Hello. I'm one of the many struggling with jazz chords. I'm a tad confused because lilypond seems to mangle maj7 chords when the base note of the chord is sharp:
g4:maj = gmaj7 or g (triangle) -good gis4:maj = g#8 or g# maj7/8 ? or g#7 6135maj78 -- arrgh! see attached example: -- Bruce McIntyre.
\version "1.4.13" \include "paper16.ly" accompaniment =\chords { g4:maj gis4:maj ges4:maj a4:maj ais4:maj aes4:maj } \score { \notes < \context ChordNames = banter \accompaniment \context ChordNames = american { \property ChordNames.ChordName \override #'style = #'american \accompaniment } \context ChordNames = jazz { \property ChordNames.ChordName \override #'style = #' jazz \accompaniment } \context Staff \transpose c'' \accompaniment > \paper { %\indent = 1.0 \cm %\linewidth = 15.0 \cm } }