diff --git a/Sources/VLMMADocument.mm b/Sources/VLMMADocument.mm
index cca8701..c1a1fe3 100644
--- a/Sources/VLMMADocument.mm
+++ b/Sources/VLMMADocument.mm
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 //
 
 #import "VLMMADocument.h"
+#import "VLMMAWriter.h"
 
 @implementation VLDocument (MMA)
 
@@ -16,6 +17,8 @@
 {
 	char	buf[32];
 	NSBundle *	 			bndl = [NSBundle mainBundle];
+	VLMMAWriter				writer;
+	writer.Visit(*song);
 	const VLProperties & 	prop = song->fProperties.front();
 
 	std::string	mmaFile = std::string("// Generated by VocalEasel ")
@@ -30,20 +33,7 @@
 	mmaFile	+= buf;
 	sprintf(buf, "KeySig %d%c\n", labs(prop.fKey), prop.fKey>=0 ? '#' : '&');
 	mmaFile	+= buf;
-	mmaFile += '\n';
-	
-	std::string			mmas;
-	size_t 				meas = 0;
-	VLSong::iterator	end = song->end();
-	for (VLSong::iterator i=song->begin(); i!=end; ++i) {
-		size_t m	= *i;
-		sprintf(buf, "%-5d", ++meas);
-		mmaFile += buf;
-		song->fMeasures[m].MMAChords(mmas, prop, i==song->begin());
-		mmaFile += mmas;
-		song->fMeasures[m].MMANotes(mmas, prop, song->TiedDuration(m+1));
-		mmaFile += "\t{ " + mmas + " }\n";
-	}
+	mmaFile += '\n'+writer.Measures();	
 
