Chord Symbols... Apply to All

[Ryan_C]

I’ve been creating custom chord symbol edits to save as my defaults using the Project Default Chord Symbol Appearances editor. On some of the edits I am making, the ‘Apply to All Roots’ option is not available. What would cause this and how make sure all edits I make are able to be applied to all roots?

[Ryan_C]

Any takers?

[DonO1]

Yes, I have exactly the same problem, as explained in my post. Apply To All Roots greyed out for some chords. I played around in the library manager, tried everything I could think of in the Library>Chord Symbols page. Unfortunately I don’t have a solution, other than applying changes root by root for those few chords that don’t behave, as in previous Dorico versions.

[Christian_R]

Hi @Ryan_C, probably some overrides (defined All Roots chord symbols) collide with your desired new single override. Try to reset or delete all other overrides. As a reference see the other thread:

Apply To All Roots greyed out for some chords

Trying to create a custom chord symbol set based on “New Real Book Chord Symbols” sheet from John Barron’s excellent recent video. Got most of it the way I want, but with a few chord symbols, after making the edit, the Apply To All Roots button is greyed out. For example, the C9(b5) is applied to all roots, but the C7(b5) next to it cannot be applied to all roots. I wonder how to solve this problem. ApplyToAllRoots.dorico (3.1 MB)

[Ryan_C]

Thanks for you reply, @Christian_R. I think clearing a few items solved this.

[Ryan_C]

Do you know if that Dorico file that John Barron used in his video with all the chord variations notated is available for downloading?

[Christian_R]

It is linked in the description of the video:

Create A Custom Chord Library | Discover Dorico

Here the direct link to the file.

[Ryan_C]

Thanks!