Note that this example only has one staff, whereas
the previous example had three seperate staves. That is because this
example begins with a single note. To determine the number of staves,
-LilyPond looks at the first element. If it's a single note, there's one
-staff; if there's a simultaneous expression, there's more than one staff.
+LilyPond looks at the first element. If it is a single note, there is one
+staff; if there is a simultaneous expression, there is more than one staff.
@lilypond[fragment,quote,verbatim,relative=2]
{
Articulations and fingerings are usually placed automatically, but you
can specify a direction using @samp{^} (up) or @samp{_} (down). You can
-also use multiple articulations on the same note. In most cases, it's
+also use multiple articulations on the same note. In most cases, it is
best to let LilyPond determine the articulation directions.
@lilypond[fragment,quote,verbatim,relative=2]
To mark a file for version 2.1.17, use
@example
-\version "2.1.17"
+\version "2.3.16"
@end example
@noindent
Such chords can be entered like notes,
@lilypond[quote,verbatim,raggedright]
-\chords { c2 f4. g8 }
+\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{\chords}
+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]
-\chords { c2 f4:m g4:maj7 gis1:dim7 }
+\chordmode { c2 f4:m g4:maj7 gis1:dim7 }
@end lilypond
For lead sheets, chords are not printed on staves, but as names on a
context
@lilypond[quote,verbatim]
-\new ChordNames \chords { c2 f4.:m g4.:maj7 gis8:dim7 }
+\chordmode { c2 f4.:m g4.:maj7 gis8:dim7 }
@end lilypond
@cindex lead sheet
@example
<<
- \new ChordNames \chords @{ @emph{chords} @}
+ \chordmode @{ @emph{chords} @}
@emph{the melody}
\addlyrics @{ @emph{the text} @}
>>
@lilypond[quote,raggedright]
<<
- \new ChordNames \chords { r2 c:sus4 f }
+ \chordmode { r2 c:sus4 f }
\relative {
r4 c' \times 2/3 { f g g }
\times 2/3 { g4( a2) }