Hello list,
I am new to Lilypond, and I am learning how to properly input
information. Currently, I am using the standard Just Friends to
practice with. From looking at other people's input files, I have
been able to come up with the following partial lead sheet score:
Here are my questions:
First, my chords are not aligning up with the beginning of the bar that
they apply to in the pdf output. How can I make sure that the
chords fall at the beginning of the measure?
That is because your music starts with a quarter note partial, and your chords with a semibreve. If you look at the log file you should see something like:
warning: barcheck failed at: 1/4
s2
| c1:maj7 | s1 | a1:m5-.7 | d1:9- |
Fix that and the alignment is fine.
Second, I would like for my chart to be 4 bars per line, "Real Book"
style. Is there a simple way that I can tell Lilypond to use 4
bars per line, and still keep a reasonable look to the score?
Insert \break where you want a new line.
Finally, is there a jazz font I can use?
Don't know, what is a jazz font? Do you need symbols not included in Lilyponds Feta fonts?