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General Discussion / PianoStructNK - another piano tab font
Hello everybody:

I would like to share the following font with you: PianoStructNK

You can download it here:
http://fontstruct.fontshop.com/fontstructions/show/187000
“PianoStructNK” is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Share Alike license
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/).

Originally, I had the idea of adding piano tab images representing chords to my NWC scores.
I thought that this might help me in memorizing the keys I have to press for a given chord.

However, since there are no ways (at least I couldn't find one) to embed image files to NWC scores,
I decided to create my own TTF font that I can use for graphical chord representation in NWC.

When I find some time I will add some more instructions/documentation here.

If you want to check it out without a detailed guideline, then start with the following letter sequences that gives you (hopefully) an idea on how to use it:
Code: [Select · Download]
.
renders the first 5 piano keys of an octave ranging from C - E
Code: [Select · Download]
:
renders the last 7 piano keys of an octave ranging from F - B
Any key following the . or : will hit the respective key, for instance
Code: [Select · Download]
.cCdDe:fFgGaAb
renders an entire octave with all keys hit.
Code: [Select · Download]
.ce:gB
renders a C7.
Code: [Select · Download]
:b.D:Fa
renders a B7.
You have to set a font size of 36 (or more) for acceptable reading.
That should be enough for a start.

Of course, PianoStructNK can be used in other applications like Word files or powerpoint presentations, as well.

Comments/critics are welcome.

Cheers, Norbert.

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General Discussion / Re: Make chord symbols sound
Dear Milton, Keith, Bill and Lawrie:

Many thanks for your helpful hints.

It has a been a while now, and I thought I could bring in some positive feedback to this thread and forum at the risk of boring you to death. Well, I take the risk.

Time flies and I am still at the bottom of the learning curve but hey: it is pure fun.
All these symbols seems to make sense at the end :-)

I have borrowed a couple of books from my local public library in the meantime.
The titles "Real Book of Blues" and "250 Jazz & Blues All-Time Hits" are among them and
after having transferred some lead sheets (like "A Mess of Blues" by Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman) into NWC, I was not only able to hear the great tunes and the accompanying chords but also to "reproduce" them on my piano. Slowly (very slowly) but surely (well, this needs still to be approved :-).

The point is that I am already tired of copying and pasting the right chords from one file to the other, at the right place with the right duration, and so I decided to go the rocky path (like Rick prognosticated) and did some coding in Perl ("if your only tool is a hammer then every problem is a nail"). The resulting script is a kind of quick and dirty program that can be viewed at as a proof of concept. It's functioning but it is in its early stage with lots of teething troubles. INPUT: NWCTXT file with one staff containing both the tune and the text chord symbols. OUTPUT: original staff plus second staff with NWC chord representation. 

Example INPUT(snippet):
Code: [Select · Download]
!NoteWorthyComposerClip(2.0,Single)
|Clef|Type:Treble
|TimeSig|Signature:4/4
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:-2|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=First
|Note|Dur:8th,Dotted,Slur|Pos:-1|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:-2|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=End
|Bar|Style:MasterRepeatOpen
|Text|Text:"C7"|Font:StaffItalic|Pos:9
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:b0
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:0
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:0
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:-1
|Bar
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:-2
|Note|Dur:4th,Dotted|Pos:-2
|Rest|Dur:8th,Dotted
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:-2|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=First
|Note|Dur:8th,Dotted,Slur|Pos:-1|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:-2|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=End
|Bar
!NoteWorthyComposerClip-End

Example OUTPUT(snippet):
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!NoteWorthyComposerClip(2.0,Single)
|Clef|Type:Treble
|TimeSig|Signature:4/4
|Rest|Dur:16th|Opts:Stem=Up
|Rest|Dur:8th,Dotted,Slur|Opts:Stem=Up
|Rest|Dur:16th|Opts:Stem=Up
|Bar|Style:MasterRepeatOpen
|Text|Text:"C7"|Font:StaffItalic|Pos:9
|Chord|Dur:Whole|Pos:-6,-4,-2,b0
|Bar
|Chord|Dur:Whole|Pos:-6,-4,-2,b0
|Bar
!NoteWorthyComposerClip-End

