Need to make a triangle symbol for chord use

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Denver Seifried Edited March 06, 2017 21:46 Answered

I am working on a big band chart for a client and he has his own, specific way he wants his chords notated. I try to honor his wishes and can usually figure out how to create what he wants with a chord symbol.

I work in the Broadway font for notation and for text. Here is the chord symbol in need to create. This one happens to be a B diminished chord with a major 7th. He indicates it with the circle symbol (diminished) and a small triangle symbol for the major 7th. When I try to create this triangle-shape, I cannot find it in the shapes when I try to design this chord?

I can find a triangle shape in the character map for the Broadway Font. How do I get that into my chord design shapes, when I try to create what is needed.

Thanks for the information.

Running a Windows 10 desktop with the very latest version of Finale.

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PETER THOMSEN Posted March 06, 2017 23:27

Denver Seifrid,

Your description of the problem is hard to understand because you are not talking “Finalespeak”.

You wrote:

“When I try to create this triangle-shape, I cannot find it in the shapes when I try to design this chord?”

Are you saying that you are looking in the dialog box Chord Suffix Selection?

Or are you in the dialog box Chord Suffix Editor?

Denver Seifried Posted March 07, 2017 03:17

Peter.....Sorry, but I agree. I was not very clear on what I was trying to communicate to those who might try to assist with my problem.

1. I am in the Chord Suffix Editor

2. When I select Symbol Selection, I cannot find a triangle-shape. I need my jazz chord to have the Chord............B dim with an added major 7. The arranger I am working with simply uses a B with a small circle and a small triangle shape after the "B". He is working in pencil, on his score. He would like me to re-create this in Finale.

I guess I could always create a Text Expression and use it for that B dim add major7 chord. I know I can get that triangle from the Broadway Character Map.

Thanks for your assistance, Peter.

Denny

PETER THOMSEN Posted March 07, 2017 15:21

Denny,

What font have you set in the Chord Suffix Editor?

- Broadway Copyist?

- Broadway Copyist Text?

When I (in the Chord Suffix Editor) set the font to Broadway Copyist, I have the triangle in slot #177.

Denver Seifried Posted March 07, 2017 17:48

Peter..........Thanks so much. That suggestion worked perfectly.

Denny

VICTOR ATKINS Posted May 08, 2023 16:59

I have always found it infuriating that there are so many different ways to type a delta symbol (∆) in Jazz fonts. Sometimes it works with a capital J, sometimes with @, sometimes option-j works, sometimes it requires the Chord Suffix Editor. It is one of the most important jazz symbols but is often not available without lots of extra clicks. I use v.27.3 on multiple Macs. It different on each of them. I've wasted a lot of time on professional scores and parts dealing with this. Not sure what the logic is on making folks have to go to the editor to write such a common chord symbol.

MIKE HALLORAN Posted May 08, 2023 17:41

The old Jazz font is not owned by MakeMusic and will never be updated beyond some compatibility issues. The Broadway ones are.

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