diff --git a/Filters/VLMusicXMLType.reader b/Filters/VLMusicXMLType.reader
index 199bc8c..d9f141b 100755
--- a/Filters/VLMusicXMLType.reader
+++ b/Filters/VLMusicXMLType.reader
@@ -366,9 +366,9 @@ class MusicXMLListener
           @note['visual'] = VL::Want2Flat
         end
       when 'root-step' 
-        @note['pitch'] = PITCH[@text]
+        @note['pitch'] = PITCH[@text]+60
       when 'bass-step' 
-        @note['root'] = PITCH[@text]
+        @note['root'] = PITCH[@text]+48
       when 'bass-alter' 
         @note['root'] += @text.to_i
           if @text.to_i != 0
diff --git a/Sources/VLPitchName.cpp b/Sources/VLPitchName.cpp
index 9885a1d..33ef4d9 100644
--- a/Sources/VLPitchName.cpp
+++ b/Sources/VLPitchName.cpp
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ int8_t      VLParseChord(std::string & str, uint16_t * accidental, uint32_t * st
         if (*rootPitch < 0)
             return kPitchError;
         str.erase(root, 1);
+        *rootPitch -= VLNote::kOctave;
     } else {
         *rootPitch      = VLNote::kNoPitch;
         *rootAccidental = 0;