Re: How to set alternative chord names?

[Flaming Hakama by Elaine]

From: Peter Teeson <address@hidden>
Subject: How to set alternative chord names?

Hi all:
For my lead sheet I have started adding chords and printing the chord names.
But I want the alternative names as per the Notation Manual Page 392

How do I set that property? Snippets from my .ly file

I'm not sure where the chord exceptions file is that the docs refer to.

However, a popular one can be found at:

http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/2011-11/msg00285.html

You are welcome to use mine, available at:  

http://flaminghakama.com/flaming-lilypond-chords 

In general, once you have the file, it should contain a definition called something like myChordExceptions.  You then make use of it as follows:

\version "2.18.0"

%  Here is an example of chord exceptions.  

%  This is not complete, just intended to override one type of chord.

%  Look at the chord definitions file you end up using for the name it uses for this definition.

myChordExceptions = {

  % Half-diminished

  <c es ges bes>1-\markup { m7b5 }

}

%  Once you have a version of "myChordExceptions", or whatever it is called, add it to the typical ones with this line:

chExceptions = #(append (sequential-music-to-chord-exceptions myChordExceptions #t) ignatzekExceptions)

%  To use the new chord styles, make sure you specify its use with \set chordNameExceptions

myChordSequence = \chordmode {

  \set chordChanges = ##t

  \set chordNameExceptions = #chExceptions

  b1:m7.5-

}

myMelody = \relative c'' {

  r4 f8 d b a4.

}

\score {

  \new StaffGroup <<

    \new ChordNames \myChordSequence

    \new Staff {

      \myMelody

    }

  >>

}

HTH, 

David Elaine Alt

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