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> From: Gabriel Borin <[email protected]>
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> Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2021 14:06:43 -0500
> Subject: Chord Name Exceptions
> Hello,
>
> I have been trying to write a bass part for a big band. Although I am
> mostly happy with the general output of chord names, I don´t like
> half-diminished notation in Lilypond. I prefer the descriptive "m7(b5) or
> min7(b5)".
>
> I have been trying to use the snippet under this link with no success:
> https://lilypond.org/doc/v2.19/Documentation/notation/displaying-chords.en.html
>
> Can somebody help me, please?
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Gabriel Borin
>
Reposting this answer from some time ago, it still works.
\version "2.18.2"
% Default
myChordSequence = \chordmode {
\set chordChanges = ##t
c1:m7.5-
}
<<
\new ChordNames \myChordSequence
\new Staff \relative c'' { ges1 }
>>
% Define your desired chord symbol design
myChordExceptions = {
<c ees ges bes>1-\markup { "m7(b5)" }
}
% Replace the old chord symbol with your new one
chordExceptions = #(append (sequential-music-to-chord-exceptions
myChordExceptions #t) ignatzekExceptions)
% Use the new chord symbol
<<
\new ChordNames {
\set chordNameExceptions = #chordExceptions
\myChordSequence
}
\new Staff \relative c'' { ges1 }
>>
HTH,
Elaine Alt
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highly underrated*"
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