Re: transpose chords?

[David Kastrup]

MING TSANG <address@hidden> writes:

> Here is the sample code.
> %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%start

> \markup { \line {"<< transpose g d >>"}}
>   \score {
>
> \new ChoirStaff <<
>         
> <<
>     \context ChordNames {
>       \harmonies 
>           }
>>>     
>   
>     \new Staff <<     \transpose g d
>       \new Voice = "soprano" << {                      
>         \global
>        { \sopranoA     }
>                                 }
>       >>
>
>     >>
>>>
> \layout { }
> }
> %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%end

If you don't transpose the harmonies, they have no particular reason to
change.  In current LilyPond (2.15.reasonablynew) , you can write
something like

target = g

and then write

\transpose g \target { ... }

everywhere you need it.

-- 
David Kastrup