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Chords above music?


From: Rick Hogg
Subject: Chords above music?
Date: Wed, 3 May 2006 21:17:14 -0700 (PDT)

Hello,
I'm new to the mailing list, and have a couple questions:

As my first attempt in Lilypond, I'm trying to input Miles Davis' "Donna Lee" complete with chords, but 1.) the chords print out below the music, and 2.) I can't seem to make a C7#5#9 or Bb7b5  Here's how my file looks:

\version "2.8.1"
\layout {
    indent = 0.0\cm
    }
% the header   
    \header {
    title = "Donna Lee"
    composer = "Miles Davis"
    }
% the music
    \relative c'' <<
    \repeat unfold 7 {
        s1 \noBreak s1 \noBreak
        s1 \noBreak s1 \break }
    {
    \time 4/4
    \clef treble   
    \key aes \major
    <<
% the chords   
    \chords {
        aes1:6 f1:7 bes1:7 r1
        bes1:m7 ees1:7 aes1:maj7 ees2:m7 d2:7
        des1:maj7 des2:m7 ges2:9 aes1:maj7 f1:7
        bes1:7 bes1:75- bes1:m7 ees1:7
        aes1:maj7 f1:7 bes1:7 r1
        c1:7 g2:m75 c2:7 f1:m6 c1:75+9+
        f1:m6 c1:75+9+ f1:m6 aes1:dim7
        aes2:maj7 f2:7 bes2:m7 ees2:7 aes1:6 r1
    }
% the melody
    { r2 \times 2/3 { g'8 a g } f e ees! des c bes a c, ees f  \times 2/3     { ges8 aes ges } f ees d f aes c g f4.~ f4 e8 d

    ees a, bes des f aes c     ees des f, aes c b e, ees d c ees g bes aes4     ees8 f ges bes des f e c4.    

    e2~ e8 d c bes ees des4. ges8 e ees des c c des d ees des c bes a c ees     f \times 2/3 { ges8 aes ges } f ees

    d c b a bes aes c, ees \times 2/3 { g ges f } e2 r4 ees'8 des f, aes c     bes f aes g bes des ees \times 2/3 { e8 ges e } ees des

    c2 \times 2/3 { g'8 aes g } f e ees des c bes a c, ees f \times 2/3     { ges aes ges } f ees d f aes c g f4.~ f4 g8 f

    e f g aes bes aes g f \times 2/3 { des'8 ees des } c bes \times 2/3     { aes8     bes aes } g e f2 r2 r2 r4 r 8 g

    c b c des d des d ees e ees e ees d des c bes \times 2/3 { aes bes aes     } g aes bes aes g f b d f aes b g' f e

    ees! des c bes a ges f ees des f aes c bes aes g ees aes2. r4 r1 || } >>
}
>>


Thanks in advance!


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