Instruction Manual

756 Notation and Lyrics
Chords and Marks
The Chord Properties dialog box also lets you draw guitar chord grids and
manage the chord library.
You can suppress the display of all guitar chord diagrams by deselecting
the Show Chord Grids option in the Staff view's Layout dialog box. With this
option disabled, only chord text appears.
To Add a Chord Symbol
1. Click the Draw tool .
2. Select the Chord tool .
3. Position the pointer above the staff (the pointer changes to a pencil
when you are in a legal position).
4. Click to place a chord symbol.
SONAR inserts a copy of the most recently added chord (by default, C).
You can then edit the symbol to display the chord you want.
To Move a Chord Symbol
1. Click the Draw tool .
2. Drag the chord symbol to a new location.
To Edit a Chord Symbol
1. Right-click the symbol to open the Chord Properties dialog box.
2. Edit information about the chord according to the table:
To do this… Do this…
Move a chord in time Change the Time property.
Give the chord a new name Select a chord from the dropdown
list, or type a new name. Use # for
sharp and b for flat.
Add descriptive text to the
chord name
Type the text in square brackets
after the chord name. The text
does not appear in the Staff view.
See a different set of chords Select a group from the list. This
option only applies if you have
created a custom chord library.