Chord symbols are played incorrectly when they include natural signs

[csbubbles]

Issue type

UX/Interaction bug (incorrect behaviour)

Summary

When a natural sign is added anywhere in a chord symbol (via Ctrl + Shift + H), only the root note is played back.

Example 1

F plays a major chord, Fnatural plays just an F.

natural-chordsymbol.mp4

Example 2

Repro steps:

1. Add a chord symbol with 9, 11 or 13, explicitly marking it "natural" (Ctrl/Cmd-Shift-H)

Result: The chord is correctly shown, but only its root note is played
Expected: The chord is shown, and it can be actually played

Please refer to https://musescore.org/en/comment/1260997 for more details if needed.

What is the latest version of MuseScore Studio where this issue is present?

OS: macOS 14.6, Arch.: x86_64, MuseScore Studio version (64-bit): 4.4.2-242570931, revision: github-musescore-musescore-3130f97

Regression

No.

Operating system

macOS 14.6.1 (23G93)

Additional context

While it's not super common to use natural signs in chords, it does happen sometimes. One of the main reasons is to highlight that previously altered tension note is no longer there. It's also used at music schools for educational purposes (e.g., Berklee has music theory classes where such notation is used).

PS Basically, it's the same idea as with the regular use of natural signs. Even if it is not used in every score, there is no reason to not properly treat natural signs in the context of chords, as it's just a means to highlight that a note is not altered, and ideally it should be applicable to any context regardless of where it's used.

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[Jojo-Schmitz]

And while at it consider making it easier to enter a natural, like by a simple H rather than Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+H, simular to how it is possible already for RNA input