--- american-chords.ly.old	Sun Oct 22 02:11:32 2000
+++ american-chords.ly	Mon Oct 23 16:15:54 2000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-\version "1.3.96"
+\version "1.3.98"
 %{
   See scm/chord-names.scm: chord::names-alist-american
   James Hammons <jlhamm@pacificnet.net>
@@ -15,29 +15,30 @@
 
 chord = \notes\transpose c''\chords{
 	\property ChordNames.ChordNames \push #'style = #"american"
-c
-cs:m
-df:m5-
-c:5^3
-c:4^3
-c:5+
-c:2^3
-c:m5-.7-
-c:7+
-c:7.4^3
-c:5+.7
-c:m5-.7
-c:5-.7+
-c:m7+
-c:m7
-c:7
-c:6
-c:m6
-c:9^7
-c:6.9^7
-c:9
-c:7+.9
-c:m7.9
+c         % Major triad
+cs:m      % Minor triad
+df:m5-    % Diminished triad
+c:5^3     % Root-fifth chord
+c:4^3     % Suspended fourth triad
+c:5+      % Augmented triad
+c:2^3     % "2" chord
+c:m5-.7-  % Diminished seventh
+c:7+      % Major seventh
+c:7.4^3   % Dominant seventh suspended fourth
+c:5+.7    % Augmented dominant seventh
+c:m5-.7   % "Half" diminished seventh
+c:5-.7    % Dominant seventh flat fifth
+c:5-.7+   % Major seventh flat fifth
+c:m7+     % Minor-major seventh
+c:m7      % Minor seventh
+c:7       % Dominant seventh
+c:6       % Major sixth
+c:m6      % Minor sixth
+c:9^7     % Major triad w/added ninth
+c:6.9^7   % Six/Nine chord
+c:9       % Dominant ninth 
+c:7+.9    % Major ninth
+c:m7.9    % Minor ninth
 }
 
 \score{
@@ -53,5 +54,3 @@
 		}
     }
 }
-
-%    (((0 . 0) (2 . -1) (4 . 0)) . ("Bar" . ("script" . "Baz")))