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i see in the help index of "Chord List" that mMaj7 chords can be entered. i'm trying to enter "AmM7" with various combo's of "J" & "m or -" it doesn't display as a AmM7.
what's the trick to getting a mM7 type chord to display as such?
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With the exception of a couple chords (Dim & Dim7, 11 & 9sus4, chord display is not something that a user has control over.
XmMaj7 is always displayed with Maj7 and not simply M7.
When I enter it, I always type Xmmaj7 (uppercase is ignored by BIAB when a chord is entered).
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If you download Free Biab Chord Picker Tool it will do it all automatically. 
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The ‘J’ is a BIAB shortcut for data entry of a Maj7 chord. There is no shortcut already programmed for mMaj7 but you could create one yourself. See the file pgshortc.txt for info.
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Matt,
Thanks for the reminder about pgshortc.txt. It's found in \bb\data these days.
Because I've never used it, it slips my mind. For this situation, defining something like mJ7@mMaj7 could well solve the above for MMgWjo
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With the exception of a couple chords (Dim & Dim7, 11 & 9sus4, chord display is not something that a user has control over.
XmMaj7 is always displayed with Maj7 and not simply M7.
When I enter it, I always type Xmmaj7 (uppercase is ignored by BIAB when a chord is entered).
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Noel i see. i was typing XmM7 & variations of that with the shortcuts. thank you!!
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The ‘J’ is a BIAB shortcut for data entry of a Maj7 chord. There is no shortcut already programmed for mMaj7 but you could create one yourself. See the file pgshortc.txt for info. i saw that mentioned at the end of the help file but put my question first. just wasn't sure but you confirmed that is a good way to go. so i'll try to add a shortcut in there. is it preferred to use "\bb\Shortcut.txt" or "\bb\pgshortc.txt" ? appreciate your help, thank you.
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is it preferred to use "\bb\Shortcut.txt" or "\bb\pgshortc.txt" ?
If you're running pre-2018 BIAB then there will be a file pgshortc.txt either in \bb or \bb\data. If running BIAB 2018, the file is found in \bb\Data Simply double-click on the file to open it in notepad (or equivalent) and then make your addition and save it. The files's name needs to be "pgshortc.txt". Regards, Noel
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What he said.
I really like the custom chord shortcuts and I’ve added several for upper extensions. Most users don’t seem to know about this each time I mention it, but it has been a BIAB feature for, I think, decades. It’s also useful when discussing how BIAB treats certain chords. Look at all the different chords that become an X2 chord, for example.
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is it preferred to use "\bb\Shortcut.txt" or "\bb\pgshortc.txt" ?
If you're running pre-2018 BIAB then there will be a file pgshortc.txt either in \bb or \bb\data. If running BIAB 2018, the file is found in \bb\Data Simply double-click on the file to open it in notepad (or equivalent) and then make your addition and save it. The files's name needs to be "pgshortc.txt". Regards, Noel pre-2018, thanks!
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