Documentation can be found in the same folder. Select a customized Chord symbols style file in the field below: this can be created by copying and modifying one of the pre-existing files in the "styles" folder. The Custom style option allows you to customize the look of chord symbols (and also ensures compatibility with older scores).
The Jazz style is selected by default if you use any of the Jazz templates. In the Jazz style, the MuseJazz font is used for a handwritten look, with distinctive superscript and other formatting characteristics. In the Standard style, chords are rendered simply, with the font determined by your chord symbol text style. You can select between these using the radio buttons. Three options are possible: Standard and Jazz and Custom. Adjustable properties are listed under the following headings: From the menu, select Format→ Style…→ Chord Symbols.To access formatting options for chord symbols: Select a chord symbol and make changes in the Inspector, pressing the "Set as style" buttons as you go.Then edit the text properties as required. From the main menu, choose Format → Style → Text Styles → Chord Symbol.To adjust the appearance of all chord symbol text, use any of the following options: If this is not required, you can untick the "Transpose chord symbols" option in the same dialog. Transpose chord symbolsĬhord symbols are automatically transposed by default if you apply the menu Transpose command to the containing measures.
Ctrl (Mac: Cmd) plus number ( 1 - 9) move Cursor by duration corresponding to number (e.g.Shift+ Tab move cursor to previous measure.Ctrl+ Space (Mac: Alt+ Space) add a space to the chord name.
Shift+ Space move cursor to previous note, rest, or beat.Space move Cursor to next note, rest, or beat.The following commands are available during chord symbol entry: Do not try to use actual flat, sharp and natural signs, as MuseScore will not understand those properly. When you exit a chord symbol, the characters entered will automatically assume the correct format: by default a root note typed in lower case will turn into upper case (for alternative options, see Automatic Capitalization) a " #", " b" or " natural" will turn into a proper sharp (♯), flat (♭) or natural (♮) and so on. Exit chord symbol mode by pressing Esc.Move the cursor forward or backwards to continue entering or editing chord symbols (see below).For other symbols, see Chord symbol syntax (below).Note that these don't transpose nor play back (other than the root note), nor export to MusicXML properly. Double flat: b b (small letter "b" twice).Double sharp: x (small letter "x") or # (two hash symbols).Sharp: # (hash symbol, Alt+ 3 on a UK keyboard).Enter the chord symbol just like normal text, as follows: The cursor is now positioned above the staff ready for input.Note: To fill measures with slashes, see Fill with slashes or Toggle rhythmic slash notation.Īs well as conventional chord symbol notation, MuseScore as of version 3.3 also supports the Nashville Number System (NNS), and Roman Numeral Analysis (RNA). Chord symbols are an abbreviated way of representing musical chords (see Chord names and symbols (Wikipedia) for further details).