On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 5:23 PM, Carl Sorensen <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 3/8/11 12:43 PM, "Christopher Meredith" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > I've noticed this question asked here 6 or 7 years ago but have not been
> able
> > to find a solution. I want to use a chord symbol for an open interval (G
> D)
> > with no third. I have tried using g1^3 but the symbol still appears as
> "G."
> > I'd like it to say "G (no3)." I tried to accomplish it using this snippet
> from
> > the reference manual:
> >
> >
> > % modify maj9 and 6(add9)
> > % Exception music is chords with markups
> > chExceptionMusic = {
> >   <g d>1-\markup { \super "(no3)" }
>
> This should be <c g>1, not <g d>1.
>
> The exception music can be thought of as being in the key of c, so you
> write
> the chords as if they were in c.  Then you can write any open interval, and
> it will work properly.


Ah! Perfect, thank you!
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