I haven't heard of the key of D#, but if it did exist it would contain two double sharps. All chord symbols are named by convention. As for the root relating to the key signature; I doubt it, because musical compositions contain many tonal center shifts - hence accidentals. The root of a chord symbol and is related more to the the momentary tonal (key) center, not necessarily the written key signature.
-----Original Message----- >From: Andre Schnoor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Aug 9, 2006 5:02 AM >To: lilypond-user@gnu.org >Subject: Re: triangle chord notation > > > >Michael J Millett wrote: >> Key signatures don't count when using chord symbols. > >Only for the naming of the root. There's a big difference between Ebmaj7 >and D#maj7, so the root pitch should reflect its meaning within the >current key. This information is valuable when looking at chord >progressions as a whole. The interval construction on top of the root, >as you suggested, is handled by convention (static). > >Andre > > > >_______________________________________________ >lilypond-user mailing list >lilypond-user@gnu.org >http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
