Hello. I'm one of the many struggling with jazz chords.
I'm a tad confused because lilypond seems to mangle maj7 chords when
the base note of the chord is sharp:
g4:maj = gmaj7 or g (triangle) -good
gis4:maj = g#8 or g# maj7/8 ? or g#7 6135maj78 -- arrgh!
see attached example:
--
Bruce McIntyre.
\version "1.4.13"
\include "paper16.ly"
accompaniment =\chords {
g4:maj gis4:maj ges4:maj
a4:maj ais4:maj aes4:maj
}
\score {
\notes <
\context ChordNames = banter \accompaniment
\context ChordNames = american {
\property ChordNames.ChordName \override #'style = #'american
\accompaniment
}
\context ChordNames = jazz {
\property ChordNames.ChordName \override #'style = #' jazz
\accompaniment
}
\context Staff \transpose c'' \accompaniment
>
\paper {
%\indent = 1.0 \cm
%\linewidth = 15.0 \cm
}
}