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Half barré

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Description

Your idea

Add the half-barré line, where you only place your index finger between the high E and G strings, in the Guitar palette.
See: https://wikiless.tiekoetter.com/wiki/Barre_chord#Partial_barre_chords

Problem to be solved

Full barré is already present in the Guitar palette, while this variant is missing.

Prior art

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Additional context

Barré lines are symbolized with the C symbol, while half-barrés with . The former is missing from MuseScore

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Research direction

Start by locating the Guitar palette implementation and the existing full barré entry. Compare how the current barré symbol is represented, then add the half-barré entry using the ₵ symbol and verify that it appears in the Guitar palette.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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