Re: Fixing Lead Sheet Chord Numbers

[Flaming Hakama by Elaine]

From: Reilly Farrell <address@hidden>
To: lilypond-user <address@hidden>

 

Hi All,

I'm discovering the need to revise chord numbers when working with lead sheet templates in LilyPond.  For example, in the following blocks:

melody = \relative c' {

cis8 d e g a4-. g8-> b~-_ |

}

chordSymbols = \chords { \leadFormatting

a2:7 c2:13 

}

...my intention is to have c2:13 show up as C13.  Instead, the output is C9 13, and I'm not sure how to take more explicit control and remove the 9.  Any suggestions are deeply appreciated.  Thank you!

The way to customize chord symbols is covered in

http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.19/Documentation/notation/displaying-chords#customizing-chord-names

Under the heading "Selected Snippets, Chord name exceptions"

Here is how to get the Dominant 13th chord to show up as "13".

\version "2.19.15"

myChordExceptions = {
  <c e g bes d' a'>1-\markup { \raise #0.7 { \normalsize 13 } }
}
chExceptions = #(append (sequential-music-to-chord-exceptions myChordExceptions #t) ignatzekExceptions)

chordSequence = \chordmode {
    \set chordChanges = ##t
    \set chordNameExceptions = #chExceptions
    a2:7
    c2:13
}

myMelody = \relative c' { cis8 d e g a4-. g8-> b~-_ }

\score {
  \new StaffGroup <<
    \new ChordNames \chordSequence
    \new Staff {
      \myMelody
    }
  >>
}   

HTH,

David Elaine Alt

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