Re: tweaking ending brackets and chord name heights

[Paul Scott]

bernie arai wrote:
> i'm writing a lead sheet (single staff melody with chord symbols
> above) mostly with success so far.  however, i've noticed that when
> using alternate-ending repeats, lilypond puts the chord symbols above
> the repeat ending brackets, making the chords unappealingly high for
> that entire line.  could someone point me in the right direction to
> figure out how to adjust the relative heights of the brackets and
> chord names?  i have a feeling it'll be more involved than i will
> immediately understand...
You don't say what version you are using for later versions see:


       7.2.3 Printing chord names

Which show how to put the volta brackets over the chords:

harmonies = \chordmode {
      c1:m c:m \break c:m c:m d
    }
    <<
      \new ChordNames {
        \set chordChanges = ##t
        \harmonies }
      \new Staff \transpose c c' \harmonies
    >>

HTH,

Paul Scott