 	return [[NSString stringWithUTF8String:mmaFile.c_str()] 
 			   dataUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];
diff --git a/Sources/VLMMAWriter.cpp b/Sources/VLMMAWriter.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..122c9b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sources/VLMMAWriter.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,256 @@
+//
+// File: VLMMAWriter.h
+//
+// Author(s):
+//
+//      (MN)    Matthias Neeracher
+//
+// Copyright © 2007 Matthias Neeracher
+//
+
+#include "VLMMAWriter.h"
+
+void VLMMAWriter::Visit(VLSong & song)
+{
+	fSong	= &song;
+	fMeas	= 0;
+	fInitial= true;
+	fMeasures.clear();
+
+	VisitMeasures(song, true);
+}
+
+void VLMMAWriter::VisitMeasure(size_t m, VLProperties & p, VLMeasure & meas) 
+{
+	char buf[8];
+	sprintf(buf, "%-3d", ++fMeas);
+
+	fUseSharps	= p.fKey >= 0;
+
+	//
+	// Generate chords
+	//
+	fAccum.clear();
+	VisitChords(meas);
+	std::string chords = buf+fAccum;
+
+	//
+	// Generate melody and account for ties
+	//
+	bool setLastDur = false;
+	fAccum.clear();
+	fTied	= meas.fMelody.front().fTied & VLNote::kTiedWithPrev;
+	if (fTied && meas.fMelody.size() == 1) {
+		VisitNotes(meas, p, true);
+		if (meas.fMelody.back().fTied & VLNote::kTiedWithNext) {
+			fAccum = "~<>~;";
+		} else {
+			fAccum = "~<>;";
+		}
+	} else {
+		VisitNotes(meas, p, true);
+		if (meas.fMelody.back().fTied & VLNote::kTiedWithNext) {
+			fAccum.replace(fAccum.find_last_of(';'), 0, "~", 1);
+			setLastDur = true;
+		}
+    }
+	
+	std::string melody = fAccum;
+
+	fMeasures	+= chords+"\t{ " + melody + " }\n";
+	if (setLastDur)
+		fLastDur = fMeasures.find_last_of("123468");
+}
+
+static const char kScale[] = "c d ef g a b";
+
+static std::string MMAPitchName(int8_t pitch, bool useSharps, bool showNatural=false)
+{
+	if (pitch == VLNote::kNoPitch)
+		return "r";
+	char name[3];
+	name[2] = 0;
+	name[1] = showNatural?'n':0;
+	pitch %= 12;
+	if (kScale[pitch] != ' ') {
+		name[0] = kScale[pitch];
+	} else if (useSharps) {
+		name[0] = kScale[pitch-1];
+		name[1] = '#';
+	} else {
+		name[0] = kScale[pitch+1];
+		name[1] = '&';
+	}
+	if (!showNatural)
+		name[0] = toupper(name[0]);
+
+	return name;
+}
+
+static std::string MMAOctave(int8_t pitch)
+{
+	std::string name;
+	if (pitch != VLNote::kNoPitch) {
+		for (int raise = (pitch-VLNote::kMiddleC)/VLNote::kOctave; raise>0; --raise)	
+			name += '+';
+		for (int lower = (VLNote::kMiddleC+VLNote::kOctave-1-pitch)/VLNote::kOctave; lower>0; --lower)
+			name += '-';
+	}
+
+	return name;
+}
+
+void VLMMAWriter::VisitNote(VLLyricsNote & n)							   
+{
+	char buf[4];
+	std::string dur;
+	if (n.fDuration.fNum == 1) 
+		if (!(n.fDuration.fDenom & (n.fDuration.fDenom-1))) {
+			sprintf(buf, "%d", n.fDuration.fDenom);
+			dur = buf;
+		} else if (n.fDuration.fDenom == 3) {
+			dur = "23"; // Half note triplet
+		} else if (n.fDuration.fDenom == 6) {
+			//
+			// Quarter note triplet / swing 8th
+			//
+			dur = n.fVisual==VLNote::kEighth ? "81" : "43"; 
+		} else if (n.fDuration.fDenom == 12) {
+			//
+			// Eighth note triplet / swing 8th / swing 16th
+			//
+			dur = n.fVisual==VLNote::kEighth ? "82" : "3"; 
+		} else if (n.fDuration.fDenom == 24) {
+			dur = "6"; // 16th note triplet
+		}
+	if (n.fTied & VLNote::kTiedWithPrev) {
+		if (fTied) {
+			fMeasures.replace(fLastDur+1, 0, '+'+dur);
+			if (!(n.fTied & VLNote::kTiedWithNext))
+				fAccum += "~";
+		} else {
+			size_t d = fAccum.find_last_of("123468");
+			fAccum.replace(d+1, 0, '+'+dur);
+		}
+		return;
+	}
+	fTied = false;
+	if (fAccum.size() > 1)
+		fAccum += ' ';
+	fAccum += dur+MMAPitchName(n.fPitch, fUseSharps, true)+MMAOctave(n.fPitch)+';';
+}
+
+#define _ VLChord::
+
+//
+// MMA supports a large but finite list of chords
+//
+static const VLChordModifier kMMAModifiers[] = {
+	{"", 0, 0},
+	{"+", _ kmAug5th, _ km5th},
+	{"11", _ kmMin7th | _ kmMaj9th | _ km11th, 0},
+	{"11b9", _ kmMin7th | _ kmMin9th | _ km11th, 0},
+	{"13", _ kmMin7th | _ kmMaj9th | _ km11th | _ kmMaj13th, 0},
+	{"5", 0, _ kmMaj3rd},
+	{"6", _ kmDim7th, 0},
+	{"69", _ kmDim7th | _ kmMaj9th, 0},
+	{"7", _ kmMin7th, 0},
+	{"7#11", _ kmMin7th | _ kmAug11th, 0},
+	{"7#5", _ kmMin7th | _ kmAug5th, _ km5th},
+	{"7#5#9", _ kmMin7th | _ kmAug5th | _ kmAug9th, _ km5th},
+	{"7#5b9", _ kmMin7th | _ kmAug5th | _ kmMin9th, _ km5th},
+	{"7#9", _ kmMin7th | _ kmAug9th, 0},
+	{"7#9#11", _ kmMin7th | _ kmAug9th | _ kmAug11th, 0},
+	{"7b5", _ kmMin7th | _ kmDim5th, _ km5th},
+	{"7b5#9", _ kmMin7th | _ kmDim5th | _ kmAug9th, _ km5th},
+	{"7b5b9", _ kmMin7th | _ kmDim5th | _ kmMin9th, _ km5th},
