mandoMusic =
\relative c'
{
\new Staff = "mando"
\key c \major
\clef "treble"
\set Score.markFormatter = #format-mark-box-alphabet
\compressFullBarRests
\override MultiMeasureRest #'expand-limit = #3
\override Glissando #'thickness = #2
\override Glissando #'minimum-length = #3
\override Glissando #'springs-and-rods =
#ly:spanner::set-spacing-rods
\override Score.MetronomeMark.outside-staff-priority = #1600
\tempo 4.=126
\time 6/8
R2.*4
\bar "||"
% REHEARSAL A (bar 5)
\mark \default
R2.*26
\bar "||"
% REHEARSAL B (bar 31)
\mark \default
\set Score.currentBarNumber = #31
\override NoteHead #'style = #'slash
\repeat percent 6 {
<<
\chords \with { alignAboveContext = mando }
{s4 c8 s4.}
{r4\mp b'8 r4 b8}
>> }
.....
That looks like this:
Here's the score code:
\score {
\new StaffGroup <<
\new Staff {
\override Staff.InstrumentName.self-alignment-X = #RIGHT
\set Staff.instrumentName = \markup \right-column {
"mandolin"
}
\set Staff.shortInstrumentName = #"man"
\mandoMusic
}
\new Staff {
\override Staff.InstrumentName.self-alignment-X = #RIGHT
\set Staff.instrumentName = \markup \right-column {
"guitar"
}
\set Staff.shortInstrumentName = #"gtr"
\guitarMusic
}
It put the mandolin chords on a new, 3rd staff. It probably has something to do with defining "mando" as a staff. I don't know how else to get the mandolin chords to appear above the staff.
Does this help explain?