> On Sep 27, 2013, at 7:23 PM, Steve Noland <st...@thenolands.us> wrote: > > I am trying to typeset a score for jazz orchestra. I am having problems with > some of the jazz chordnames engraving correctly. Specifically, a Dm7(b5) > chord (D minor 7, flat 5) engraves as a Dº, or D diminished. What can be the > problem?
In the example you provide, the chord is properly rendered as a half-diminished chord, not a diminished chord- note the slash through the superscripted O which indicates half-diminished. That is the Ignaztek (sp?) symbol for the chord which is the Lilypond default and is commonly used in hand-written lead sheets especially among jazz musicians, although it seems like this has fallen out of favor. If you want the chords spelled out rather than using symbols (major 7 instead of delta, min7b5 instead of slashed O, dim7 instead of O7, etc.) the you will need to include a chordname exception file for this. There are several already written and available, probably on the snippet site. I use pop-chords.ly for my jazz lead sheets. _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
