Menu, turn OFF “Simplify Chord Spelling”. Now it will use the spellings you entered. Done. This is one of the earliest examples of Finale making decisions for you that actually change your notation without asking you, rather than giving you an option. Another example is that

[Finale] Chord Tool problem

Hello Finale List, FinMac 2014.5 In the Chord Tool, is there a way to have enharmonic Lead Sheet symbols (apart from typing in manually with the Text Tool)? The key is Eb and I want the chord B to show as Cb. In my file the chord is displayed as Cb but Finale insists that it is B. I tried

[Finale] Chord Tool problem

Hello Finale List, FinMac 2014.5 In the Chord Tool, is there a way to have enharmonic Lead Sheet symbols (apart from typing in manually with the Text Tool)? The key is Eb and I want the chord B to show as Cb. In my file the chord is displayed as Cb but Finale insists that it is B. I tried

Re: [Finale] chord symbol items

I'm very glad someone is working on it. Thanks! Harold On 24/01/2016, at 20:49, Jan Angermüller wrote: > I am working on a chord changer plug-in for Finale which allows > switching the font size including correct scaling of the offsets (see > demo at

Re: [Finale] chord symbol items

Wow! Looks great! I can’t wait! Christopher > On Sun Jan 24, at SundayJan 24 5:49 PM, Jan Angermüller > wrote: > > I am working on a chord changer plug-in for Finale which allows > switching the font size including correct scaling of the offsets (see > demo at

Re: [Finale] chord symbol items

I am working on a chord changer plug-in for Finale which allows switching the font size including correct scaling of the offsets (see demo at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpJa6Lf4HZA ) as well as changing between different chord fonts. Even symbol clusters as used in JazzCord, SwingCord or

Re: [Finale] chord symbol items

On 24-1-2016 23:49, Jan Angermüller wrote: > I am working on a chord changer plug-in for Finale which allows > switching the font size including correct scaling of the offsets (see > demo athttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpJa6Lf4HZA ) as well as > changing between different chord fonts. Even

[Finale] chord symbol items

Is there a plugin, or any other way, to add space among chord symbol suffix items globally and proportionally, when increasing chord symbols size through menu Utilities->Change->Chords? These items will collide when increased by a large percentage, so the idea is that the space among these

Re: [Finale] chord symbol items

No, and this is a HUGE hairy lack in the program right now. Please write tech support and complain about this. It is supposed to be something that computers do easily, yet there is no way to do it ever since chords started attaching to measures instead of items. In the past, you could attach a

Re: [Finale] chord symbol items

Yup, different libraries is the way to go. My first one took me a week, my second took me most of the day. Huge pain. Plus, there is a long-standing bug where if you import a Jazz library into a Maestro document, the parentheses end up being Maestro instead of Jazz, which have a different

Re: [Finale] chord symbol items

Of course! You're right about chord letters being unchangeable. On 23/01/2016, at 16:19, Christopher Smith wrote: > Yup, different libraries is the way to go. My first one took me a week, my > second took me most of the day. Huge pain. Plus, there is a long-standing bug > where if you import

Re: [Finale] chord symbol items

Thanks for replying. I agree it is a huge lack. I will mention it to tech support. The plugin would be a solution for me, since what I usually need is to resize changes for the whole document/instruments. To resize one or two chords once in a while would be easy just to edit the chord itself or

[Finale] chord spelling

Asking for some help as I am not very familiar with this: I live about a mile from a rail line. Each engine has its own particular horn sound... some major, some 7th, some minor, diminished, etc.. But one in particular intrigues me: would describe it as being a G signature, but one of the E

Re: [Finale] chord spelling

Wowee! Not a standard chord, but yes, Virginia, we CAN come up with a name for it. Em(#11) would do it. Where do you live? All the trains around me sound the same. Christopher On Mon Jul 20, at MondayJul 20 11:00 AM, timothy price wrote: Asking for some help as I am not very familiar with

Re: [Finale] chord spelling

E minor with a fake blue note :-) You might also consider it an inverted upper part of a chord (B—E—G—A#), enharmonically spelled, as in C#7(#9,#11,13), no root, third or fifth: From botton to top: [C#-E#] B—E—G—A# Harold On 20/07/2015, at 12:00, timothy price wrote: Asking for some help as

Re: [Finale] chord spelling

Great. Thanks, Christopher. I live on the boarder between Vermont and New Hampshire in Fairlee, VT. Yes, each locomotive has its unique horn. They change over time. Wonder who comes up with them. tim On Jul 20, 2015, at 11:04 AM, Christopher Smith wrote: Wowee! Not a standard chord, but

