Re: minor chord produces syntax error

[Thomas Morley]

2012/12/6 vector <address@hidden>:
> Hi,
>  script shown below
> the log file is indicating a syntax error, unexpected STRING at the "g:m"
> I thought that was ok to indicate a gminor?
> In fact i cant get any chord modifiers to work at all.
>
> \version "2.16.1"
> \header {
>   title = "BluesJam Trk4"
>   composer = "me"
> }
>
> progChords = \relative c {
>   \hideNotes
>   bes1 es es bes g:m
>
> }

With \relative you've activated \notemode. I.e. you now could write
notes, rests and all the other stuff one can usually find in a Staff.
But there is no note called g:m
This is a chord. So you need \chordmode _here_ and not later at the
time you call progChords.

HTH,
  Harm

P.S.
Please write tiny examples as described here:
http://lilypond.org/website/tiny-examples.html
No need for all the header, layout, TimeSignature-stuff.

A tiny example for showing your problem would have been:

What' wrong with:
\version "2.16.1"
{ g:m }

But perhaps you would have seen yourself, why it doesn't work, while
creating such tiny code.
;)