Re: Lilypond and Jazz chords

[Kieren MacMillan]

Hi Carl-Henrik,

Here’s a start for you.

Hope this helps!
Kieren.

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\version "2.19.35"
\language "english"

chordFlat = \markup \concat { \hspace #0.1 \raise #0.5 \fontsize #-1 \flat 
\hspace #0.2 }
chordSharp = \markup \concat { \hspace #0.1 \raise #0.5 \fontsize #-1 \sharp 
\hspace #0.2 }

jazzChords-markups = {
  <c e gs bf df' fs'>-\markup \concat { "7" "(" \raise #2 \fontsize #-5 
\center-column { \concat { \chordSharp "11" } \concat { \chordFlat "9" } 
\concat { \chordSharp "5" } } ")" }
}

jazzChords-add = #(append (sequential-music-to-chord-exceptions 
jazzChords-markups #t) ignatzekExceptions)

\layout { \context { \Score chordNameExceptions = #jazzChords-add } }

chords-test = \chordmode {
  d1
  d1:m
  d1:7
  d1:7.5+.11+.9-
}

\score {
  <<
    \new ChordNames \chords-test
    \new Staff \chords-test
  >>
}

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