Re: modern, simple chord charts desired

[Adam Monsen]

Mats Bengtsson <mats.bengtsson <at> ee.kth.se> writes: 
> How about the following:
[...]

Hey, now that is RAD! Thank you. It's looking very good and is almost perfect.

I have already received more help than I dreamed possible and am really enjoying
the beautifully engraved music! I can't wait to share this with friends.

1. Any way to keep the first line of stanzas from indenting? (see FIXMEs below)

2. any way to just print the word "CHORUS" for the 2nd and 3rd repetitions of
the chorus lyrics/music and *not* engrave the lyrics/music? The mark seems to
not work properly unless there are lyrics & music to be engraved directly
under/after the mark. (again, see FIXMEs)

3. THANK YOU!

Latest engraved music...
http://img261.imageshack.us/my.php?image=frommatscp1.png

Latest source code...

\version "2.10.13"

\header {
  title = "Grandma's Feather Bed"
  % I decided it looks better without the meter
  %meter = "Quick Old-Timey"
}

harmonies = \chordmode {
  % these look great and are perfectly lined up!
  % TODO: learn how to use substitution or something to
  % avoid having to type out repeated phrases.
  d g d a:7
  \break
  d g a:7 d
  \break
  d g d a:7
  \break
  d g a:7 d
  \break
  d g
  \break
  d g/a
  \break
  d g
}

text = \lyricmode {
  \mark "VERSE 1"
  % FIXME this line is indented, but I would like it left-aligned
  "When I was a" "little bitty boy"
  "just up off the" floor
  \break
  "We used to go down to" "grandma's house"
  "every month end or" so
  \break
  "We'd eat chicken pie and-a" "country ham and-a"
  "homemade butter on" bread
  \break
  "But the best darn thing about" "grandma's house was the"
  "great big" "feather bed"

  \break \mark "CHORUS"
  % FIXME this line is indented, but I would like it left-aligned
  "More words" "go here"

  \break \mark "VERSE 2"
  % FIXME this line is indented, but I would like it left-aligned
  "Another verse" here

  \break \mark "CHORUS"

  % FIXME this mark gets "junked" and isn't engraved
  \break \mark "VERSE 3"
  % FIXME this line is indented, but I would like it left-aligned
  "Another verse" here

  % FIXME this mark isn't engraved
  \break \mark "CHORUS"
}

\score {
  <<
  \new ChordNames {
    \set chordChanges = ##t
    \harmonies
  }
  \new Lyrics \text
  >>
  \layout {
    indent = 0
    ragged-right = ##t
    \context{
      \Lyrics
      \override LyricText #'self-alignment-X = #LEFT
    }
    \context{
      \Score
      \remove Bar_number_engraver
      \override RehearsalMark #'self-alignment-X = #LEFT
    }
  }
}