Apple Logic Express 8 - Manual (Page 753)

Chapter 33 Working With Notation 753
Inputting Several Chord Symbols
If you want to insert several chord symbols into the same staff, there is a shortcut
(similar to the lyric input mode) available. Following text entry of the first chord, press
Tab, rather than Return. The text cursor automatically moves to the position of the next
(displayed) note or rest. Enter the desired chord and repeat the process, or press Tab
several times, to move to the target position for the next chord symbol.
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Tip: If you want to insert one chord per bar into a very busy part, it’s much faster to
create an empty MIDI region, and enter the desired chords into it (the cursor moves to
the next bar when you press Tab in empty regions). Following chord entry, you can
either merge the MIDI region with the original MIDI region in the Arrange area, or copy
and paste all chords at once.
Enharmonically Changing Chord Symbols
You can change the roots of chord symbols enharmonically. Only additional bass notes
need to be edited directly in the Chord Symbol window. When changing a chord
enharmonically, the chord’s spelling changes, but the pitches of the chord notes remain
identical. As an example: When changing the “Gb7” enharmonically, it becomes “F#7”.
To enharmonically change the root of chord symbols:
1 Select the chord.
2 Do one of the following:
 Choose Attributes > Accidentals > Enharmonic Shift: # (or use the Enharmonic
Shift: # key command, default: Shift-H).
 Choose Attributes > Accidentals > Enharmonic Shift: b (or use the
Enharmonic Shift: b key command, default: Shift-B).
Transposition of Chord Symbols
Chord symbols inserted into transposing staff styles are automatically transposed, just
like notes. Further to this, if the Transposition parameter (for playback transposition) in
the Region Parameter box is changed, all chord symbols in the MIDI region will be
affected accordingly.
German Chord Symbols: H Instead of B
If you choose one of the German Chord Symbol settings in the Chord Symbol
Language menu of the Score project settings’ Global tab, the note B in all chord
symbols is displayed with its German name H. The English B flat is written as B or Bb,
when German chord symbols are displayed.
Note: The German (H, B, F#) setting is activated automatically, as soon as the letter H is
used during chord symbol input.