Re: [Finale] chord spelling

Heh, heh, that's cool about the individual train whistles! I was doing some more thinking about the chord, and for some people, saying #11 necessarily implies that a 7th is present. Maybe Em(#4) would cause the least confusion among musicians of all stripes (which is usually my goal, rather

Re: [Finale] chord spelling

Christopher, your #4 was what I was thinking would be most accurately reproduced. thanks again, tim On Jul 20, 2015, at 11:20 AM, Christopher Smith wrote: I was doing some more thinking about the chord, and for some people, saying #11 necessarily implies that a 7th is present. Maybe

Re: [Finale] chord spelling

On Mon, July 20, 2015 11:04 am, Christopher Smith wrote: Wowee! Not a standard chord, but yes, Virginia, we CAN come up with a name for it. Em(#11) would do it. I wonder if it's a combined Doppler echo. I don't know any trains with this pattern (and I'm probably on the same line as Timothy).

Re: [Finale] chord spelling

This in fact clarified the whole aspect, Christopher. Do those horns play simultaneously or melodically? Is the A# a #4th or a #11th higher than the E horn? I’m not going yo mention, at this point, how the trains’ horns sound over here. Giovanni On 20 Jul 2015, at 17:20, Christopher Smith

Re: [Finale] chord spelling

All train whistles are a chord here in North America. I JUST discovered that Canadian ones are all the same, while US trains are all different, but they are all chords. Funny the things you take for granted! What the octave separation is, or for that matter, what the voicing is at all, is not

[Finale] chord suffix

Hi everyone, I’m trying to change chord font and I can’t change the suffix, while there’s no problem with symbol. I’m running Finale 2014 on Mac with Yosemite any suggestion? tnx a lot! -- Gippo Mercoli www.clubgippo.com www.ga-music.com

Re: [Finale] chord suffix

You have to edit the suffixes independently, one at a time. Or load a different suffix library from among the ones supplied and use them instead. Once you have entered a certain set of suffixes in the score, the process for exchanging them is rather complex. You delete the unwanted suffixes one

Re: [Finale] chord suffix

If you don't use the current chord suffix font, at that particular size, anywhere else, you can change the font globally to your new font. You'll still have a lot of cleaning up to do. JR On 1/12/15 9:36 AM, Christopher Smith wrote: You have to edit the suffixes independently, one at a

Re: [Finale] Chord symbols with rhythmic notation

On 20.09.2014 10:08, trumpe...@verizon.net wrote: Hello all. I'm having a problem with writing chord symbols in piano or guitar parts with rhythmic notation. For example, if I'm writing in bass clef and write the rhythms on the third line D, when it plays back, I keep hearing a

Re: [Finale] Chord symbols with rhythmic notation

And you can turn down the volume of the offending notes to zero, with the MIDI tool. On 19/09/2014, at 21:35, dershem wrote: On 9/19/2014 5:27 PM, Don Hart wrote: You can also mute things in the instrument list. On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 7:08 PM, trumpe...@verizon.net wrote: Yes, but

[Finale] Chord symbols with rhythmic notation

Hello all. I'm having a problem with writing chord symbols in piano or guitar parts with rhythmic notation. For example, if I'm writing in bass clef and write the rhythms on the third line D, when it plays back, I keep hearing a D even though I've applied staff styles to rhythmic

Re: [Finale] Chord symbols with rhythmic notation

The easiest way around this is to simply make sure that the note you enter is the chord root. The pitch makes no difference whatsoever to the rhythmic notation. If you are okay with the crappy voicings Finale chooses, then the addition of a root (say, in the bass register) shouldn't change

Re: [Finale] Chord symbols with rhythmic notation

Sent from my iPhone On Sep 19, 2014, at 5:18 PM, Christopher Smith christopher.sm...@videotron.ca wrote: The easiest way around this is to simply make sure that the note you enter is the chord root. The pitch makes no difference whatsoever to the rhythmic notation. If you are okay

Re: [Finale] Chord symbols with rhythmic notation

You can also mute things in the instrument list. On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 7:08 PM, trumpe...@verizon.net wrote: Hello all. I'm having a problem with writing chord symbols in piano or guitar parts with rhythmic notation. For example, if I'm writing in bass clef and write the rhythms

Re: [Finale] Chord symbols with rhythmic notation

On 9/19/2014 5:27 PM, Don Hart wrote: You can also mute things in the instrument list. On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 7:08 PM, trumpe...@verizon.net wrote: Yes, but that's for the entire playback. It would be very helpful to be able to define a style (like rhythmic notation) to be muted.

