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Lemzwerg: New category

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Lemzwerg at 23:02, 21 November 2025

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Jean Abou Samra: Replace version="2.24.0" with version="2.24" now that the LilyWiki extension supports auto-selecting the latest release in a stable series

2025-11-16T18:57:06Z

Replace version="2.24.0" with version="2.24" now that the LilyWiki extension supports auto-selecting the latest release in a stable series

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	For typesetting chords, LilyPond uses its internal accidentals (i.e. it uses glyphs from the Feta font). This example shows how you can change LilyPond's behaviour to use the accidentals "#" and "b" from the currently selected font. This is useful if you'd like to use a font for setting jazz chords in RealBook style.		For typesetting chords, LilyPond uses its internal accidentals (i.e. it uses glyphs from the Feta font). This example shows how you can change LilyPond's behaviour to use the accidentals "#" and "b" from the currently selected font. This is useful if you'd like to use a font for setting jazz chords in RealBook style.

	<lilypond version="2.24.0">		<lilypond version="2.24">
	%% http://lsr.di.unimi.it/LSR/Item?id=750		%% http://lsr.di.unimi.it/LSR/Item?id=750

Jean Abou Samra: Import snippet from LSR

2025-10-26T22:46:36Z

Import snippet from LSR

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For typesetting chords, LilyPond uses its internal accidentals (i.e. it uses glyphs from the Feta font). This example shows how you can change LilyPond's behaviour to use the accidentals "#" and "b" from the currently selected font. This is useful if you'd like to use a font for setting jazz chords in RealBook style.

<lilypond version="2.24.0">
%% http://lsr.di.unimi.it/LSR/Item?id=750

% correct markup for "b" and "#" (use symbols from current font...)
chordFlat = \markup { \hspace #0.2 \fontsize #-1 \raise #0.3 "b" }
chordSharp = \markup { \hspace #0.1 \fontsize #-1 \raise #0.3 "#" }

% define custom chords
myPopChordsMusic =
{
<c es ges bes>-\markup { "m" \super { "7/" \chordFlat "5" } }
<c e g bes dis'>-\markup { \super { "7/" \chordSharp "9" } }
% ... define all other possible chords here...
}

% Add to existing exceptions
myPopChordsAdd = #(append (sequential-music-to-chord-exceptions myPopChordsMusic #t) ignatzekExceptions)

#(define (conditional-string-downcase str condition)
(if condition
(string-downcase str)
str))

% fix accidentals with some Scheme (using the current font's symbols)
#(define (my-chord-name->pop-markup pitch lowercase?)
(let* ((alt (ly:pitch-alteration pitch)))
(make-line-markup
(list
(conditional-string-downcase
(vector-ref #("C" "D" "E" "F" "G" "A" "B") (ly:pitch-notename pitch))
lowercase?)
;; If it's natural, do nothing
(if (= alt 0)
(make-line-markup (list empty-markup))
(if (= alt FLAT)
;; Otherwise, handle adding the flat symbol
(make-line-markup
(list
(make-hspace-markup 0.3)
(make-small-markup (make-raise-markup 0.7
(make-text-markup "b")))))
;; or handle adding the sharp symbol
(make-line-markup
(list
(make-hspace-markup 0.1)
(make-small-markup (make-raise-markup 0.7
(make-text-markup "#")))))))))))

semiGermanChords = {
\set chordRootNamer = #(chord-name->german-markup #f)
\set chordNoteNamer = #note-name->german-markup
}

\new Score
{
\new ChordNames
{
% for demonstration purposes, use Arial as font
% this does not look very nice, but shows the functionality

\override ChordNames.ChordName.font-name = #"Arial"

% use our new chord definitions (including the new accidentals)

\set chordNameExceptions = #myPopChordsAdd

% use our new markup chord naming functions to get the new accidentals

\set chordRootNamer = #my-chord-name->pop-markup

\chordmode { cis1:m7.5- s1*2 des1:7.9+ }

% % It's now possible to use some of these commands:
% \set chordNameLowercaseMinor = ##t
% \set chordNoteNamer = #note-name->german-markup
%
%
% \chordmode { s1*2 cis1:m7.5-/b s1*2 b:7/b s1 des1:7.9+ }
}
}

% % use like this:
%
% {
% popChords =
% {
% \set chordNameExceptions = #myPopChordsAdd
% \set chordRootNamer = #my-chord-name->pop-markup
% }
% }
%
% % or like this:
%
% \layout
% {
% \context
% {
% \Score
% chordNameExceptions = #myPopChordsAdd
% chordRootNamer = #my-chord-name->pop-markup
% }
% }
</lilypond>

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[[Category:Tweaks and overrides]]
[[Category:Scheme]]
[[Category:Symbols and glyphs]]
[[Category:Contemporary notation]]