Transposing and Chord Names

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Transposing and Chord Names

2012-06-25 10:23 pm

I have version 1.75 of NWC. I would like to know if version 2 can allow me to enter chord names (as in jazz lead sheets), and have the chord names change if I transpose the piece.

From the What's New section, I'm guessing the answer is "No," but I thought I'd check anyway.

- Al

Re: Transposing and Chord Names

Reply #1 – 2012-06-25 11:29 pm

Quote from: TromboneAl – 2012-06-25 10:23 pm

I'm guessing the answer is "No,"

You are correct.

Re: Transposing and Chord Names

Reply #2 – 2012-06-25 11:34 pm

What Rick doesn't say is that chords written using text objects can be transposed by a user tool (that already exists). It isn't quite as convenient as a built in part of the program, but it works very well and is easy enough to use.

IMHO User tools are the single most innovative improvement of NWC2.x over NWC1.75

Re: Transposing and Chord Names

Reply #3 – 2012-06-26 02:33 am

The user tool for this is built into the starter kit. It is Andrew Purdam's "Transpose Chords (adp)." You can enter the same value as used with the built-in command, or other options as explained in its help text.