Re: show chord symbol in each bar

[Kieren MacMillan]

Hi Peter (and James):

> Hello, you have to state when you want the chord symbol to show. Maybe I'm 
> not saying that correctly.
> In the same way you have to type out each note and its duration, you have to 
> type out each chord and its corresponding duration.
> so, if your melody consists of the same note repeated once per bar for four 
> bars, you have to write out the same note repeated once per bar for four bars.
> Similarly, if you melody consists of the same chord repeated once per bar for 
> four bars, you have to write out the same chord repeated once per bar for 
> four bars.

You also have to make sure that chordChanges is correctly set.

Read the relevant doc section for more details:
<http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.13/Documentation/notation/displaying-chords#printing-chord-names>

Hope this helps!
Kieren.

> 
> On 27.01.2010, at 17:17, Peter Berlau wrote:
> 
>> 
>> Hello,
>> 
>> I really like Lilypond an the snipplet and documentary is very usable,
>> thanks a lot for this.
>> 
>> I have not found a solution for the following "problem"
>> 
>> If I use, e.g.  a 4 bar melody sequence which only has one Chord the
>> assigned chord symbol is only shown over the first bar (1) he and not
>> the over the other bars (2-4).
>> I would like to have the Chordsymbolover all bars (1-4) is this
>> possible?
>> 
>> Other, is it possible to change the Color of a single barline?
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks for advice,
>> 
>> all the best,
>>      peter
>> 
>> 
>> 
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