Re: associate text to chord

[David Nalesnik]

On Sat, Feb 5, 2022 at 5:00 AM Aaron Hill <lilypond@hillvisions.com> wrote:
>
> On 2022-02-05 2:49 am, Kevin Barry wrote:
> > Hi Achar,
> >
> >> Let me specify : in the following example V7 / IV is not associated
> >> with the Eb7 chord
> >> but with the note G. Is it possible to pair it with the Eb7 chord ?
> >> Thanks
> >
> > We don't have a code example, so it's hard to answer your question. At
> > a guess, it looks like you're attaching markup to the notes and you
> > need to attach it to the space between A flat and G. A quick solution
> > could be to add a spacer rest, e.g.:
> >
> > f_"II" aes2*1/2 s4_"V" g
> >
> > If this is something that happens frequently in your score, I would
> > recommend having a separate voice - with only spacer rests - for your
> > Roman numerals.
>
> Another option is to use a dedicated context for analysis.  The Lyrics
> context is a good candidate, as it supports arbitrary markup that can be
> given rhythm independant of the associated Staff.  Consider LSR 710 [1]
> as a starting point.
>
> [1]: https://lsr.di.unimi.it/LSR/Item?id=710
>

At https://github.com/davidnalesnik/lilypond-roman-numeral-tool you'll
find a much enhanced version of this snippet.

Best,
David Nalesnik