Last month we announced that Finale version 26 is coming later this year. Since then we’ve shared several posts with videos demonstrating how the new version can help you more quickly produce the music of your imagination.
Darcy James Argue on Chord Symbol Spelling
Composer Darcy James Argue is the bandleader of the highly acclaimed Secret Society, and a longtime Finale user and beta tester.
Chord Positioning and Alignment
Finale’s Selection Tool makes it easy to click and drag any chord into the right place. Sometimes, however, you need to move a lot of chords the same amount, or align all of your chords to appear uniform.
Quickly Create a Chord Chart in Finale
Last week I offered some tips on how to create a chord chart in Finale. This week I wanted to offer two additional tips that can really speed up the process of typing chord names into your score.
Finale Quick Tips: Transposing Chord Symbols
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Since chord symbols are tied to a staff’s key signature, Finale automatically transposes chord symbols correctly for all transposing instruments in your score.