On Wed, Nov 27, 2024 at 9:26 AM Tim's Bitstream via LilyPond user
discussion <[email protected]> wrote:
> I am trying to get a G triad with added #11 in \chordmode. G add #11
> would be fine on the lead sheet as would G (add #11). So far Lilypond
> insists on making it a G7#11 and other variants on this. I even somehow
> got a G7sus4 9 once.
>
> I am \include-ing roemer-chord.ly and have added
>
> <c e g fis'>-\markup {"add" \chordSharp "11" }
>
> to no apparent avail.
>
> I've tried various ways of calling this from the input file but haven't
> figured out the right thing. Currently I have g2:11+ resulting in G7#11 on
> the lead sheet. How do I get the dominant 7 to stop printing? Seems like
> I am missing something basic here.
>
> FWIW I am using 2.19.83. Updating Lily Pond to newer versions on the Mac
> invariably involves breaking things, so I haven't gotten around to doing it.
>
Attached is a LilyPond file that will do "add2's" as well as "add+11's". I
don't know if it works in 2.19.83.
--
Knute Snortum
\version "2.24.0"
#(define ((add-modifier minor?) pitches)
(sort (list (ly:make-pitch 0 0 0)
(ly:make-pitch 0 2 (if minor? FLAT 0))
(ly:make-pitch 0 4 0)
(last pitches))
ly:pitch<?))
#(set! chordmodifiers (append chordmodifiers
(list (cons 'add (add-modifier #f))
(cons 'madd (add-modifier #t)))))
addExceptionsMusic = {
<c d e g>1-\markup { \super "add2" }
<c e f g>1-\markup { \super "add4" }
<c e g d'>1-\markup { \super "add9" }
<c e g fis'>1-\markup { \super { "add"
#(alteration->text-accidental-markup SHARP) "11" } }
<c d ees g>1-\markup { m \super "add2" }
<c ees f g>1-\markup { m \super "add4" }
<c ees g des'>1-\markup { m \super { "add"
#(alteration->text-accidental-markup FLAT) "9" } }
<c ees g d'>1-\markup { m \super "add9" }
}
addExceptions =
#(append
(sequential-music-to-chord-exceptions addExceptionsMusic #t)
ignatzekExceptions)
music = \chordmode {
\set chordNameExceptions = #addExceptions
c:add2 d:add4 e:add9 f:add11+
c:madd2 d:madd4 e:madd9 f:madd9-
}
<< \new ChordNames \music \new Staff \music >>
