Re: Alternate chord: maj7 doesn't show up

2014-11-09 Thread Simon Herter
That's perfect! Thanks to all of you for your help. Simon Am 11/9/2014 3:29 PM, schrieb Marc Hohl: #(define (mark-one-ignatzek-chord-names in-pitches bass inversion context) (markup #:line ("1. " (ignatzek-chord-names in-pitches bass inversion context #(define (mark-two-ignatzek

Re: Alternate chord: maj7 doesn't show up

2014-11-09 Thread Marc Hohl
Am 09.11.2014 um 15:20 schrieb Simon Herter: I have to admit that I'm not a music expert. I probably misunderstood the "/" symbol. I assume you want to have two chords to choose from at the same time. I guess that's it. In the original sheet music the first chord is preceded by a small "1." a

Re: Alternate chord: maj7 doesn't show up

2014-11-09 Thread Simon Herter
I have to admit that I'm not a music expert. I probably misunderstood the "/" symbol. I assume you want to have two chords to choose from at the same time. I guess that's it. In the original sheet music the first chord is preceded by a small "1." and the second by a "2.". The line is repeate

Re: Alternate chord: maj7 doesn't show up

2014-11-09 Thread Simon Herter
I have to admit that I'm not a music expert. I probably misunderstood the "/" symbol. I assume you want to have two chords to choose from at the same time. I guess that's it. In the original sheet music the first chord is preceded by a small "1." and the second by a "2.". The line is repeate

Re: Alternate chord: maj7 doesn't show up

2014-11-09 Thread Noeck
Hi Simon, > \version "2.18.2" > \chords { c/a } > \chords { c:7/a:7 } The »/« indicates that the lowest note (root) in the chord will follow, e.g. c/a means and you would usually use it for a note of the chord: c/g = Therefore, the 7 does not make sense as it is a single note. This is also expl

Re: Alternate chord: maj7 doesn't show up

2014-11-09 Thread Robert Schmaus
The chord notation c/a stands for "c major triad with an a in bass". Generally, you can write "chord / bass note" with this construction, "bass note" being the operative word here. So your c/a example works but c:7 / a:7 is actually a polychord construct. There's a way to do this in Lilypond (yo

Alternate chord: maj7 doesn't show up

2014-11-09 Thread Simon Herter
Hi,   when I try to add maj7 to an alternate chord, it doesn't show up: - \version "2.18.2" \chords { c/a } \chords { c:7/a:7 } - How can  I get that small 7 next to "A"? Simon ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http