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Node:American Chords, Next:Jazz chords, Previous:Lyrics mode definition, Up:Refman appendix
American Chords
\include "english.ly"
scheme = \chords {
c % Major triad
cs:m % Minor triad
df:m5- % Diminished triad
c:5^3 % Root-fifth chord
c:4^3 % Suspended fourth triad
c:5+ % Augmented triad
c:2^3 % "2" chord
c:m5-.7- % Diminished seventh
c:7+ % Major seventh
c:7.4^3 % Dominant seventh suspended fourth
c:5+.7 % Augmented dominant seventh
c:m5-.7 % "Half" diminished seventh
c:5-.7 % Dominant seventh flat fifth
c:5-.7+ % Major seventh flat fifth
c:m7+ % Minor-major seventh
c:m7 % Minor seventh
c:7 % Dominant seventh
c:6 % Major sixth
c:m6 % Minor sixth
c:9^7 % Major triad w/added ninth
c:6.9^7 % Six/Nine chord
c:9 % Dominant ninth
c:7+.9 % Major ninth
c:m7.9 % Minor ninth
}
\score {
\notes <
\context ChordNames \scheme
\context Staff \transpose c'' \scheme
>
\paper {
\translator {
\ChordNamesContext
ChordName \override #'word-space = #1
ChordName \override #'style = #'american
}
}
}
![[picture of music]](lily-1635291850.png)
\include "english.ly"
scheme = \chords {
c % Major triad
cs:m % Minor triad
df:m5- % Diminished triad
c:5^3 % Root-fifth chord
c:4^3 % Suspended fourth triad
c:5+ % Augmented triad
c:2^3 % "2" chord
c:m5-.7- % Diminished seventh
c:7+ % Major seventh
c:7.4^3 % Dominant seventh suspended fourth
c:5+.7 % Augmented dominant seventh
c:m5-.7 % "Half" diminished seventh
c:5-.7 % Dominant seventh flat fifth
c:5-.7+ % Major seventh flat fifth
c:m7+ % Minor-major seventh
c:m7 % Minor seventh
c:7 % Dominant seventh
c:6 % Major sixth
c:m6 % Minor sixth
c:9^7 % Major triad w/added ninth
c:6.9^7 % Six/Nine chord
c:9 % Dominant ninth
c:7+.9 % Major ninth
c:m7.9 % Minor ninth
}
\score {
\notes <
\context ChordNames \scheme
\context Staff \transpose c'' \scheme
>
\paper {
\translator {
\ChordNamesContext
ChordName \override #'word-space = #1
ChordName \override #'style = #'american
}
}
}
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