+	{"7b9", _ kmMin7th | _ kmMin9th, 0},
+	{"7sus", _ kmMin7th | _ km4th, _ kmMaj3rd},
+	{"7sus2", _ kmMin7th | _ kmMaj2nd, _ kmMaj3rd},
+	{"9", _ kmMin7th | _ kmMaj9th, 0},
+	{"9#11", _ kmMin7th | _ kmMaj9th | _ kmAug11th, 0},
+	{"9#5", _ kmMin7th | _ kmMaj9th | _ kmAug5th, _ km5th},
+	{"9b5", _ kmMin7th | _ kmMaj9th | _ kmDim5th, _ km5th},
+	{"9sus", _ kmMaj9th, 0},
+	{"M13", _ kmMaj7th | _ kmMaj13th, 0},
+	{"M7", _ kmMaj7th, 0},
+	{"M7#11", _ kmMaj7th | _ kmMaj9th | _ kmAug11th, 0},
+	{"M7#5", _ kmMaj7th | _ kmAug5th, _ km5th},
+	{"M7b5", _ kmMaj7th | _ kmDim5th, _ km5th},
+	{"M9", _ kmMaj7th | _ kmMaj9th, 0},
+	{"aug9", _ kmMin7th | _ kmMaj9th | _ kmAug5th, _ km5th},
+	{"dim3", _ kmMin3rd | _ kmDim5th, _ kmMaj3rd | _ km5th},
+	{"dim7", _ kmMin3rd | _ kmDim5th | _ kmDim7th, _ kmMaj3rd | _ km5th},
+	{"m", _ kmMin3rd, _ kmMaj3rd},
+	{"m#5", _ kmMin3rd | _ kmAug5th, _ kmMaj3rd | _ km5th},
+	{"m(maj7)", _ kmMin3rd | _ kmMaj7th, _ kmMaj3rd},
+	{"m(sus9)", _ kmMin3rd | _ kmMaj9th, _ kmMaj3rd},	
+	{"m11", _ kmMin3rd | _ kmMin7th | _ kmMaj9th | _ km11th, _ kmMaj3rd},
+	{"m6", _ kmMin3rd | _ kmDim7th, _ kmMaj3rd},
+	{"m69", _ kmMin3rd | _ kmDim7th | _ kmMaj9th, _ kmMaj3rd},
+	{"m7", _ kmMin3rd | _ kmMin7th, _ kmMaj3rd},
+	{"m7b5", _ kmMin3rd | _ kmMin7th | _ kmDim5th, _ kmMaj3rd | _ km5th},
+	{"m7b9", _ kmMin3rd | _ kmMin7th | _ kmMin9th, _ kmMaj3rd},
+	{"m9", _ kmMin3rd | _ kmMin7th | _ kmMaj9th, _ kmMaj3rd},
+	{"m9b5", _ kmMin3rd | _ kmMin7th | _ kmMaj9th | _ kmDim5th, _ kmMaj3rd | _ km5th},
+	{"mM7", _ kmMin3rd | _ kmMaj7th, _ kmMaj3rd},
+	{"mb5", _ kmMin3rd | _ kmDim5th, _ kmMaj3rd | _ km5th},
+	{"sus", _ km4th, _ kmMaj3rd},
+	{"sus2", _ kmMaj2nd, _ kmMaj3rd},
+	{"sus9", _ kmMaj9th, 0},
+	{NULL, 0, 0}
+};
+
+void VLMMAWriter::VisitChord(VLChord & c)									
+{
+	int   quarters = static_cast<int>(c.fDuration*4.0f+0.5f);
+	if (!quarters--)
+		return;
+	std::string name;
+	if (c.fPitch == VLNote::kNoPitch) {
+		name = fInitial ? "z" : "/";
+	} else {
+		fInitial = false;
+
+		std::string base, ext;
+		base = MMAPitchName(c.fPitch, fUseSharps);
+
+		size_t best 	= 0;
+		size_t bestBits	= 32;
+		size_t bestScore= 0;
+		for (size_t i=0; kMMAModifiers[i].fName; ++i) {
+			uint32_t steps = (VLChord::kmUnison | VLChord::kmMaj3rd | VLChord::km5th)
+				| kMMAModifiers[i].fAddSteps
+				&~kMMAModifiers[i].fDelSteps;
+			if (c.fSteps == steps) {
+				//
+				// Exact match
+				//
+				best = i;
+				break;
+			}
+			steps ^= c.fSteps;
+			size_t bits=0;
+			size_t score=0;
+			for (uint32_t b=steps; b; b &= (b-1))
+				++bits;
+			for (size_t b=0; b<32; ++b)
+				if (steps & (1<<b))
+					score += 32-b;
+			if (bits < bestBits || (bits==bestBits && score < bestScore)) {
+				best		= i;
+				bestBits	= bits;
+				bestScore	= score;
+			}
+		}
+		ext = kMMAModifiers[best].fName;
+		name = base+ext;
+		if (c.fRootPitch != VLNote::kNoPitch)
+			name += '/' + MMAPitchName(c.fRootPitch, fUseSharps);
+		std::toupper(base[0]);
+	}
+	while (quarters--)
+		name += " /";
+
+	fAccum += ' '+name;
+}
diff --git a/Sources/VLMMAWriter.h b/Sources/VLMMAWriter.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad12170
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sources/VLMMAWriter.h
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+//
+// File: VLMMAWriter.h
+//
+// Author(s):
+//
+//      (MN)    Matthias Neeracher
+//
+// Copyright © 2007 Matthias Neeracher
+//
+
+#include "VLModel.h"
+
+class VLMMAWriter: public VLSongVisitor {
+public:
+	VLMMAWriter() {}
+
+	virtual void Visit(VLSong & song);
+	virtual void VisitMeasure(size_t m, VLProperties & p, VLMeasure & meas);
+	virtual void VisitNote(VLLyricsNote & n);
+	virtual void VisitChord(VLChord & c);
+
+	const std::string & Measures() const { return fMeasures; }
+private:	
+	std::string					fMeasures;
+
+	VLSong *					fSong;
+	bool						fUseSharps;
+	bool						fTied;
+	bool						fInitial;
+	int							fMeas;
+	size_t						fLastDur;
+	std::string					fAccum;
+};
+
+// Local Variables:
+// mode:C++
+// End:
diff --git a/Sources/VLModel.cpp b/Sources/VLModel.cpp
index f46f662..9cbb791 100644
--- a/Sources/VLModel.cpp
+++ b/Sources/VLModel.cpp
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ void VLNote::MakeRepresentable()
 		if (fDuration >= part) {
 			fDuration = part;
 			return;
-		} else if (!nonTriplet && fDuration >= triplet) {
+		} else if (fVisual > kWhole && !nonTriplet && fDuration >= triplet) {
 			fDuration = triplet;
 			fVisual	 |= kTriplet;
 			return;
@@ -269,12 +269,6 @@ VLLyricsNote::VLLyricsNote(VLFraction dur, int pitch)
 {
 } 
 
