Re: How to best do chord/melody arrangement

[Kieren MacMillan]

Hi,

> I play a lot of guitar pieces where I will play several single notes 
> followed by a chord ... then some single notes etc. When I write this by 
> hand, the notes are as normal and for the chord I use a note with a slash 
> rather than a circle at the bottom and I write the chord name above it.

What about this?

\version "2.16"

theChords = \chordmode {
  s1
  e2.:7 s4
}

theNotes = \relative a' {
  a1
  \improvisationOn b2. \improvisationOff e8 c8
}

\score {
  <<
    \new ChordNames \theChords
    \new Staff \theNotes
  >>
}

Hope this helps,
Kieren.