Clefs and octave lines popover
The following tables contain the entries for the clefs and octave lines popover that you can use to input the different clefs and octave lines available.
You can open the clefs and octave lines popover in Write mode in any of the following ways when either an item is selected or the caret is active:
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Press Shift-C.
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In the Notations toolbox, click Popovers , then Clefs .
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Select an existing clef or octave line and press Return.
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Choose
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The icon on the left-hand side of the popover matches the corresponding button in the Notations toolbox on the right of the window.
Clefs
Type of clef |
Popover entry |
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Treble G clef |
g, G, g2, sol, or treble |
Bass F clef |
f, F, f4, fa, or bass |
Tenor C clef |
ct, CT, c4, ut4, or tenor |
Alto C clef |
ca, CA, c3, ut3, or alto |
Treble G clef, octave below |
g8ba, G8ba, g8d, G8d, treble8ba, or treble8d |
Treble G clef, two octaves below |
g15ba, G15ba, g15d, G15d, treble15ba, or treble15d |
Treble G clef, octave above |
g8va, G8va, g8u, G8u, treble8va, or treble8u |
Treble G clef, two octaves above |
g15ma, G15ma, g15u, G15u, treble15ma, or treble15u |
French violin clef |
g1 |
Alto C clef, octave below |
ca8ba, CA8ba, ca8d, CA8d, alto8ba, or alto8d |
Tenor C clef, octave below |
ct8ba, CT8ba, ct8d, CT8d, tenor8ba, or tenor8d |
Bass F clef, octave below |
f8ba, F8ba, f8d, F8d, bass8ba, or bass8d |
Bass F clef, two octaves below |
f15ba, F15ba, f15d, F15d, bass15ba, or bass15d |
Bass F clef, octave above |
f8va, F8va, f8u, F8u, bass8va, or bass8u |
Bass F clef, two octaves above |
f15ma, F15ma, f15u, F15u, bass15ma, or bass15u |
Unpitched percussion |
perc |
4-string tablature |
tab4 |
6-string tablature |
tab6 |
Baritone bass clef |
baritonebass |
Baritone clef |
baritone, c5, or ut5 |
Mezzo-soprano clef |
mezzo, c2, or ut2 |
Soprano C clef |
soprano, c1, or ut1 |
Sub-bass clef |
subbass |
Invisible clef |
invisible |
More clefs are available in the Clefs panel, including the Indian drum clef and rectangular percussion clef.
Octave shifts for clefs
Function of octave shifts |
Popover entry |
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Shift notes up by one octave |
+1 |
Shift notes up by two octaves |
+2 |
Shift notes down by one octave |
-1 |
Shift notes down by two octaves |
-2 |
Set octave shift for concert pitch |
c |
Set octave shift for transposed pitch |
t |
For example, enter treble+1t for a treble clef shifted up one octave in transposed pitch layouts, causing notes after the clef in transposed pitch layouts to appear an octave lower than they appear with a normal treble clef.
Octave lines
Function of octave line |
Popover entry |
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Shift notes up by one octave |
8va, 8, 8u, or 1u |
Shift notes up by two octaves |
15ma, 15, 15u, or 2u |
Shift notes up by three octaves |
22ma, 22, 22u, or 3u |
Shift notes down by one octave |
8ba, 8vb, 8d, or 1d |
Shift notes down by two octaves |
15ba, 15vb, 15d, or 2d |
Shift notes down by three octaves |
22ba, 22vb, 22d, or 3d |
Loco indication |
loco |
End of octave line For example, enter stop to specify where an octave line ends during note input. |
| or stop |