Re: Chord options in leadsheets

[Jacques Menu]

Hello Hendry,

You can have several ChordNames contexts and use \parenthesize in the 
corresponding \chordmode definitions.

What I don’t know is how to have only a single pair of parentheses around the 
two harmonies in the attached.

HTH!

JM

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> Le 22 févr. 2020 à 11:39, Wols Lists <address@hidden> a écrit :
> 
> On 22/02/20 09:11, address@hidden wrote:
>> <http://lilypond.1069038.n5.nabble.com/file/t636/Screenshot_2020-02-22_08.png>
>>  
>> 
>> I use Lilypond to prepare jazz leadsheets. Most of the time, this is
>> straightforward, but the screenshot illustrates three additions I'd like to
>> be able to include.
>> 
>> 1. The ability to provide alternative chords (shown in parentheses above the
>> first two bars).
> 
> I tried to do this, and it didn't get accepted. I struggle with Scheme
> and the more esoteric lilypond syntax. That said, I did get it working,
> what it needed was clean-up.
> 
> I attach the patches, if you or someone else would like to take it on
> and get it in ...
> 
> Cheers,
> Wol
> <0001-Add-capo-chord-names.patch><0003-Documentation-for-the-capoPitch-chordname-property.patch>