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Re: Added ninth chord (symbol)
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Tim McNamara |
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Re: Added ninth chord (symbol) |
Date: |
Fri, 29 Apr 2016 12:37:02 -0500 |
> On Apr 29, 2016, at 12:22 PM, Henry Law <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> I've searched the archives and the web generally; all that I have found on
> this subject leads me to believe that the facility I need is not there, which
> is perplexing since it's not particularly esoteric. Can someone either
> confirm my understanding or put me right? (I'm using 2.18.2 on a
> Debian-based system).
>
> In a lead sheet I want to use the chord which I call an "added ninth". Using
> the key of C as an example, I want the chord C-E-G-D: a plain major triad
> with the ninth added on top.
>
> "add9" is not a valid chord designator in Lilypond, as far as I can see. I
> can ask for "9" or "maj9" or "sus2" but none of these is my chord:
>
> The ninth is a dominant ninth: C-E-G-Bb-D Quite a different animal.
> Major ninth is C-E-G-B-D
> Sus2 is C-D-G, where the third is (temporarily, usually) /replaced/ by the
> second.
>
> Am I stuck? I'm hoping there is some magic somewhere to help.
No magic as such but the answer is baked into LilyPond. You need to create a
chord exception; the instructions are somewhere in the LilyPond manual. I am
away from my laptop with all my LP stuff on it so I can't direct more
specifically. The exception can be formulated to produce Cadd9 as the
chordname easily. Just what you're looking for.
There is a file floating around called pop-chord.ly or pop-chords.ly that has a
lot of these kinds of exceptions already done. You use the \include command to
utilize it; how to do that is also in the manual. The file ought to be in the
snippet repository, I would think.
Tim
- Added ninth chord (symbol), Henry Law, 2016/04/29
- Re: Added ninth chord (symbol),
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- Re: Added ninth chord (symbol), mskala, 2016/04/29
- Re: Added ninth chord (symbol), Brett Duncan, 2016/04/29
- Re: Added ninth chord (symbol), Henry Law, 2016/04/29
- Re: Added ninth chord (symbol), Brett Duncan, 2016/04/29
- Re: Added ninth chord (symbol), mskala, 2016/04/30
- Re: Added ninth chord (symbol), Brett Duncan, 2016/04/30
- Re: Added ninth chord (symbol), Malte Meyn, 2016/04/30
- Re: Added ninth chord (symbol), Brett Duncan, 2016/04/30
- Re: Added ninth chord (symbol), Thomas Morley, 2016/04/30