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Chords can be entered as simultaneous music, as discussed in Chorded notes.
Chords can also be entered in “chord mode”, which is an input mode that focuses on the structures of chords in traditional European music, rather than on specific pitches. This is convenient for those who are familiar with using chord names to describe chords. More information on different input modes can be found at Input modes.
\chordmode { c1 g a g c }
Chords entered using chord mode are music elements, and can be transposed just like chords entered using simultaneous music.
Chord mode and note mode can be mixed in sequential music:
<c e g>2 <g b d> \chordmode { c2 f } <c e g>2 <g' b d> \chordmode { f2 g }
Music Glossary: chord.
Notation Reference: Chorded notes, Input modes.
Snippets: Chords
When chord mode and note mode are mixed in sequential music, and
chord mode comes first, the note mode will create a new Staff
context.
\chordmode { c2 f } <c e g>2 <g' b d>
To avoid this behavior, explicitly create the Staff
context:
\new Staff { \chordmode { c2 f } <c e g>2 <g' b d> }
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