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Jazz Chord Symbols
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Louis Guillaume |
Subject: |
Jazz Chord Symbols |
Date: |
Sun, 25 Sep 2011 23:32:19 -0400 |
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Hi,
This may be a FAQ but I can't find definitive answers by googling.
I'm looking for more control over chord symbols.
For the most part - what I'm looking for is something close to what we
see in the Real Book. But that's actually in handwriting, so some
changes would obviously be wanted or needed for a LilyPond-engraved output.
The thing is - With LilyPond we seem to have the Ignatzek and alternate
chord styles. These are both pretty far off from what I'm used to. Is
there a way to create a new "set" of symbols for rendering chords?
In particular, I have these requirements:
o 6th, 7th, 9th, etc. chords would have the "7" at the same
font size as the Chord letter. e.g. "C7" should not have
the 7 in superscript.
o Minor would use `-' instead of `m'.
o Major 7th would look like "Gma7" - no superscript.
o Extra Tensions on a chord would be added as superscipt. e.g.
- "Fma7#11" would have the "#11" in superscript.
- "C7b5" would have the \flat 5 in superscript.
- "A-7b5" would have the \flat 5 in superscript.
- However "B9" and "E-11" should have NO superscript.
o Multiple tensions would be stacked in a column to the right.
- C7#9/b9/b13 would have the 3 tensions stacked, next to
the 7 in the small superscript-size text.
- A7sus2/sus4 would have those suspensions stacked.
o Inverted chords, e.g. "A/C#" would be written as shown here,
but the bottom of the "A" would be close to the top of the
"C". So they aren't exactly in-line. The intent is to try and
mimic the way these are typically written.
o Polychords e.g. "G over F" would be written with a horizontal
bar between both letters.
And there's probably a lot more... Any help or direction towards this
end would be great. Thanks,
Louis
- Jazz Chord Symbols,
Louis Guillaume <=