Thanks! So ChordNames are in a \Score context, but ChordGrid has its own separate \ChordGridScore context.
On Tue, Aug 4, 2026 at 1:20 AM Thomas Morley <[email protected]> wrote: > Am Mo., 3. Aug. 2026 um 22:12 Uhr schrieb Eric Benson <[email protected] > >: > > > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 3, 2026 at 12:49 PM Carl Sorensen <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >> On Mon, Aug 3, 2026, 1:35 PM Eric Benson <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>> I started experimenting with LilyPond's ChordGrid display. I can't > find very many examples using it, so I guess it isn't very popular yet. I'm > using Brandt and Roemer chord names instead of the built-in Ignatzek chord > names, using chordNameExceptions for that purpose. It looks like ChordGrid > doesn't follow chordNameExceptions. Am I doing something wrong, or is that > intentional? Is there another way to supply my own chord names in the > ChordGrid context? > >> > >> > >> Please post a small example to the lists we can see what you're trying. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> Carl > > Amend your \layout like: > > \layout { > indent = 0 > ragged-right = ##t > \context { > \ChordGridScore > chordNameExceptions = #jazzChordsAdd > } > \context { > \Score > chordNameExceptions = #jazzChordsAdd > } > } > > Works for me. > > Cheers, > Harm >