Entire Output for more insight:
(1. Staff: Original score,
 2. Staff: Intermediate step with tied chords,
 3. Staff: Chords with aggregated durations)
Code: [Select · Download]
!NoteWorthyComposer(2.0)
|SongInfo|Title:"A Mess of Blue"|Author:"<Name>"|Lyricist:""|Copyright1:"Copyright © 2009 <Name>"|Copyright2:"All Rights Reserved"
|PgSetup|StaffSize:16|Zoom:5|TitlePage:Y|JustifyVertically:Y|ExtendLastSystem:N|DurationPadding:Y|PageNumbers:0|StaffLabels:None|BarNumbers:None|StartingBar:1|AllowLayering:Y
|Font|Style:Staff Italic|Typeface:"Times New Roman"|Size:10|Bold:Y|Italic:Y|CharSet:0
|Font|Style:Staff Bold|Typeface:"Times New Roman"|Size:8|Bold:Y|Italic:N|CharSet:0
|Font|Style:Staff Lyric|Typeface:"Times New Roman"|Size:7|Bold:N|Italic:N|CharSet:0
|Font|Style:Page Title Text|Typeface:"Times New Roman"|Size:24|Bold:Y|Italic:N|CharSet:0
|Font|Style:Page Text|Typeface:"Times New Roman"|Size:12|Bold:N|Italic:N|CharSet:0
|Font|Style:Page Small Text|Typeface:"Times New Roman"|Size:8|Bold:N|Italic:N|CharSet:0
|Font|Style:User 1|Typeface:"Times New Roman"|Size:8|Bold:N|Italic:N|CharSet:0
|Font|Style:User 2|Typeface:"Times New Roman"|Size:8|Bold:N|Italic:N|CharSet:0
|Font|Style:User 3|Typeface:"Times New Roman"|Size:8|Bold:N|Italic:N|CharSet:0
|Font|Style:User 4|Typeface:"Times New Roman"|Size:8|Bold:N|Italic:N|CharSet:0
|Font|Style:User 5|Typeface:"Times New Roman"|Size:8|Bold:N|Italic:N|CharSet:0
|Font|Style:User 6|Typeface:"Times New Roman"|Size:8|Bold:N|Italic:N|CharSet:0
|PgMargins|Left:1.27|Top:1.27|Right:1.27|Bottom:1.27|Mirror:N
|AddStaff|Name:"Staff"|Group:"Standard"
|StaffProperties|EndingBar:Section Close|Visible:Y|BoundaryTop:12|BoundaryBottom:12|Lines:5|Style:Standard|Layer:N|Color:Default
|StaffProperties|Muted:N|Volume:127|StereoPan:64|Device:0|Channel:1
|StaffInstrument|Trans:0|DynVel:10,30,45,60,75,92,108,127
|Clef|Type:Treble
|TimeSig|Signature:4/4
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:-2|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=First
|Note|Dur:8th,Dotted,Slur|Pos:-1|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:-2|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=End
|Bar|Style:MasterRepeatOpen
|Text|Text:"C7"|Font:StaffItalic|Pos:9
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:b0
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:0
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:0
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:-1
|Bar
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:-2
|Note|Dur:4th,Dotted|Pos:-2
|Rest|Dur:8th,Dotted
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:-2|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=First
|Note|Dur:8th,Dotted,Slur|Pos:-1|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:-2|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=End
|Bar
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:b0
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:0
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:0
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:-1|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=First
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:-2^|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=End
|Bar
|Note|Dur:Half|Pos:-2
|Rest|Dur:4th,Dotted
|Note|Dur:16th,Slur|Pos:1|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=First
|Note|Dur:8th,Dotted|Pos:2|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:1|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=End
|Bar
|Text|Text:"F7"|Font:StaffItalic|Pos:9
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:b3
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:3
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:3
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:2
|Bar
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:1
|Note|Dur:4th,Dotted|Pos:1
|Rest|Dur:Half
|Bar
|Note|Dur:8th,Dotted|Pos:b3|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=First
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:3|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=End
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:3
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:3
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:2|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=First
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:1^|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=End
|Bar
|Note|Dur:Half|Pos:1
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:-2
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:-1
|Bar
|Text|Text:"G"|Font:StaffItalic|Pos:9
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:0|Opts:Stem=Down
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:2
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:0
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:-2
|Bar
|Text|Text:"F"|Font:StaffItalic|Pos:9
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:-3
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:-2
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:b3
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:2|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=First
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:1^|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=End
|Bar
|Text|Text:"C"|Font:StaffItalic|Pos:9
|Note|Dur:Whole|Pos:1
|Bar
|Ending|Endings:1
|Text|Text:"G7"|Font:StaffItalic|Pos:7
|Rest|Dur:Half
|Rest|Dur:8th,Dotted
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:-2|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=First
|Note|Dur:8th,Dotted|Pos:-1|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:-2|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=End
|Bar|Style:MasterRepeatClose
|Ending|Endings:2
|Text|Text:"C7"|Font:StaffItalic|Pos:7
|Rest|Dur:Whole
|Bar|Style:Double
|Text|Text:"F7"|Font:StaffItalic|Pos:9
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:-1
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:1
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:1
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:-1
|Bar
|Note|Dur:Half|Pos:1
|Note|Dur:Half|Pos:b3
|Bar
|Text|Text:"C7"|Font:StaffItalic|Pos:9
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:b0
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:-1
