Re: Chord Symbols below the staff
Thank you! That makes perfect sense. I had copied and pasted the chords
from a different document and overlooked the usage of \chords.
On Thu, Mar 20, 2025 at 5:45 PM Valentin Petzel wrote:
> Hello Steve,
>
> > I'm having an issue with most of the chord symbols (except for the No
> > Chord) being displayed below the staff line. Obviously I've messed
> > something up but I have not been able to figure it out. If someone could
> > please take a look and point me in the right direction, I would
> appreciate
> > it.
>
> the issue here is that you are using `\chords` for this. As you can see
> with
> `\displayLilyMusic\chords { c }` `\chords` is a shorthand for changing to
> chordmode and creating a new chord name context in one go (similar to
> `\drums`
> for `\new DrumStaff \drummode ...`).
>
> But this means that when you do
>
> << \new ChordNames \chords ... \new Staff >>
>
> this will create two ChordName contexts, and the Staff is only created
> then,
> thus defaulting below the chord names. If instead you have
>
> << \new ChordNames { \global \chords ... } \new Staff ... >>
>
> the second ChordName context is created after the Staff, thus being placed
> below it.
>
> Of course the proper solution is to replace `\chords ...` by `\chordmode
> ...`.
>
> Cheers,
> Valentin
Re: Chord Symbols below the staff
Hello Steve,
> I'm having an issue with most of the chord symbols (except for the No
> Chord) being displayed below the staff line. Obviously I've messed
> something up but I have not been able to figure it out. If someone could
> please take a look and point me in the right direction, I would appreciate
> it.
the issue here is that you are using `\chords` for this. As you can see with
`\displayLilyMusic\chords { c }` `\chords` is a shorthand for changing to
chordmode and creating a new chord name context in one go (similar to `\drums`
for `\new DrumStaff \drummode ...`).
But this means that when you do
<< \new ChordNames \chords ... \new Staff >>
this will create two ChordName contexts, and the Staff is only created then,
thus defaulting below the chord names. If instead you have
<< \new ChordNames { \global \chords ... } \new Staff ... >>
the second ChordName context is created after the Staff, thus being placed
below it.
Of course the proper solution is to replace `\chords ...` by `\chordmode ...`.
Cheers,
Valentin
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Re: Chord Symbols below the staff
You must set a name for the \new Staff {\rguitar-part}. Like: new Staff =
"guitar" {\rguitar-part}
And also you must set the ChordNames above using the \with command. Like:
\new ChordNames \with { alignAboveContext = "guitar" } { *some nice chords
or variables* }
Em qui., 20 de mar. de 2025 21:25, Steve Carlock
escreveu:
> I'm having an issue with most of the chord symbols (except for the No
> Chord) being displayed below the staff line. Obviously I've messed
> something up but I have not been able to figure it out. If someone could
> please take a look and point me in the right direction, I would appreciate
> it.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Environment:
>
> Frescobaldi: 3.3.0
> Extension API: 0.9.0
> Python: 3.12.3
> python-ly: 0.9.7
> Qt: 5.15.13
> PyQt: 5.15.10
> sip: 6.7.12
> qpageview: 0.6.2
> poppler: 24.2.0
> python-poppler-qt: 21.3.0
> OS: Linux-6.8.0-55-generic-x86_64-with-glibc2.39
>
>
>
> % % % % %
> \version "2.24.4"
>
> \language "english"
>
> global = {
> \tempo "Freely"
> \time 4/4 \numericTimeSignature
> \key g \major
> }
>
> Intro-I-rests = { \partial 8 r8 | R1*7 | R1\fermata | }
> Intro-II-rests = { \tempo 4=110 R1*4 | }
>
> Intro-I-chords = \chords {
> \set chordChanges = ##t
> \set additionalPitchPrefix = "add"
> \partial 8 s8 |
> a4.:m7 e8:m7~ q2 | d2 c2 | g2 d2 | 1 |
> a4.:m7 e8:m7~ q2 | d4. c8~ q2 | g2 d2 | 1 |
> }
>
> cpattern-I = \chords {
> \set chordChanges = ##t
> \set additionalPitchPrefix = "add"
> a4.:m7 e8:m7~ q2 | d4. 8~ q2 | g2 d2 | 1 |
> }
>
> chord-line = {
> \global
> \Intro-I-chords
> \Intro-II-rests
> \cpattern-I
> }
>
> rguitar-rpattern-I = { a4. e8~ 2 | d4. c8~ 2 | g2 d2 | c1 | }
>
> rguitar-part = <<
> \new Voice \with {
> \consists Pitch_squash_engraver
> }
> {
> \clef "treble_8"
> \global
> \Intro-I-rests
> \Intro-II-rests
> \improvisationOn
> \rguitar-rpattern-I
> \improvisationOff
> }
> >>
>
> \score {
> <<
> \new ChordNames {
> \global
> \Intro-I-chords
> \Intro-II-rests
> \cpattern-I
> }
>
> \new Staff { \rguitar-part }
> >>
> \layout {}
> }
> % % % % %
>
