input/test/jazz-chords.ly

   1
   2 \version "1.3.117";
   3
   4 %% This should only be necessary if your kpathsea setup is broken
   5 %
   6 % Make sure the correct msamxx.tfm is where lily can find it
   7 % (ie cwd or lily's tfm dir).
   8 %
   9 % For normal (20pt) paper, do
  10 %
  11 %   cp locate `msam9.tfm` LILYPONDPREFIXxtfm
  12 %
  13
  14 chord =  \notes\transpose c''\chords{
  15 \property Chordnames.Chordname \override #'style = #'jazz
  16 % major chords
  17 c
  18 c:6             % 6 = major triad with added sixth
  19 c:maj           % triangle = maj
  20 c:6.9^7         % 6/9
  21 c:9^7           % add9
  22
  23 % minor chords
  24 c:m             % m = minor triad
  25 c:m.6           % m6 = minor triad with added sixth
  26 c:m.7+          % m triangle = minor major seventh chord
  27 c:3-.6.9^7      % m6/9
  28 c:m.7           % m7
  29 c:3-.9          % m9
  30 c:3-.9^7        % madd9
  31
  32 % dominant chords
  33 c:7             % 7 = dominant
  34 c:7.5+          % +7 = augmented dominant
  35 c:7.5-          % 7b5 = hard diminished dominant
  36 c:9             % 7(9)
  37 c:9-            % 7(b9)
  38 c:9+            % 7(#9)
  39 c:13^9.11       % 7(13)
  40 c:13-^9.11      % 7(b13)
  41 c:13^11         % 7(9,13)
  42 c:13.9-^11      % 7(b9,13)
  43 c:13.9+^11      % 7(#9,13)
  44 c:13-^11        % 7(9,b13)
  45 c:13-.9-^11     % 7(b9,b13)
  46 c:13-.9+^11     % 7(#9,b13)
  47
  48 % half diminished chords
  49 c:m5-.7         % slashed o = m7b5
  50 c:9.3-.5-       % o/7(pure 9)
  51
  52 % diminished chords
  53 c:m5-.7-        % o = diminished seventh chord
  54
  55 }
  56
  57 \score{
  58 <
  59 \context ChordNames \chord
  60 \context Staff \chord
  61 >
  62     \paper
  63     {
  64         \translator { \ChordNamesContext ChordName \override #'word-space = #1 }
  65 %        \translator { \LyricsContext textScriptWordSpace = #0.3 }
  66     }
  67 }