Exactly, how do I write a chordname exception for a Half Diminished 7th?
I can provide an example if needed.
Thanks,
Derek
Derek
On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 6:38 AM, Tim McNamara <tim...@bitstream.net> wrote:
>
> On Aug 21, 2013, at 5:40 PM, Derek Klinge <schilke...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > For the life of me I cannot figure this out.
> > I would like the following example to explicitly include the 7. Is there
> a way to change the way it handles half diminished 7ths?
> >
> > EXAMPLE
> > \chords {
> > c4:7.9- c:7.9-/g
> > \set slashChordSeparator = \markup { " over " }
> > \break
> > c4:7.9- c:7.9-/g
> > }
>
>
>
> I am confused as well. I don't understand his code in terms of his
> question because c4:7.9- is not a half-diminished chord, it is an altered
> chord that should print as C7b9.
>
> The default rendering of a C half-diminished chord of c4:min7.5- in
> LilyPond, at least prior to 2.17, would be Cø and my guess is that he wants
> it printed as Cmin7b5 or C-7b5. To achieve that the OP needs to write a
> chordname exception.
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