- Click the Selection tool   and select a region. 
 See Selecting 
 music for some region-selecting shortcuts. and select a region. 
 See Selecting 
 music for some region-selecting shortcuts.
- Choose Edit > Clear Selected Items. 
 The Clear Selected Items dialog box appears.
- Click the None button to uncheck all, then check Chords and Fretboards.
- Click OK (or press ENTER) 
. Finale erases the chord symbols.