> On Apr 29, 2016, at 12:22 PM, Henry Law <n...@lawshouse.org> wrote: > > I've searched the archives and the web generally; all that I have found on > this subject leads me to believe that the facility I need is not there, which > is perplexing since it's not particularly esoteric. Can someone either > confirm my understanding or put me right? (I'm using 2.18.2 on a > Debian-based system). > > In a lead sheet I want to use the chord which I call an "added ninth". Using > the key of C as an example, I want the chord C-E-G-D: a plain major triad > with the ninth added on top. > > "add9" is not a valid chord designator in Lilypond, as far as I can see. I > can ask for "9" or "maj9" or "sus2" but none of these is my chord: > > The ninth is a dominant ninth: C-E-G-Bb-D Quite a different animal. > Major ninth is C-E-G-B-D > Sus2 is C-D-G, where the third is (temporarily, usually) /replaced/ by the > second. > > Am I stuck? I'm hoping there is some magic somewhere to help.
No magic as such but the answer is baked into LilyPond. You need to create a chord exception; the instructions are somewhere in the LilyPond manual. I am away from my laptop with all my LP stuff on it so I can't direct more specifically. The exception can be formulated to produce Cadd9 as the chordname easily. Just what you're looking for. There is a file floating around called pop-chord.ly or pop-chords.ly that has a lot of these kinds of exceptions already done. You use the \include command to utilize it; how to do that is also in the manual. The file ought to be in the snippet repository, I would think. Tim _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
