Re: Ties in chord mode

[Thomas Morley]

Am Sa., 29. Feb. 2020 um 11:07 Uhr schrieb Ben Eichler <address@hidden>:
>
> Hi all,
>
>
> I transcribe songs using a style of melody + lyrics + chords. In certain 
> songs, I write the same chord twice. Sometimes I want both chords to be 
> printed, for example the second chord is starting a new section. Other times 
> I may want only the first chord to be printed. \set chordChanges = ##t is too 
> blunt an instrument (ha!) to deal with these situations. The only tool I am 
> aware of to deal with this is overflowing bar duration, but sometimes the 
> duration needs to be either irregular or longer than 6 beats, and having a 
> tie would become helpful.
>
> In a 4/4 time signature, if I want to make a chord last for 6 beats, I can 
> luckily work around it using a dotted duration that overflows the bar:
> Chord notation: |C . . . |(C) . F . |
> Lilypond notation: {\chordMode { c1. f2 }
>
> But suppose I want that C major chord to last only for 5 beats, in a melody I 
> would use a tie, but that doesn't work in chord mode, the second chord is 
> printed which I don't want:
> Chord notation: |C . . . |(C) F . . |
> Lilypond notation: \chordmode { c1( c4) f2. }
>
> Or maybe I want that C major chord to last for 3 bars. Multiple ties can be 
> used in a melody, but there's no equivalent in chord mode, the 2nd and 3rd 
> chords are printed which I don't want:
> Chord notation: |C . . . |(C) . . . |(C) . . . |
> Lilypond notation: \chordmode { c1( c c) }
>
> Unless anyone can recommend a workaround for this, I am submitting a request 
> to support ties in chord mode. The parentheses ( ) syntax used for melody 
> seems the obvious choice.
>
> Would appreciate any comments on this. If there's a more appropriate place to 
> submit requests like this I will gladly move it elsewhere.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
>
> -Ben

Why not:

chrdI = \chordmode { c1. f2 }
chrdII = \chordmode { c1*5/4 f2. }
chrdIII = \chordmode { c1*3 }

<< \new Staff \chrdI \new ChordNames \chrdI >>
<< \new Staff \chrdII \new ChordNames \chrdII >>
<< \new Staff \chrdIII \new ChordNames \chrdIII >>

Cheers,
  Harm