In popular music, it is common to denote accompaniment as chord-names. Such chords can be entered like notes,
c2 f4. g8
but now, each pitch is read as the root of a chord instead of a note.
This mode is switched on with \chords
\score { \chords { c2 f4. g8 } }
Other chords can be created by adding modifiers after a colon. The following example shows a few common modifiers
\chords { c2 f4:m g4:maj7 gis1:dim7 }
For lead sheets, chords are not printed on staves, but as names on a
line of themselves. Hence, we have to override the context with
\new
, rendering the music expression in a ChordNames
context
\new ChordNames \chords { c2 f4.:m g4.:maj7 gis8:dim7 }
When put together, chord names, lyrics and a melody form a lead sheet, for example,
\score { << \new ChordNames \chords { chords } \notes the melody \lyricsto "" \new Lyrics \lyrics { the text } >> }
A complete list of modifiers and other options for layout can be found in Chords.
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