Re: [Finale] Chord suffixes -- my suffix selection dialog is neutered

Craig, There are two ways into the Chord Suffix Selection dialog box. If you go the way you did, you only get the Cancel and Select buttons. Do this instead. Create a chord on your score. Click the handle and hit Return (you used to be able to double click, but that doesn't work now for a

Re: [Finale] Chord suffixes -- this just seems impossible to use

Okay, a couple of basics. When you type a chord, you are typing three things, according to Finale. You are typing the root, the alteration to the root if there is one (C or C#, for example), and finally the suffix. When you type a suffix, you are only typing the characters in the suffix. If

Re: [Finale] Chord suffixes -- this just seems impossible to use

I explained how to get to the Chord Suffix selection box in the way that you can delete these. You can export all your chord suffixes at once as a library, or you can copy a measure containing only one (or several) chords to a new document and they will be immediately entered into the suffix

Re: [Finale] Chord suffixes -- this just seems impossible to use

If I use the Scoremanager to specify I am using tablature, ukulele and then insert a C chord into the score, it rightly displays C, but puts a diagram of an F chord underneath the C. Same same with all other uke chords, they're a fourth/fifth out. ? Graeme On 22 Jun 2014, at 5:26 pm,

Re: [Finale] Chord suffixes -- this just seems impossible to use

On 6/22/2014 4:25 AM, Graeme Gerrard wrote: If I use the Scoremanager to specify I am using tablature, ukulele and then insert a C chord into the score, it rightly displays C, but puts a diagram of an F chord underneath the C. Same same with all other uke chords, they're a fourth/fifth out. ?

Re: [Finale] Chord suffixes -- this just seems impossible to use

On 6/22/2014 4:25 AM, Graeme Gerrard wrote: If I use the Scoremanager to specify I am using tablature, ukulele and then insert a C chord into the score, it rightly displays C, but puts a diagram of an F chord underneath the C. Same same with all other uke chords, they're a fourth/fifth

Re: [Finale] Chord suffixes -- this just seems impossible to use

I did: 1. Clicked the Instrument, Blank Staff drop down menu and clicked Tablature, not Plucked Strings, and scrolled down to the bottom choice Ukulele. 2. I inserted the C chord. 3. Select Show Fretboards under the Chord menu 4. It inserts a C chord for guitar, not ukulele 5. Click on the

Re: [Finale] Chord suffixes -- this just seems impossible to use

I tried that. If I just make a chord with the 4th (G), 3rd (C) and 2nd (A) strings open. It sounds right. If I add the C on the A string the note that should be open E gets changed to G, though it looks like a regular C chord! ... I cleared all the notes from the chord definition and made

Re: [Finale] Chord suffixes -- this just seems impossible to use

Thanks. Those sound like some good suggestions. I did screen shots of the select suffix page and made a big card of everything, but that's really unwieldy, and has a lot of redundant entries covering different nomenclature systems (but not the system I see most often (CM7, Cm7, etc). It

Re: [Finale] Chord suffixes -- this just seems impossible to use

This is all very discouraging. I appreciate the solution to being able to delete chord (the version of the selection dialog that includes the documented buttons. It is hard to imagine how they could make this part of their software any less usable without simply crashing -- oh wait, I did

Re: [Finale] Chord suffixes -- Unhelpful delete behavior

Yet more bugs / annoyances / bad ideas. I was able to get to the dialog as you suggested. Just for fun, I selected all my suffixes and clicked delete. This would make sense on a document that had no chords, to prepare to import a new suffix library. As it happens, I had entered one chord in

Re: [Finale] Chord suffixes -- this just seems impossible to use

It seems there really is no practical way to use chord suffixes in Finale, for all but the simplest of chords, without actually knowing the suffix number and entering the chord using the colon syntax. And in turn, that means you practically need a reference card to know what those suffixes

[Finale] Chord suffixes -- this just seems impossible to use

I have found the the whole chord thing unbelievably tedious for as long as I have used Finale -- over 10 releases I'm sure. I decided to take some time to really try to learn how to make the system work tonight. This has been a miserable failure. My ideal would be to be able to enter chords

Re: [Finale] Chord suffixes -- this just seems impossible to use

Further information on the chord suffixes. I stumbled onto a video that exposed the (not very well documented) trick of entering chords like A:0. The :0 causes a dialog to pop up with a list of available chord suffixes. The one I need in this case is #65 on my system and has the suffix name

