Lead Sheet - entering Chords

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dragonsong
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Post by dragonsong » Wed Oct 10, 2018 4:27 pm

Finale PrintMusic 2014 Windows 10 - I am unable to enter a simple Am (or any minor chords) into my lead sheet - no problem in the vocal/piano/guitar that I had created earlier today. I imagine it has been answered but do not see it here or in the user manual. Any assistance is greatly appreciated!


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zuill
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Post by zuill » Wed Oct 10, 2018 4:53 pm

Possibly you used a different template for the Lead Sheet? It might be that the Am is not one available in the template, but maybe Ami, or something else. PrintMusic is a more limited program than Finale, so I can't say for sure. How did you set up the 2 different files?

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Post by dragonsong » Wed Oct 10, 2018 4:55 pm

UPDATE - template was the issue, starting over again with Leadsheet template ... might have to upgrade to get those extra features, thank you for your quick reply :)

I used the wizard but will try using a template to see if that assists, thx!

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Post by zuill » Wed Oct 10, 2018 6:23 pm

If you're making a Lead Sheet from the same song, can't you just save the vocal/piano/guitar file under a different name, then delete the piano and guitar staves, leaving the vocal part with chords? Maybe that's not what you are doing.

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