… F capo 3 to D …

If I understand you correctly, the original chord symbol is C/E which with Capo 3 displays as A/Db, right?

If you enter the chord as C/D## (instead of C/E), then the Capo chord will display as A/C#.

Thank you!!!! I'll give that a try. I'm just curious as to why this is the only chord in the entire lead sheet that is doing this? Plus my bass player is going to freak so I'll end up editing the score several times with two separate PDF files.

… I'm just curious as to why this is the only chord in the entire lead sheet that is doing this? …

My guess is that the enharmonic spelling is based on the key signature.

In the key of F major Finale spells Db rather than C#.

I understand that but the Capo 3 for the F/A reads D/F# just fine. It's just the C/E reading A/Db which is really frustrating.

… I understand that but the Capo 3 for the F/A reads D/F# just fine. It's just the C/E reading A/Db which is really frustrating …

The enharmonic spelling is based on the key signature.

In the key of F major Finale spells F# rather than Gb.

Then why Db instead of C# ? Why one chord the other? To clarify: In my piece in the key of F Major, I utilize Capo 3 to D. D Major has two #'s: F# and C#. I have the Simplify Spelling checked. Finale is spelling: C/E as A/Db and F/A as D/F#. So why is Finale only simplifying the one chord and enharmonically spelling the other? The F# is fine. The C# is not.

… Then why Db instead of C# ? Why one chord the other? …

I could be wrong here, but I do not think that it has anything to do with the chords - and everything to do with the steps in the chromatic scale - relative to the key signature.

Finale does not consider the {chord context}.

An example:

In the key of F major, add the chord symbols C/E, Dbm/Fb and C#m/E.

Then use the utility to change them to Capo 3 chords.

When I do so, I get A/Db, Bbm/Db and Bbm/Db.

PS

Correction:

In the key of F major, the chord symbol F/A. When I apply Capo 3 to F/A, the chord symbol changes to D/Gb.

I work at a church. The Holy Spirit loves playing jokes on this particular church. Perhaps I'm getting a lesson in humility with this piece. :-) Thank you for your guidance, Diane