I think, your problem is that you use \partial 4 but don´t remember that when setting the harmonies. Please add s4 to the beginning of your harmonies:
harmonies ={ \key e \major \chordmode { s4 e1 e1 e1 } } Additionally, you don´t have to tell the \key in harmonies, because that doesn´t matter. Dominic 2008/8/19 Naveen Santhanam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hello, > > I am new user to this wonderful program. I have quick question about chord > alignment. I would like to align the chord names to the left (i.e, near the > bar). The .ly file I wrote (see below) prints the chord names at the center > of each measure along the X. > > Thanks in advance > > > \version "2.10.33" > > \header { > title = "Work" > composer = "Me" > opus = "Op. 1" > } > > \paper { > #(define dump-extents #t) > > indent = 0\mm > line-width = 160\mm > force-assignment = #"" > line-width = #(- line-width (* mm 3.000000)) > } > %************************************************************ > melody = { > \override Score.MetronomeMark #'padding = #10 > \tempo 4=120 > \clef treble > \key e \major > \time 4/4 > \relative c' { > \partial 8*2 e8 e8 | > e4. e4 e4 eis8 | > eis2 r8 r16 e,8. e8 | > } > } > > > %************************************************************ > harmonies ={ > \key e \major > \chordmode { > > e1 > e1 > e1 > } > } > text = \lyricmode { > Eee8 ee8 ee4. -- ee4 ee4 ee4 -- ee4 > } > > % **************************************************************** > % Score - layout > \score { > > << > \new ChordNames { > \harmonies > } > > \new Voice = "flute" { > \melody > } > > \new Lyrics \lyricsto flute \text > >> > > \layout { > } > } > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > lilypond-user mailing list > lilypond-user@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user > _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user