[Finale] Chord suffixes -- my suffix selection dialog is neutered

According to http://www.finalemusic.com/UserManuals/Finale2014Win/Finale.htm#Finale/Chord_Suffix_Selection.htm The Chord Suffix Selection dialog box ... allows you to select, delete, or edit any of the suffixes; it also provides an entrance to the Chord Suffix Editor, None of this seems to be

Re: [Finale] Chord symbol question

I use chord symbols on almost every project I do, and Finale drives me nuts every time. For me, the spacing is the least of my problems (although I agree spacing is not great). To me, it is a lot more basic. Every chord I want to enter, Finale doesn't seem to recognize, and it doesn't seem

Re: [Finale] Chord symbol question

Part of the problem is that there ISN'T a standardised way of writing chord symbols. For instance, CM7, depending on where you live, could mean major or minor 7, while C+7 could mean dom7(#5) or major 7. While Finale DOES have a couple of more-or-less consistent libraries included in some

Re: [Finale] Chord symbol question

What Christopher suggests is (pretty much as always), the best way I have found to do things. It does require taking the time to create a suffix library, but once it's done - it's done. I use Bill Duncan's chord symbol and chord suffix fonts and find them attractive and flexible enough, and

[Finale] Chord symbol question

I'm finding that when I add a chord suffix to an altered chord, eg F#7, the suffix is too close to the # sign. It's fine with a plain chord letter name. Is there a way to add some space after the accidental? I suppose I could create a whole duplicate set of symbols with a little extra space

Re: [Finale] Chord symbol question

Hi John I've often suggested offsets for such scenarios but never, until you've mentioned this, found anyone else who was bothered by Finale's lack of precision in this respect. My suffix libraries include a duplicate set of suffixes which start about 5 EVPU further to the right for those I use

Re: [Finale] Chord symbol question

I'm bugged by it. In fact the thing that bugs me most is that if you open up a bit of space to allow for the sharp, then a root WITHOUT an alteration seems to have too BIG of a gap. I created a whole set of custom suffixes, but of course Finale being what it is, they took me a very long time

Re: [Finale] Chord symbol question

I think all that's required is an Horizontal offset for chords with alterations setting. -- Simon Troup | BA Hons (Mus) http://www.digitalmusicart.com Partners: Simon Troup Jennie Troup VAT Registration: 982 4230 17 *If you can twang it, we can engrave it. Seriously, we can. No... really!*

Re: [Finale] Chord symbol question

Thank you both for the input. I've usually used lyrics for chord symbols, using one of the Metronome fonts which mixes music symbols with texts and has a nice set of superscript numbers, but I was getting a random bug in Fin2012 where lyrics would suddenly get out of sync with their

Re: [Finale] Chord symbol question

Once you get a nice library set up (with that tiny little un-resizeable edit window where the nudge buttons don't work!) it is pretty painless. I have many, many issues with the chord tool, though. Christopher On Thu May 15, at ThursdayMay 15 5:23 PM, John Roberts wrote: Thank you both for

Re: [Finale] Chord symbol question

Lol, Christopher, yes, the Window Of Shame. -- Simon Troup | BA Hons (Mus) http://www.digitalmusicart.com Partners: Simon Troup Jennie Troup VAT Registration: 982 4230 17 *If you can twang it, we can engrave it. Seriously, we can. No... really!* *This email is a private communication

Re: [Finale] Chord notation question

Ha ha! Yes, Darcy nailed it. Cmaj7, the Canadian variant. I saw it here in Montreal, too, and had to deal with musicians mis-reading it as Cdim7, among other things. Like the crumhorn, the serpent, and the ophecleide, the circled 7th chord has died a deserved death, only employed by dead people

Re: [Finale] Chord notation question

Bill Evans used to use a European 7, the one with a slash through it used to distinguish it from the European 1 that looks a lot like our 7. I got used to that as a shorthand Maj7 symbol. It worked especially well for min/Maj7 chords. Anything's good, as long as there's concensus. I'd use

[Finale] Chord notation question

I'm doing a chart, and the composer has some chords as C (7) but instead of parentheses, the 7 is in a circle. I have never run across that variant before. What is he trying to specify? Carl === Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found. (Email Guard: 7.0.0.18,

Re: [Finale] Chord notation question

I would assume G7, but can you ask composer? On Nov 14, 2013 11:10 AM, dershem ders...@cox.net wrote: I'm doing a chart, and the composer has some chords as C (7) but instead of parentheses, the 7 is in a circle. I have never run across that variant before. What is he trying to specify?

