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Notation reference
Chord symbols
Chord symbols describe the vertical harmony of the music at a specific moment. They are frequently used in jazz and pop music, where players often improvise around chord progressions.
Parenthesized chord symbols
Parentheses around chord symbols are often used to indicate an alternative set of chord changes or that chords are optional. In Dorico SE, you can show parentheses around any chord symbol that uses appearance presets.
Changing the size of chord symbol parentheses
You can change the size of chord symbol parentheses without changing the size of the chord symbols to which they apply; for example, to ensure that parentheses appear the same size on adjacent chord symbols with different heights. You can do this for the current layout and frame chain only, or for all layouts and frame chains.

Changing the size of chord symbol parentheses

You can change the size of chord symbol parentheses without changing the size of the chord symbols to which they apply; for example, to ensure that parentheses appear the same size on adjacent chord symbols with different heights. You can do this for the current layout and frame chain only, or for all layouts and frame chains.

Prerequisite

The lower zone is shown.
Properties is selected in the lower zone toolbar.

Procedure

Select the parenthesized chord symbols whose parenthesis size you want to change.
In the Properties panel, activate Parenthesis scale % in the Chord Symbols group.
Change the value in the value field.

The scale size is expressed as a percentage of the parenthesis glyph rather than the chord symbol, allowing you to create a consistent parenthesis size regardless of the chord symbol height.

Result

The size of parentheses around the selected chord symbols is changed.