User guide

Chapter 33 Working With Notation 751
Creating Chord Symbols
Chord symbols are text objects designed for fast chord entry. Logic Express uses special
text attributes to display chord symbols, and also offers additional editing tools.
To create a chord symbol:
1 Do one of the following:
 Drag the chord object from the Part box to the desired position in your score.
 Select the chord object in the Part box, then click at the desired position with the
Text tool.
 Select any text object in the Part box, then Option-click at the desired position with
the Text tool.
Note: Ensure that you insert chord objects at the correct bar position. Watch the help
tag while inserting the chord object.
2 Enter the text for the chord.
A chord symbol can include a root note, a separate bass note, and two lines of
extensions. As you enter the text for the chord in the Score Editor, you can influence
the way the inserted text is distributed:
 First, enter the root, then the extensions, then—after typing a slash—the (optional)
additional bass note.
 As soon as you enter a number, everything following it will be placed in the upper
extension line. If you write “G7(b9/b13)”, the whole “7(b9/b13)” will be placed in the
upper line, and the lower line remains blank.
 If you write letters before a number (FMAJ7/9, for example), Logic Express places the
letters in the lower line, and everything after the first number, in the upper line.
 You can influence this automatic placement by entering a comma in the text:
everything before the comma will be placed in the lower line, and everything after it,
into the upper line. Only one comma can be used. Blank spaces can be entered, to
create additional horizontal space between the extension and the root.