How do I write Bm7b5

[Flaming Hakama by Elaine]

Guptila,

On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 6:01 AM, <address@hidden> wrote:

From: Guptila de Silva <address@hidden>
To: address@hidden
Subject: Lilypond notation for Bm7b5


Hi, How do I write Bm7b5 in Lilypond notation? I can get the fretboard
diagram show up but cannot work out how to get the chord name in this
format.

Many thanks.

Guptila

Here is something that does that.  Also discussed at http://flaminghakama.com/flaming-lilypond-chords

\version "2.18.0"
\include "english.ly"

myChordExceptions = {

  % Half-diminished
  <c eflat gflat bflat>1-\markup { m7b5 }

  % If you want to fiddle with formatting of the symbols, here is one approach
  %<c eflat gflat bflat>1-\markup { \raise #0.2 { \magnify #0.2 { " " } \small { m } } \raise #0.3 { \normalsize 7 } \raise #0.6 { \small b5 } }

}
chExceptions = #(append (sequential-music-to-chord-exceptions myChordExceptions #t) ignatzekExceptions)

myChordSequence = \chordmode {
  \set chordChanges = ##t
  \set chordNameExceptions = #chExceptions
  b1:m7.5-
}

myMelody = \relative c'' {
  r4 f8 d b a4.
}

\score {
  \new StaffGroup <<
    \new ChordNames \myChordSequence
    \new Staff {
      \myMelody
    }
  >>
}   

HTH,

David Elaine Alt

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