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+\version "2.14.0"
+\header {
+ texidoc = "@cindex Chord Names German
+The English naming of chords (default) can be changed to German
+(@code{\germanChords} replaces B and Bes to H and B), semi-German
+(@code{\semiGermanChords} replaces B and Bes to H and Bb), Italian
+(@code{\italianChords} uses Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Si), or French
+(@code{\frenchChords} replaces Re to RĂ©).
+
+" }
+
+scm = \chordmode {
+ e1/d c:m
+ % c/c cis/cis
+ % yeah, we get the idea. -hwn
+
+ % cisis/cisis ces/ces ceses/ceses
+ b/b bis/bis bes/bes
+ % beses/beses
+}
+
+
+\layout {
+ ragged-right = ##t
+ \context {\ChordNames \consists Instrument_name_engraver }
+}
+
+<<
+ \new ChordNames {
+ \set instrumentName = #"default"
+ \scm
+ }
+ \new ChordNames {
+ \set instrumentName = #"german"
+ \germanChords \scm }
+ \new ChordNames {
+ \set instrumentName = #"semi-german"
+ \semiGermanChords \scm }
+ \new ChordNames {
+ \set instrumentName = #"italian"
+ \italianChords \scm }
+ \new ChordNames {
+ \set instrumentName = #"french"
+ \frenchChords \scm }
+
+ \context Voice { \scm }
+>>