Re: Lilypond and Jazz chords

[Tim McNamara]

On Jun 9, 2009, at 11:25 AM, Carl D. Sorensen wrote:

> On 6/9/09 9:16 AM, "Jean-Alexis Montignies" <address@hidden> wrote:
>
>
> > You can find an example of a chord notated as 'phrygian' (well  
> > it's more a
> > modal indication, but that's what the composer Gary Peacock  
> > intended) in the
> > lead sheet for Vignette.
> > More arguments for using names: Alt is much more easy to write and  
> > read, less
> > error prone than: 7.3-.5-.9-.11-.13-
>
> So if Alt is always (or primarily) 7.3-.5-.9-.11-.13- we should add  
> an alt
> modifier to LilyPond.  Then, we could say c:alt, and get just what the
> composer intends.  And then we should have the ChordNames context  
> generate
> CAlt.

At least in the Real Books, the chord usually just says "C alt" on  
the chart.  The structure of the alt chord is pretty variable and up  
for interpretation on the fly.  Many times it's just played as a  
dominant 7b5b9.