Note the Alteration box is especially important
if you want a chord symbol that’s out of the key and Simplify Spelling
is turned on in the Chord menu. Suppose, for example, that you’re in the
key of A, but you want an A flat chord symbol. You might assume that entering
a scale degree of 1 (A) and an Alteration of –1 would do the trick—but
in fact, you’d get a G chord symbol. To solve the problem,
enter 2 in the Root box, and –3 in the Alteration box. In effect, you
get an A flat chord symbol by specifying a B triple-flat.
If you don’t want the chord symbol to play back, uncheck the appropriate Play box.
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