Originally Posted By: Matt Finley
I'm pleased that it is solved, for the most part depending on how you do it, and that it works on a Mac running 2021.

You might consider doing two things:

a) contact the PG Music Support person and ask them to read this thread
b) go back to your first post where you will see a button that says Mark as Resolved

You probably saw from my avatar that I play several horns, and I have learned to always think in concert pitch. In other words, enter the songs as if you are using a Concert pitch fakebook or lead sheet, not the way Mark described above. Then watch that little + sign that we requested, to make sure you know what transposition is in effect, since as you say, it persists. The other general advice to all is, for this and other reasons, always set the key signature of a new song first. I might put together another short tutorial on this.

You asked a terrific first question here. I look forward to reading more from you. I had to sell my Mark VI tenor (arthritis) but still play soprano. Cheers.


Matt -- thanks for the tip on the "resolved" status; I've set this. I'll also follow your advice on forwarding to PG Music, as this setting is either not documented or poorly documented.

The big takeaway here for me is that the key signature is always the concert key, no matter what if any transposition is set. My (incorrect) assumption had been that the key signature button reflected the transposed key.

Now that I know that, I can continue using the +14 display transposition that is my default for new songs, with the awareness that I need to set the key signature for the corresponding concert key. In other words, if I'm copying over a chart from the Bb Real Book that is in G, I just need to set the key signature to F, then just enter the same chords as in the Real Book. I verified this scenario with further experimentation.

Sorry you had to get rid of your Mark VI tenor! I have a Mark VI bari sax, but my tenor and alto are both Balanced Actions. cool

Many thanks again!

John Liles (aka saxfiend)