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:-2
|Text|Text:"B7"|Font:StaffItalic|Pos:9
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:#-5
|Bar
|Text|Text:"C7"|Font:StaffItalic|Pos:9
|Note|Dur:Half,Dotted|Pos:-4
|Rest|Dur:4th
|Bar
|Text|Text:"F7"|Font:StaffItalic|Pos:9
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:-1
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:1
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:1
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:2
|Bar
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:b3
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:2|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=First
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:1^|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=End
|Note|Dur:4th,Dotted|Pos:1
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:1
|Bar
|Text|Text:"G7"|Font:StaffItalic|Pos:9
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:0
|Text|Text:"N.C."|Font:StaffItalic|Pos:9
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:2
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:0
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:-2|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=First
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:-2^|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=End
|Bar
|Note|Dur:Half|Pos:-2
|Rest|Dur:8th,Dotted
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:-2|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=First
|Note|Dur:8th,Dotted|Pos:-1|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:-2|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=End
|Bar
|Text|Text:"C7"|Font:StaffItalic|Pos:9
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:b0
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:0
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:0
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:-1
|Bar
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:-2
|Note|Dur:4th,Dotted|Pos:-2
|Rest|Dur:4th
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:-1
|Bar
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:b0
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:0
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:0
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:-1
|Bar
|Note|Dur:Half|Pos:-2
|Rest|Dur:8th,Dotted
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:1|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=First
|Note|Dur:8th,Dotted|Pos:2|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:1|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=End
|Bar
|Text|Text:"F7"|Font:StaffItalic|Pos:9
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:b3
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:3
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:3
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:2
|Bar
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:1
|Note|Dur:4th,Dotted|Pos:1
|Rest|Dur:8th,Dotted
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:1|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=First
|Note|Dur:8th,Dotted|Pos:2|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:1|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=End
|Bar
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:b3
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:3
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:3
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:2|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=First
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:1^|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=End
|Bar
|Note|Dur:Half|Pos:1
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:-2
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:-1
|Bar
|Text|Text:"G7"|Font:StaffItalic|Pos:9
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:0
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:2
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:0
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:-2
|Bar
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:-3
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:-2
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:b3
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:2|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=First
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:1^|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=End
|Bar
|Text|Text:"C7"|Font:StaffItalic|Pos:9
|Note|Dur:Half|Pos:1^
|Text|Text:"F7"|Font:StaffItalic|Pos:9
|Note|Dur:Half|Pos:1^
|Bar
|Text|Text:"C"|Font:StaffItalic|Pos:9
|Note|Dur:Half,Dotted|Pos:1
|Rest|Dur:4th
|AddStaff|Name:"Staff"|Group:"Standard"
|StaffProperties|EndingBar:Section Close|Visible:Y|BoundaryTop:12|BoundaryBottom:12|Lines:5|Style:Standard|Layer:N|Color:Default
|StaffProperties|Muted:N|Volume:127|StereoPan:64|Device:0|Channel:1
|StaffInstrument|Trans:0|DynVel:10,30,45,60,75,92,108,127
|Clef|Type:Treble
|TimeSig|Signature:4/4
|Rest|Dur:16th|Pos:|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=First
|Rest|Dur:8th,Dotted,Slur|Pos:|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam
|Rest|Dur:16th|Pos:|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=End
|Bar|Style:MasterRepeatOpen
|Text|Text:"C7"|Font:StaffItalic|Pos:9
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-6^,-4^,-2^,b0^
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-6^,-4^,-2^,b0^
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-6^,-4^,-2^,b0^
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-6,-4,-2,b0
|Bar
|Chord|Dur:8th|Pos:-6^,-4^,-2^,b0^
|Chord|Dur:4th,Dotted|Pos:-6^,-4^,-2^,b0^
|Chord|Dur:8th,Dotted|Pos:-6^,-4^,-2^,b0^
|Chord|Dur:16th|Pos:-6^,-4^,-2^,b0^|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=First
|Chord|Dur:8th,Dotted,Slur|Pos:-6^,-4^,-2^,b0^|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam
|Chord|Dur:16th|Pos:-6,-4,-2,b0|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=End
|Bar
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-6^,-4^,-2^,b0^
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-6^,-4^,-2^,b0^
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-6^,-4^,-2^,b0^
|Chord|Dur:8th|Pos:-6^,-4^,-2^,b0^|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=First
