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582 Chapter 16 Score Editor
Several Verses Written below each other
There can be several LYRIC objects assigned to the same note, so you can insert several
verses for a song, one below the other. Start with the first verse and make sure the
vertical distance to the notes is correct. Then start with the input of the second verse.
As long as you stay in fast lyric input mode, all Lyric objects for the second verse will
stay at the same height as the object you started with, in this case the first word of the
second verse.
Note: It is important that Lyric objects are assigned to the right MIDI Region, if you
work in a full score display (Remember: selected staves are displayed with blue stave
lines). Generally it is recommended that you insert lyrics in linear view, and single MIDI
Region display mode, especially if you insert more than one verse. In linear view, it is
also easier, for example, to rubber band select several Lyric objects, to change all of
their positions.
Chord Symbols
Inserting Chord Symbols
Chord symbols (text object CHORD) are inserted into the score like regular Text objects,
with the mouse from the Part box, or directly with the Text tool, while holding Option.
A text cursor will appear. First you enter the root of the chord, and then the additional
information.
Important: When you insert chord symbols, be careful to insert them at the correct bar
position. Watch the help tag as you insert the chord object.
A chord symbol can include a root note, a separate bass note and two lines of
extensions. Try to insert a simple chord symbol first. Type Eb7 and press Enter. The
result will look like this:
Now double-click on the root Eb. The following edit window will open:
There are four entry fields for the different parts: one for the root, one for an additional
bass note and two for extensions, which are placed above each other. If you click on
any of them, an entry field opens where you can edit the chord symbol, or enter the
desired additional information.