You can use { \small \flat \small5 } if you want to use the flat symbol
instead of a lowercase b.


On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 7:52 AM, Flaming Hakama by Elaine <
[email protected]> wrote:

> Guptila,
>
> On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 6:01 AM, <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> From: Guptila de Silva <[email protected]>
>> To: [email protected]
>> Subject: Lilypond notation for Bm7b5
>>
>>
>> Hi, How do I write Bm7b5 in Lilypond notation? I can get the fretboard
>> diagram show up but cannot work out how to get the chord name in this
>> format.
>>
>> Many thanks.
>>
>> Guptila
>>
>
> Here is something that does that.  Also discussed at
> http://flaminghakama.com/flaming-lilypond-chords
>
>
> \version "2.18.0"
> \include "english.ly"
>
> myChordExceptions = {
>
>   % Half-diminished
>   <c eflat gflat bflat>1-\markup { m7b5 }
>
>   % If you want to fiddle with formatting of the symbols, here is one
> approach
>   %<c eflat gflat bflat>1-\markup { \raise #0.2 { \magnify #0.2 { " " }
> \small { m } } \raise #0.3 { \normalsize 7 } \raise #0.6 { \small b5 } }
>
> }
> chExceptions = #(append (sequential-music-to-chord-exceptions
> myChordExceptions #t) ignatzekExceptions)
>
> myChordSequence = \chordmode {
>   \set chordChanges = ##t
>   \set chordNameExceptions = #chExceptions
>   b1:m7.5-
> }
>
> myMelody = \relative c'' {
>   r4 f8 d b a4.
> }
>
> \score {
>   \new StaffGroup <<
>     \new ChordNames \myChordSequence
>     \new Staff {
>       \myMelody
>     }
>   >>
> }
>
>
>
> HTH,
>
> David Elaine Alt
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