|Chord|Dur:8th|Pos:-6,-4,-2,b0|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=End
|Bar
|Chord|Dur:Half|Pos:-6^,-4^,-2^,b0^
|Chord|Dur:4th,Dotted|Pos:-6^,-4^,-2^,b0^
|Chord|Dur:16th,Slur|Pos:-6^,-4^,-2^,b0^|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=First
|Chord|Dur:8th,Dotted|Pos:-6^,-4^,-2^,b0^|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam
|Chord|Dur:16th|Pos:-6,-4,-2,b0|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=End
|Bar
|Text|Text:"F7"|Font:StaffItalic|Pos:9
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-3^,-1^,1^,b3^
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-3^,-1^,1^,b3^
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-3^,-1^,1^,b3^
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-3,-1,1,b3
|Bar
|Chord|Dur:8th|Pos:-3^,-1^,1^,b3^
|Chord|Dur:4th,Dotted|Pos:-3^,-1^,1^,b3^
|Chord|Dur:Half|Pos:-3,-1,1,b3
|Bar
|Chord|Dur:8th,Dotted|Pos:-3^,-1^,1^,b3^|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=First
|Chord|Dur:16th|Pos:-3^,-1^,1^,b3^|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=End
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-3^,-1^,1^,b3^
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-3^,-1^,1^,b3^
|Chord|Dur:8th|Pos:-3^,-1^,1^,b3^|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=First
|Chord|Dur:8th|Pos:-3,-1,1,b3|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=End
|Bar
|Chord|Dur:Half|Pos:-3^,-1^,1^,b3^
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-3^,-1^,1^,b3^
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-3,-1,1,b3
|Bar
|Text|Text:"G"|Font:StaffItalic|Pos:9
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-2^,0^,2^|Opts:Stem=Down
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-2^,0^,2^
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-2^,0^,2^
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-2,0,2
|Bar
|Text|Text:"F"|Font:StaffItalic|Pos:9
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-3^,-1^,1^
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-3^,-1^,1^
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-3^,-1^,1^
|Chord|Dur:8th|Pos:-3^,-1^,1^|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=First
|Chord|Dur:8th|Pos:-3,-1,1|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=End
|Bar
|Text|Text:"C"|Font:StaffItalic|Pos:9
|Chord|Dur:Whole|Pos:-6,-4,-2
|Bar
|Ending|Endings:1
|Text|Text:"G7"|Font:StaffItalic|Pos:7
|Chord|Dur:Half|Pos:-2^,0^,2^,4^
|Chord|Dur:8th,Dotted|Pos:-2^,0^,2^,4^
|Chord|Dur:16th|Pos:-2^,0^,2^,4^|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=First
|Chord|Dur:8th,Dotted|Pos:-2^,0^,2^,4^|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam
|Chord|Dur:16th|Pos:-2,0,2,4|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=End
|Bar|Style:MasterRepeatClose
|Ending|Endings:2
|Text|Text:"C7"|Font:StaffItalic|Pos:7
|Chord|Dur:Whole|Pos:-6,-4,-2,b0
|Bar|Style:Double
|Text|Text:"F7"|Font:StaffItalic|Pos:9
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-3^,-1^,1^,b3^
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-3^,-1^,1^,b3^
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-3^,-1^,1^,b3^
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-3,-1,1,b3
|Bar
|Chord|Dur:Half|Pos:-3^,-1^,1^,b3^
|Chord|Dur:Half|Pos:-3,-1,1,b3
|Bar
|Text|Text:"C7"|Font:StaffItalic|Pos:9
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-6^,-4^,-2^,b0^
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-6^,-4^,-2^,b0^
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-6,-4,-2,b0
|Text|Text:"B7"|Font:StaffItalic|Pos:9
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:0,#2,#4,6
|Bar
|Text|Text:"C7"|Font:StaffItalic|Pos:9
|Chord|Dur:Half,Dotted|Pos:-6^,-4^,-2^,b0^
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-6,-4,-2,b0
|Bar
|Text|Text:"F7"|Font:StaffItalic|Pos:9
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-3^,-1^,1^,b3^
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-3^,-1^,1^,b3^
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-3^,-1^,1^,b3^
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-3,-1,1,b3
|Bar
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-3^,-1^,1^,b3^
|Chord|Dur:8th|Pos:-3^,-1^,1^,b3^|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=First
|Chord|Dur:8th|Pos:-3^,-1^,1^,b3^|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=End
|Chord|Dur:4th,Dotted|Pos:-3^,-1^,1^,b3^
|Chord|Dur:8th|Pos:-3,-1,1,b3
|Bar
|Text|Text:"G7"|Font:StaffItalic|Pos:9
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-2,0,2,4
|Text|Text:"N.C."|Font:StaffItalic|Pos:9
|Rest|Dur:4th|Pos:
|Rest|Dur:4th|Pos:
|Rest|Dur:8th|Pos:|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=First
|Rest|Dur:8th|Pos:|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=End
|Bar
|Rest|Dur:Half|Pos:
|Rest|Dur:8th,Dotted|Pos:
|Rest|Dur:16th|Pos:|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=First
|Rest|Dur:8th,Dotted|Pos:|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam
|Rest|Dur:16th|Pos:|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=End
|Bar
|Text|Text:"C7"|Font:StaffItalic|Pos:9
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-6^,-4^,-2^,b0^
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-6^,-4^,-2^,b0^
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-6^,-4^,-2^,b0^
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-6,-4,-2,b0
|Bar
|Chord|Dur:8th|Pos:-6^,-4^,-2^,b0^
|Chord|Dur:4th,Dotted|Pos:-6^,-4^,-2^,b0^
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-6^,-4^,-2^,b0^
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-6,-4,-2,b0
|Bar
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-6^,-4^,-2^,b0^
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-6^,-4^,-2^,b0^
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-6^,-4^,-2^,b0^
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-6,-4,-2,b0
|Bar
|Chord|Dur:Half|Pos:-6^,-4^,-2^,b0^
|Chord|Dur:8th,Dotted|Pos:-6^,-4^,-2^,b0^
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|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-2^,0^,2^,4^
|Chord|Dur:4th|Pos:-2^,0^,2^,4^
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|Chord|Dur:Whole|Pos:-6,-4,-2,b0
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!NoteWorthyComposer-End

