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Re: How to add Jazz alt chords
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Amelie Zapf |
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Re: How to add Jazz alt chords |
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Tue, 11 Nov 2003 16:35:50 +0100 |
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Hi Stephan, all,
> I'm using lilypond to lay out a Jazz piece. I'm stuck with a chord
> "Bb7alt" which the composer specifies. How can I add this chord (as
> text) to the score?
I hope you're using Lily 1.6.7 or higher with the corrected jazz
code...
I know of the problem... many jazzers write alt chords, which is not a
real chord designation, but just instructs the player to throw in
"some altered additional tones", whatever they may be. In any case,
it's something I don't use, because I could just as well write "arb",
for arbitrary.
But it's common practice... so I agree a way should be created to
typeset this symbol. However, it doesn't align with the Lilypond
chord handling system at all. Maybe our Lily internals experts can
give a hint? Making it possible to append text to a chord symbol
should solve the problem, I guess.
Take care,
Amy