1. Why does the following create a .pdf and a midi, but when I play the .midi file it just stops... it never plays anything?
perhaps version 2.6.3 has some bug in midi generation. If I remember it was fixed in 2.6.4, but I'm not sure. in version 2.7.x, your example yelds a correct midi file.
2. I want it only to show the chord names, not the notes..... how can I do that?
you have to use a ChordNames context in the \score section
3. How do I generate "\" signs inside the lines, so I can show when to play the Chord that way? An example: 4 strokes on the guitar: \ \ \ \
by "inside the lines" you mean inside the staff? if I get you right, you have to set the noteheads to slashes. these are "/" signs, not "\". For the last one I guess you should use markups with "\\".
Is this what you want?: %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \header { title = "Improvise" composer = "Jannik Jeppesen" } chordline = \chordmode { \repeat volta 20 { a1:m c g e:m } } rythmline = \relative c'' { \override NoteHead #'style = #'slash \override Stem #'transparent = ##t % or not \repeat volta 20 { b4 b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b } } \score { << \context ChordNames { \chordline } \context Staff { \rythmline } >> \layout {} } \score { \unfoldRepeats \chordline \midi { \tempo 4 = 120 } } %%%%%%%%%% EOF %%%%%%%%%%%% _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user