@cindex chords
@cindex chord names
-@c TODO: revise this, \chords { } is shorter and more intuitive.
-@c I need help for this. -gp
-
In popular music it is common to denote accompaniment with chord names.
Such chords can be entered like notes,
\chordmode { c2 f4. g8 }
@end lilypond
-@noindent
Now each pitch is read as the root of a chord instead of a note.
-This mode is switched on with @code{\chordmode}
-
-Other chords can be created by adding modifiers after a colon. The
-following example shows a few common modifiers
+This mode is switched on with @code{\chordmode}. Other chords can be
+created by adding modifiers after a colon. The
+following example shows a few common modifiers:
@lilypond[quote,verbatim,ragged-right]
\chordmode { c2 f4:m g4:maj7 gis1:dim7 }
line for themselves. This is achieved by using @code{\chords} instead
of @code{\chordmode}. This uses the same syntax as @code{\chordmode},
but renders the notes in a @code{ChordNames} context, with the
-following result.
+following result:
@lilypond[quote,verbatim,ragged-right]
\chords { c2 f4.:m g4.:maj7 gis8:dim7 }
@cindex lead sheet
When put together, chord names, lyrics and a melody form
-a lead sheet, for example,
+a lead sheet,
@lilypond[quote,verbatim,ragged-right]
-% FIXME: this melody needs to be changed. See my new example in 2.4.1. -gp
<<
- \chords { r2 c:sus4 f }
- \relative {
- r4 c' \times 2/3 { f g g }
- \times 2/3 { g4( a2) }
+ \chords { c2 g:sus4 f e }
+ \relative c'' {
+ a4 e c8 e r4
+ b2 c4( d)
}
- \addlyrics { I want to break free __ }
+ \addlyrics { One day this shall be free __ }
>>
@end lilypond
+
+@moreinfo
+@quotation
A complete list of modifiers and other options for layout can be found
in @ref{Chords}.
+@end quotation
@node Final touches