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1 Omitted string
Indicates a string that must not sound.
2 Open string
Indicates a string that must sound but must be left open, that is, not stopped.
3 Dots
Indicate the fret positions where strings should be stopped, usually with left-hand ngers.
4
Barré
Indicates that multiple strings must be stopped with the same nger, usually pressed at
against the fretboard.
5
Starting fret number
Indicates the number of the highest fret in the chord diagram when this is not the rst fret.
6
Nut
Represents the top of the fretboard, or “nut”, and appears in chord diagrams whose highest
fret is the rst fret.
RELATED LINKS
Changing the chord diagram shape on page 544
Hiding/Showing chord diagrams
You can hide/show chord diagrams for any type of fretted instrument alongside chord symbols.
You can also change the fretted instrument or tuning for which chord diagrams are shown.
However, you cannot show chord diagrams when chord symbols are hidden.
PREREQUISITE
You have input the chord symbols for which you want to show chord diagrams.
Chord symbols are shown above the staves where you want to show chord diagrams.
PROCEDURE
1. In Setup mode, select a player in the Players panel for whom you want to hide/show chord
diagrams.
2. Right-click the player and choose one of the following options from the context menu:
To show chord diagrams, choose Chord Diagrams > [Fretted instrument and tuning].
For example, to show chord diagrams for a guitar in DADGAD tuning, choose Chord
Diagrams > DADGAD guitar tuning.
To hide chord diagrams, choose Chord Diagrams > No Chord Diagrams.
RESULT
Chord diagrams are shown alongside all chord symbols for the selected player, as appropriate
for the selected fretted instrument and tuning. Dorico SE shows the simplest diagram available
for each chord, that is, shapes with the most open strings and
nger positions closest to the nut.
If no chord diagram is available for a chord symbol, an empty chord diagram is shown.
TIP
You can edit empty chord diagrams to save a new chord diagram shape.
Chord diagrams
Hiding/Showing chord diagrams
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