Chord symbols popover

You can input chord symbols with different combinations of components using the chord symbols popover. The following tables contain examples of what to enter into the chord symbols popover for the different chord symbol components possible in Dorico.

You can open the chord symbols popover in Write mode in any of the following ways:

Press Shift-Q.
Choose Write > Create Chord Symbol.
Click Chord Symbols in the Notations toolbox.

Note

You can combine multiple types of entries to create more complex chord symbols if you enter them one after another into the chord symbols popover without spaces between them. For example, enter Eblocrian for the following chord symbol:

Table 1. Chord symbol roots
Type of chord symbol root	Popover entry
English note names C, D♭, F♯, B, and so on.	`C`, `Db`, `F#`, `B`, and so on.
German note names C, D♭, F♯, B, and so on.	`C`, `Des`, `Fis`, `H`, and so on.
Fixed-do solfège C, D♭, F, F♯, B, and so on.	`do`, `reb`, `so`, `so#`, `ti`, and so on.
Nashville numbers representing scale degrees Assuming C major: C, D♭, F♯, B, and so on.	`1`, `2b`, `4#`, `7`, and so on.

Table 2. Chord symbol qualities
Chord symbol quality	Popover entry
Major	`maj`, `M`, `ma`, or nothing after entering the root.
Minor	`m`, `min`, or `mi`
Diminished	`dim`, `di`, or `o`
Augmented	`aug`, `au`, `ag`, or `+`
Half-diminished	`half-dim`, `halfdim`, or `hd`
6/9	`6/9`, `69`, or `%`

Table 3. Chord symbol intervals
Interval	Popover entry
Major 7th	`^7` or `^`
Major 9th	`^9`, `maj9`, or `9maj7`

Table 4. Chord symbol alterations
Type of chord symbol alteration	Popover entry
Alterations	`b5`, `#9`, and so on.
Added notes	`add#11`, `addF#`, `addBb`, and so on.
Suspensions	`sus4`, `sus9`, and so on.
Omissions	`omit3`, `no7`, and so on.

Table 5. Chord symbols with altered bass notes
Example altered bass note chord symbols	Popover entry
G7/D	`G7,D`
G/B	`Gmaj,B`
C(♭5)/E♭	`Cmajb5/Eb`
Fm/D♯	`Fmi/D#`

Table 6. Polychord symbols
Example polychord symbols	Popover entry
G7/D	`G7;D`
G/E	`G;E`
Cmaj7/D	`Cmaj7\|D`
Fm/D♯	`Fmi\|D#`

Table 7. No chord symbols
No chord symbol	Popover entry
No chord	`N.C.`, `NC`, `no chord`, or `none`

Table 8. Modal chord symbols
Modal chord symbol	Popover entry
Ionian	`ionian`
Dorian	`dorian`
Phrygian	`phrygian`
Lydian	`lydian`
Mixolydian	`mixolydian`
Aeolian	`aeolian`
Locrian	`locrian`
Melodic minor	`melodicminor`
Harmonic minor	`harmonicminor`
Whole tone	`wholetone`
Octatonic or diminished half-whole	`diminishedhalfwhole`, `diminishedsemitonetone`, `octatonichalfwhole`, or `octatonicsemitonetone`
Octatonic or diminished whole-half	`diminishedwholehalf`, `diminishedtonesemitone`, `octatonicwholehalf`, or `octatonictonesemitone`

Note

The appearance of the resulting chord symbols in your project depends on the options you have selected on the Chord Symbols page in Engrave > Engraving Options.

This list is not comprehensive, as there are many possible chord symbols. It is intended to illustrate the different components you can use to input different chord symbols.