Re: Chord Naming

[Kieren MacMillan]

Hi David,

> I gave  up on lilypond's chords when I was unable to write an F#9 
> (b5)/a#.

Something like this?

\version "2.12"
\include "english.ly"

customChordExceptions =
{
	<c e gf bf d'>-\markup { \concat { "9(" \raise #0.35 \fontsize #-2  
\flat "5)" } }
}
newChordExceptionList = #(append
    (sequential-music-to-chord-exceptions customChordExceptions #t)
    ignatzekExceptions)

\layout
{
        \context
        {
                \Score
                chordNameExceptions = #newChordExceptionList
        }
}

\score
{
        \new ChordNames \chordmode { fs4:9.5-/as }
}

Except for the lower-case a (which could probably also be fixed  
pretty easily), this seems pretty straightforward.

> It's easier to enter chords as text attached to silent rests. Far  
> easier.


Well, I definitely have to disagree with you there. With the  
definition above, I *guarantee* I can generate a thousand of these  
chords on different roots, etc., far faster than any "text-on-silent- 
rests" technique… never mind if the piece ever gets transposed!  ;-)

Hope this helps,
Kieren.

p.s.

> I was ignored before and I expect to be ignored again. Been there,  
> no worries.

Nice attitude… fortunately there are some people on this list who  
disregard sarcasm in the name of helping others.