I would be grateful if someone can point me to obvious errors.
For instance, I am still unsure if chords always sound to the end of the measure, no matter if there rests in main staff.

Thank you for reading.
And sorry for the long post.

Norbert.
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General Discussion / Re: Make chord symbols sound
Dear Rick, Milton and Rich:
Many thanks for your very helpful comments and hints pushing me in the right direction.
For the time being, I want to stick with NWC (and not flirt with Band in A Box) as I am still hoping it is the right tool for my purposes. I am already in love with the elegant user interface (it's so clearly structured).
Back to my inquiry, it looks as if these are two ways to go from where I am: Either use a NWC reference file for copy and paste (the pragmatic way that gives quick success) or the handsome Mr. Someone sets out and develops a user tool that would allow transforming chord symbols into the right NWC chord notation.
I don't want to wait for Mr Someone so I go for the pragmatic way. The chordcharts.zip (thank you Rich) might be a good starting point for me, although I have some difficulties yet to match the names with the typically used chord symbols, e.g. I suppose that "diminished 7th chord" is equivalent to Adim7, correct? But this is basic notation knowledge and beyond this technical forum, so please ignore.
Thank you for your help.
Norbert
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General Discussion / Make chord symbols sound
Hello,
I have just started to play piano and in the first place I am using NWC2 as a learning tool to study the melodies of jazz standards. I would like to have a simple way to make those chord symbols "sound" in an extra staff. I have looked into the online documentation and searched the forums to no avail. Still, I am still unsure if there is a golden path in NWC2 to insert chords by entering chord symbols you typically find on leadsheets (e.g. Cm7b5 or Fmaj7).
Thank you for any advice you can give.
Norbert.