Martha Mier's jazz Raggs and Blues book

[pdxdjazz]

Hello, First of all, Thanks for helping me out.

Can you clarify this a little, Do you mean "/" by "splotch" You are talking about bar 3 and 4 no? What should it be in those bars?

The slash "/” is used in two ways.
1. Chords should be entered on the first space in a measure. If they are to start later in the measure, enter a slash (/) on each beat where the chord from the preceding measure is to be continued.
|C |//D |G |

2. As part of a chord to designate a specific bass note as part of the chord.
eg. C7/Bb (a C7 chord with a Bb bass note)

When there is a specific bass sequence under a chord, you can use the invisible "splotch" or blob (which only shows in the editor) instead of writing the chord name each time when the only note changing is the bass note.
The first slash chord's name must be entered, otherwise the player will use the previous chord (which may not be what you intend)


bass notes
also known as inversions, bass notes only, hidden chords, invisible chords
To hide the chord symbol but provide a bass note, use the invisible character. It looks like a blue (pink in android) blob in Song edit, and is used as a blank for the chord letter. In Song edit, tap on/click the invisible character (it only shows in Song Edit) then insert a Slash, then enter the bass note. In the Mac version, you can also type w.

Here is an example:

Invisible - Test

)BOB