Thank you Ernie, that looks like just the thing.
Laurie Savage
https://www.queensofthewest.com/
On Tue, 28 Nov 2023 at 16:26, Ernie Braganza
wrote:
> Here's how I've handled it by creating a new Chordnames staff.
>
> \version "2.24.3"
>
> Harmonies = \chordmode {
> a1:maj
> a1:maj
> a1:maj
> }
> AltHarmonies = \chordmode {
> \override ChordName.font-size = #-1
> s1
> b2:m7 e:7
> s1
> }
>
> \score {
> <<
> \new ChordNames \AltHarmonies
> \new ChordNames \Harmonies
> \new Staff {
> R1
> R1
> R1
> }
> >>
> }
>
> For parentheses around Chords, I use this code
> %% Parentheses for Chords %%
>
> #(define (left-parenthesis-ignatzek-chord-names in-pitches bass
> inversion context)
>(markup #:line ("( " (ignatzek-chord-names in-pitches bass inversion
> context
>
> #(define (right-parenthesis-ignatzek-chord-names in-pitches bass
> inversion context)
>(markup #:line ((ignatzek-chord-names in-pitches bass inversion
> context) " )")))
>
> #(define (parenthesis-ignatzek-chord-names in-pitches bass inversion
> context)
>(markup #:line ("( " (ignatzek-chord-names in-pitches bass inversion
> context) " )")))
>
> %aliases
> LParen = { \set chordNameFunction = #left-parenthesis-ignatzek-chord-names
> }
> RParen = { \set chordNameFunction =
> #right-parenthesis-ignatzek-chord-names }
> NoParen = { \unset chordNameFunction }
> OneParen = { \set chordNameFunction = #parenthesis-ignatzek-chord-names }
> %Parentheses around a single chord
>
> and call the function like this:
>
> AltHarmonies = \chordmode {
> s1
> \LParen b2:m7
> \RParen e:7
> \NoParen
> s1
> }
>
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 27, 2023 at 7:41 PM Laurie Savage
> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> In jazz lead sheets one often comes across alternate chord names in
>> parentheses written above the standard chord to signify an alternative
>> harmony that can be played. I have tried doing that using this as a simple
>> example of an alternative IIm7-V7 back to Imaj:
>>
>> \version "2.25.4"
>>
>> Harmonies = \chordmode {
>> a1:maj
>> <<
>> { \voiceOne \parenthesize b2:m7 e2:7 }{ \voiceTwo a1:maj }
>> >>
>> \oneVoice
>> a1:maj
>> }
>>
>> \score {
>> <<
>> \new ChordNames \Harmonies
>> \new Staff {
>> R1
>> <<
>> {\voiceOne R1}{\voiceTwo R1}
>> >>
>> \oneVoice R1
>> }
>> >>
>> }
>>
>> but it only produces this (I've also tried the << {..}//{..}>> notation)
>>
>> [image: image.png]
>>
>> Laurie Savage
>> https://www.queensofthewest.com/
>>
>
