Re: "alt" notation for chords

[Simon Albrecht]

Am 26.02.2017 um 16:32 schrieb Rob Torop:
I realize that this would pose a problem for midi generation since (I 
think) such a chord is non-deterministic. That is, the person comping 
has a choice between (sharp 5, sharp 9), (sharp 5, flat 9), and two 
others. I know I could just pick on and write, e.g., g:7.5-.9+, but 
I'd rather not.


I guess I’d suggest something like
\chords {
\once\override ChordName.Text = \markup { G \super { 7 alt } }
g:7^5
}

HTH, Simon

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"alt" notation for chords

[Rob Torop]

I found some old threads where people were talking about supporting a
modifier for chords so that g:7alt would be rendered as in this example:

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I realize that this would pose a problem for midi generation since (I
think) such a chord is non-deterministic.  That is, the person comping has
a choice between (sharp 5, sharp 9), (sharp 5, flat 9), and two others. I
know I could just pick on and write, e.g., g:7.5-.9+, but I'd rather not.

However it's pretty common usage in jazz.

Was it decided not to do it, or is there a way?

Thanks!
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