2011/2/1 Tim McNamara <tim...@bitstream.net> > > Jazz guitarist and Lilypond user here. I would call that a G(no 3rd)
I'd say that it's a Gsus chord. It means basically the same: a chord with no third. Usually the third is replaced by a fourth or a second: Gsus2 = <g a d>, Gsus4 = <g c d>, So to me it seems perfectly natural to write Gsus = <g d>. LilyPond accepts g:sus as an input, but prints G as the name of the chord, without "sus". 2011/2/3 David Raleigh Arnold <d...@openguitar.com>: > The whole idea of chord names is that one "G" is the same as > another. A few extensions have come in over the years, the most > important being the slash bass. So, because there is a need to distinguish between G and G/B (they sound quite different!), i'd say that there is a reason to distinguish between <g b d> and <g b d d'>. I'd even say that it would make sense to write explicit treble notes in superscript, for example C^E would mean <c e g e'>. > Either populate your score with diagrams or tab or write out what > you want. There is no need to mess with the regular chord names. > You will find that useless innovations which are doomed to > obsolescence are not appreciated, and even less appreciated if > they require explanation. ? At least on the guitar, Gadd5, G5, G12 are self-explanatory! In my opinion it's obvious that they mean: "add a fifth somewhere in the treble range". cheers, Janek _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
