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Jazz chords

Similarly, Jazz style chord names are implemented as a variation on American style names:

     scheme = \chords {
       % major chords
       c
       c:6		% 6 = major triad with added sixth
       c:maj		% triangle = maj
       c:6.9^7	% 6/9
       c:9^7		% add9
     
       % minor chords
       c:m		% m = minor triad
       c:m.6		% m6 = minor triad with added sixth
       c:m.7+	% m triangle = minor major seventh chord
       c:3-.6.9^7	% m6/9
       c:m.7		% m7
       c:3-.9	% m9
       c:3-.9^7	% madd9
     
       % dominant chords
       c:7		% 7 = dominant
       c:7.5+	% +7 = augmented dominant
       c:7.5-	% 7b5 = hard diminished dominant
       c:9		% 7(9)
       c:9-		% 7(b9)
       c:9+		% 7(#9)
       c:13^9.11 	% 7(13)
       c:13-^9.11 	% 7(b13)
       c:13^11	% 7(9,13)
       c:13.9-^11	% 7(b9,13)
       c:13.9+^11	% 7(#9,13)
       c:13-^11	% 7(9,b13)
       c:13-.9-^11	% 7(b9,b13)
       c:13-.9+^11	% 7(#9,b13)
     
       % half diminished chords
       c:m5-.7		% slashed o = m7b5
       c:9.3-.5-	% o/7(pure 9)
     
       % diminished chords
       c:m5-.7-	% o = diminished seventh chord
     }
     
     \score {
       \notes <
         \context ChordNames \scheme
         \context Staff \transpose c'' \scheme
       >
       \paper {
         linewidth = 5.7\in
         \translator {
           \ChordNamesContext
           ChordName \override #'word-space = #1
           ChordName \override #'style = #'jazz
         }
       }
     }
     

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