Instruction Manual

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Chords and Marks
Notation and Lyrics
the score with the Draw tool. They can be selected, cut, copied, pasted,
deleted, and dragged and dropped. With the exception of pedal marks,
though, these symbols have no audible effect; they serve only to enhance
and clarify the printed score.
See:
Adding Chord Symbols
Adding Expression Marks
Adding Hairpin Symbols
Adding Pedal Marks
Adding Chord Symbols
The Staff view lets you enter chord symbols above the staff. You can enter
both ordinary chord names and guitar chord symbols, which display both
the chord name and fingering. SONAR has a large number of predefined
chords from which you can choose. You can also define and save your own
chords.
If a track is split into treble/bass staves, chords are allowed only above the
upper (treble) staff.
SONAR stores its library of chords in the file
CHORDS.LIW. The chords in the
library are sorted into groups. You can add and remove chords from the
library, create new groups (i.e., for alternative guitar tunings), and add
chords from a different library file.
You edit chords in the Chord Properties dialog box. Chord properties are
shown in the following table:
Property... Meaning...
Time The time of the chord, in measure, beat, and tick
(MBT) format
Name The name of the chord
Group The chord group