Changing chords within a bar

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Dennis Manuel
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Changing chords within a bar

Post by Dennis Manuel »

Not sure how to ask this question but here goes. For example say I am playing in C, it's 4/4 timing and I want a quick F chord half way thru the bar. How do I enter that?
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Bill McCloskey
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Post by Bill McCloskey »

You literally just enter the F half way through the bar. Biab breaks the bar into sections. Click on the 3rd beat of the bar and type F
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Post by Greg Lambert »

Type C , hit enter Type F hit enter ... There you have it
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Post by Doug Beaumier »

You can also put three or four chords in one bar. For example type F, put a comma, Em, hit enter, type Dm, put a comma, G7, hit enter . That’s one beat per chord:

|F Em Dm G7 |
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Dennis Manuel
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Post by Dennis Manuel »

Thanks to all. The comma is what I needed.