ChordSong Help

This is a copy of the user Help manual from the ChordSong program, reproduced here for your convenience.

HELP CONTENTS

What Is ChordSong?
System Requirements
Obtaining the .NET Framework
Obtaining DirectX
Introduction to Using ChordSong
How to Use ChordSong (Details)
Adding Chords to Your Song
The Chord Grid
The Top Chords Window
Changing the Bass Note
Custom Chord Symbols
Diatonic Chords
Playing Your Song
Creating a Melody
Creating Melody Notes
Playing Notes Before You Add Them
Controlling Note Length
Deleting Notes
Harmonies (Polynotes)
Beat Fractions (Quantizing)
The Lines & Spaces Staff
Adding Instruments
Adding Lyrics
Adding Lines of Text
Changing Key
Adjusting Beat Spacing
Creating Audio Files
Learning to Write Music
Menu Commands Reference
Uninstalling ChordSong
Choose New ChordSong Features

Controlling Note Length

When you create notes, ChordSong makes each note extend to the start of the next note (or to the end of the measure). This makes it easy to create a string of notes one after the other. But sometimes you want to shorten a note or extend it into the next measure.

To shorten a note:

Click on the End Note tool .
Click on the middle of a note in your song at the point where you want the note to end.

To un-shorten a note: To restore the length of a shortened note, again click on the End Note tool , and then click on the very end of the note. This restores the note's original length.

To extend (tie) a note into the next measure: This is just like un-shortening a note. With the End Note tool selected, click on the very end of the note you want to extend (or, click on the beginning of the next measure; it's the same thing).