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:
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Press Shift-Q.
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Choose
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Click Chord Symbols in the Notations toolbox.
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:
Type of chord symbol root |
Popover entry |
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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. |
Chord symbol quality |
Popover entry |
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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 % |
Interval |
Popover entry |
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Major 7th |
^7 or ^ |
Major 9th |
^9, maj9, or 9maj7 |
Type of chord symbol alteration |
Popover entry |
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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. |
Example altered bass note chord symbols |
Popover entry |
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G7/D |
G7,D |
G/B |
Gmaj,B |
C(♭5)/E♭ |
Cmajb5/Eb |
Fm/D♯ |
Fmi/D# |
Example polychord symbols |
Popover entry |
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G7/D |
G7;D |
G/E |
G;E |
Cmaj7/D |
Cmaj7|D |
Fm/D♯ |
Fmi|D# |
No chord symbol |
Popover entry |
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No chord |
N.C., NC, no chord, or none |
Modal chord symbol |
Popover entry |
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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 |
The appearance of the resulting chord symbols in your project depends on the options you have selected on the Chord Symbols page in .
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.