Selecting chord diagrams

pdxdjazz

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Hey, Bob:

"Through the chord diagrams icon, iOS lower right, you can also get to the font selection screen and the chord LIBRARY where you'll find and view diagrams of additional chord voicings (these don't affect or change what the player will play)"

When you say "these don't affect or change what the player will play" - you mean the SOUND, correct? 'Cause I can't get my guitar voicing choices to show on the screen no matter what - they all keep reverting to 1st position.

Yes, sounds. Player chord voicings are selected by the programming and may change each time the song is loaded by the player.
As far as I can tell, (v6.0.1) the inversions in the chord library are are for educational use. Viewing different inversions of
chords in the library doesn't appear to change either the small chord diagrams displayed by the Font selected or the large diagrams displayed measure by measure as the player plays.
:))BOB

EDIT:
If you turn on chord diagrams (not the chord font, but the large diagrams that roll by one measure at a time during play) While a large chord is displayed, touch a large diagram to pause play, then you can swipe on it to select a different voicing to display.

Man, that's news you can use!
:))BOB
 
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Hey, Bob, thx! That's awesome. Only little bit I'd say is that to pause play in order to edit the chord voicing, I have to press the large chord diagram & then let go - if I press & hold, the player just keeps going. A little tricky when there are 2 chords in a measure (or more!), but slowing down the tempo can take care of that.

Thx for the help, this was just was I was looking for!
 
Would it be possible to introduce a setting that would cause the chord diagrams to be, say, those closest to a targeted fret? For example, the user could select Fret 6 (say), so that chord inversions closest the 6th fret would be shown by default.

I know it is possible to change chord diagrams one by one, but the default is now fret zero (open position). Seems like it would be straightforward to move the default "base" fret up the neck.
 
THANKS! I was also looking for how to select which chord diagram to show, this is great. I am guessing this does not affect the voicing of the playback, because this is just a chord diagram selection, the chord remains the same. And I am using ukulele chord diagrams.
 
Correct.

As the BIG diagrams flash by while the player is playing,
(Activated through the chords/scales icon)
Tap a diagram to pause play, swipe the diagram left/right to view alternative voicings, tap again to resume play.
(Doesn't affect what the player plays)

Or select "settings" (gear icon), font, Uke chords. That will populate the whole chart with *tiny* chord diagrams.
I think that's only really useful on larger tablets or printed charts.

:))BOB
 
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Chord Voicing Fret

Chord voicing - Chord view on another fret. How to adjust?I have a Ipad. thanks for your help
 
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I too am finding the guitar quite limiting in this regard. I'd gladly trade in half the synth sounds and a few other features to be able to have more control over the guitar features including chord progressions, etc. I'm also hoping a future release will allow for different time signatures and key changes.
 
I too am finding the guitar quite limiting in this regard. I'd gladly trade in half the synth sounds and a few other features to be able to have more control over the guitar features including chord progressions, etc. I'm also hoping a future release will allow for different time signatures and key changes.


The iReal pro app already lets users designate each chord in every progression.
You can transpose any chart to any key.
You can also select from many common (as well as uncommon) time signatures.

Take a look at this:
http://www.irealpro.com/manual/

:))BOB
 
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