Can we write 8vb?
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The SmartShape "8..." will play back correctly. The default below the staff is 8va, which you can change to 8vb if you want in the SmartShape options.
"8" or "8va" below the staff is standard. It's the belowness than means basso. But 8vb is common. There have been many discussions here and elsewhere debating the appropriateness and etymology of 8vb, but it doesn't bother me.
"8" or "8va" below the staff is standard. It's the belowness than means basso. But 8vb is common. There have been many discussions here and elsewhere debating the appropriateness and etymology of 8vb, but it doesn't bother me.