Re: [Finale] Chord notation question

On 11/13/2013 8:14 PM, Raymond Horton wrote: I would assume G7, but can you ask composer? On Nov 14, 2013 11:10 AM, dershem ders...@cox.net wrote: Lost my ouija board - alas, the composer is dead. And Canadian. Don't know if that makes a difference or not. It's an old Rob McConnell chart

Re: [Finale] Chord notation question

What are the instruments playing under that symbol? Or do you just have a lead sheet? In such cases of odd chord symbols, I've always relied on the notes under the symbol to tell me what the odd symbol *really* means. Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the typos. On Nov 13, 2013, at

Re: [Finale] Chord notation question

Dead. And Canadian... Hah! The old MTV quiz show had a category called Dead or Canadian - name a celebrity, contestant would guess which: William Shatner? (Canadian), 'William Frawley?. (Dead). On Nov 14, 2013 11:20 AM, dershem ders...@cox.net wrote: On 11/13/2013 8:14 PM, Raymond Horton wrote:

Re: [Finale] Chord notation question

The old MTV quiz show Remote Control. Gave the world Adam Sandler On Nov 14, 2013 11:28 AM, Raymond Horton horton.raym...@gmail.com wrote: Dead. And Canadian... Hah! The old MTV quiz show had a category called Dead or Canadian - name a celebrity, contestant would guess which: William Shatner?

Re: [Finale] Chord notation question

On 11/13/2013 8:21 PM, Williams, Jim wrote: What are the instruments playing under that symbol? Or do you just have a lead sheet? In such cases of odd chord symbols, I've always relied on the notes under the symbol to tell me what the odd symbol *really* means. I start with the rhythm

Re: [Finale] Chord notation question

If it's not too disruptive to your workflow, i'd save the chords on this particular chart until last if possible. Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the typos. On Nov 13, 2013, at 11:36 PM, dershem ders...@cox.net wrote: On 11/13/2013 8:21 PM, Williams, Jim wrote: What are the

Re: [Finale] Chord notation question

CMA7. Cheers, - DJA - WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On Nov 13, 2013, at 11:09 PM, dershem ders...@cox.net wrote: I'm doing a chart, and the composer has some chords as C (7) but instead of parentheses, the 7 is in a circle. I have never run across that variant before. What

Re: [Finale] Chord notation question

I seem to recall occasionally seeing that mean maj7, but I can't remember for sure. Might that make sense in context? Doug On Nov 13, 2013, at 8:09 PM, dershem ders...@cox.net wrote: I'm doing a chart, and the composer has some chords as C (7) but instead of parentheses, the 7 is in a

Re: [Finale] Chord notation question

(It's an idiosyncratic shorthand for major seventh that only ever took hold in Toronto.) Cheers, - DJA - WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On Nov 13, 2013, at 11:09 PM, dershem ders...@cox.net wrote: I'm doing a chart, and the composer has some chords as C (7) but instead of

Re: [Finale] Chord notation question

On 11/13/2013 8:42 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote: CMA7. Cheers, - DJA Thanks, Darcy. cd === Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found. (Email Guard: 7.0.0.18, Virus/Spyware Database: 6.18500) http://www.pctools.com/ ===

Re: [Finale] Chord notation question

On 11/13/2013 8:42 PM, Doug Walter wrote: I seem to recall occasionally seeing that mean maj7, but I can't remember for sure. Might that make sense in context? Doug It might. [looking...] I see other Maj chords but no Maj7, so, yeah, it's likely. cd On Nov 13, 2013, at 8:09 PM, dershem

Re: [Finale] Chord notation question

On 11/13/2013 8:43 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote: (It's an idiosyncratic shorthand for major seventh that only ever took hold in Toronto.) Cheers, - DJA Yeah, that makes as much sense as any of Rob's eccentricities. :) cd === Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware

[Finale] Chord notation bug (?)

Something else I noticed - I had a lead sheet with chords attached to the melody line. I tried to transpose it without changing the melody, from C major to F major, so I used other and specified hold pitches modally in the key signature menu. To my utter amazement, it transposed the chords ! !

[Finale] chord chart slash spacing

Now that chords can be attached without notation I'm wondering how others go about spacing measures that only have the staff style slash notation in them. If nothing else occurs in the measure stack, and with the minimum meas. width set to zero, these measures are very squashed-looking. Bars

Re: [Finale] chord chart slash spacing

Is there any specific reason why you don't include chords in the music spacing options? I think your solution of putting rests for spacing purposes is an excellent solution. That gives you the ability to control the width and chord placement quite well. If you need more space in some part of

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