Re: display flat symbol in ees major

[David Nalesnik]

Hi, and welcome to the community!

On Mon, Dec 29, 2014 at 12:16 PM, Jinsong Zhao <address@hidden> wrote:

Hi there,

I am try to learn LilyPond by doing. I have a score, which display a flat symbol in ees major. However, I can't get that in LilyPond.

\version "2.19.15"
\relative c, {
  \clef "bass"
  \key ees \major
  c8 g' ees' g, c,4  < g'' bes, > |%m69
}

The last note in that score has a flat symbol. I think the last note may be ``beses,'', if so, the double flat symbol appears. How to get a flat symbol beside the note? Thank you very much for any suggestion or comments.

I'm not sure I understand what you are after.

If you want the note to be a B-double-flat, the proper notation is with a double-flat symbol, regardless if B is flatted in the key signature.  A flat in front of the B would simply confirm that it is in fact a B-flat.

If you want to force the accidental to appear, add an exclamation point after the pitch: bes,!

Hope this helps,

David