@lilypondfile[quote]{chords-headword.ly}
-Chords can be entered in chord mode, which recognizes some traditional European chord naming conventions. Chord names can also
-be displayed. In addition, figured bass notation can be displayed.
+Chords can be entered either as normal notes or in chord mode and displayed
+using a variety of traditional European chord naming conventions. Chord
+names and figured bass notation can also be displayed.
@menu
* Chord mode::
are also different symbols displayed for a given chord name. The
names and symbols displayed for chord names are customizable.
-@cindex Banter
@cindex jazz chords
@cindex chords, jazz
-The default chord name layout is a system for Jazz music, proposed
-by Klaus Ignatzek (see @ref{Literature list}). There are also two
-other chord name schemes implemented: an alternate Jazz chord
-notation, and a systematic scheme called Banter chords. The
-alternate Jazz notation is also shown on the chart in @ref{Chord
+The basic chord name layout is a system for Jazz music, proposed
+by Klaus Ignatzek (see @ref{Literature list}). The chord naming
+system can be modified as described below. An alternate jazz
+chord system has been developed using these modifications.
+The Ignatzek and alternate
+Jazz notation are shown on the chart in @ref{Chord
name chart}.
@c TODO -- Change this so we don't have a non-verbatim example.
@lilypondfile[ragged-right]{chord-names-languages.ly}
-If none of the default settings give the desired output, the chord
+If none of the existing settings give the desired output, the chord
name display can be tuned through the following properties.
@table @code
(if (note-string note)
(set-fret note (note-string note))
(let*
- ((string (find (lambda (string) (string-qualifies string
- (note-pitch note)))
- (reverse free-strings))))
- (if string
- (set-fret note string)
+ ((fit-string (find (lambda (string)
+ (string-qualifies string (note-pitch note)))
+ free-strings)))
+ (if fit-string
+ (set-fret note fit-string)
(ly:warning "No string for pitch ~a (given frets ~a)" (note-pitch note)
specified-frets))