Rhythm notation

[vman]

where do I find the note symbols that are used to edit the rhythms in Ruby My Dear?

[dflat]

where do I find the note symbols that are used to edit the rhythms in Ruby My Dear?

You have to use Mac editor:
(not available in Web editor nor in iReal book's song edit)

click in the staff text field - Text tab, click in text window, then EDIT menu>Special Characters.
Symbols>Miscellaneous Symbols has the quarter note (crochet), 8th note (quaver), paired 8th and paired 16th (semi-quavers). There is no single 16th.
For a half-note (minium) use the lowercase letter 'd'.
There is a bigger dot than the usual full stop (from your computer keyboard) in Misc. Symbols at the end.

You can use these symbols for any chart for yourself but we would prefer NOT having this notation in forum uploads. Eventually we hope to implement our own rhythm notation for iReal book and related software - Mac editor, Web editor and possibly Android platform as the technique described here is not very satisfactory at all.

- dflat

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Here is the original thread of Ruby:
http://irealb.com/forums/showthread....highlight=ruby

Here is the chart we are referring to:
Ruby, My Dear (Rhythm Notation) by Thelonious Monk

[MontunoResonante]

You can use these symbols for any chart for yourself but we would prefer NOT having this notation in forum uploads. Eventually we hope to implement our own rhythm notation for iReal book and related software - Mac editor, Web editor and possibly Android platform as the technique described here is not very satisfactory at all.

Hi,

I found this version of Ruby My Dear and I like the additional rhythm notation. Because I expected not to be first in this forum who wants to use it, I searched for a thread about this and I found it.

The method used was not recommended but will there a rhythm notation feature coming up for iRealBook ?
I think it will be very much appreciated because it is very useful for comping. Thanks in advance !

[Sharon]

I have been using these symbols ♪♩ v ♫ ♬ ♪‿ ��♩. ♪♩♪ ♩ ♫‿ which worked fine until I upgraded to Yosemite on my Mac. Now I can read them on charts I made before the upgrade, but cannot edit them, and cannot use them in new charts I create. Any suggestions?

When will the rhythm notation for iReal book be implemented?

[DaleMac]

...worked fine until I upgraded to Yosemite on my Mac....

It has nothing to do with Yosemite. Many symbols were disabled on the current versions of iRP because they might interfere with the file code. I, too, would like the ability to use these and other symbols restored.

[tltate]

This will not even play. I get an error. Is there something else I need to do?

[tltate]

This will not even play. I get an error. Is there something else I need to do?

Nevermind. Will this feature be available in new versions. I would be great for tunes like, Don't Get Around Much Anymore.

[Sharon]

Any update on this? I can no longer get the "EDIT menu>Special Characters" technique to work at all, and if I copy symbols from Luis Moreno's chart, they won't paste into mine.

Is there a way of indicating a chord falling on an offbeat? This would be handy for charts for live musicians to read, even if the Player was not able to read them.

[CyrilleB]

I don't have trouble copying rhythm symbols.
I use a Unicode character map app to select and copy the ones I need.
The only problem with this is that it's only possible to use simple rhythms (quarter notes, eighth notes). And also, it might not display the same way on different OS or OS version.
So yes, a standard system to display rhythm would be great!

[pdxdjazz]

From a visitor message by ketges:
Hi Cyrille,
I came across your chart for Liberated Brother. I am very interested in the rhythmic hits you included in the chart. It looks like it's some kind of font? What device did you create the chart on, and how would I go about getting that rhythmic notation font?
Thank you very much!

Please ask questions on the forums where answrts will help everyone.
)BOB