-struct VLChordModifier {
-	const char *	fName;
-	uint32_t		fAddSteps;
-	uint32_t		fDelSteps;
-};
-
 #define _ VLChord::
 
 static const VLChordModifier kModifiers[] = {
diff --git a/Sources/VLModel.h b/Sources/VLModel.h
index 54e4621..03ec455 100644
--- a/Sources/VLModel.h
+++ b/Sources/VLModel.h
@@ -212,6 +212,12 @@ struct VLChord : VLNote {
 	bool 	MMAName(std::string & name, bool useSharps, bool initial) const;
 };
 
+struct VLChordModifier {
+	const char *	fName;
+	uint32_t		fAddSteps;
+	uint32_t		fDelSteps;
+};
+
 struct VLProperties {
 	VLFraction	fTime;		// Time (non-normalized)
 	int8_t		fKey;		// Circle of fifths from C, >0 sharps, <0 flats
diff --git a/VocalEasel.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/VocalEasel.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 4ae8146..4c98457 100644
--- a/VocalEasel.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/VocalEasel.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 		952DCD78096BBB11001C2316 /* VLSheetViewChords.mm in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 952DCD77096BBB11001C2316 /* VLSheetViewChords.mm */; };
 		9530A7020BD9E16700635FEC /* display.tiff in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 9530A7010BD9E16700635FEC /* display.tiff */; };
 		953722670AE9F0E100B6E483 /* VLLilypondDocument.mm in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 953722660AE9F0E100B6E483 /* VLLilypondDocument.mm */; };
+		9545C5C30C092F4600251547 /* VLMMAWriter.cpp in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 9545C5C10C092F4600251547 /* VLMMAWriter.cpp */; };
 		95498DBD0AE3812F006B5F81 /* VLSoundSched.mm in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 95498DBC0AE3812F006B5F81 /* VLSoundSched.mm */; };
 		954BBD860AEDDE5300BBFD5F /* VLAppController.mm in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 954BBD850AEDDE5300BBFD5F /* VLAppController.mm */; };
 		954BBD9A0AEDE81500BBFD5F /* VLPitchTransformer.mm in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 954BBD990AEDE81500BBFD5F /* VLPitchTransformer.mm */; };
@@ -166,6 +167,8 @@
 		9530A7010BD9E16700635FEC /* display.tiff */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = image.tiff; name = display.tiff; path = Resources/display.tiff; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		953722650AE9F0E100B6E483 /* VLLilypondDocument.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; name = VLLilypondDocument.h; path = Sources/VLLilypondDocument.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		953722660AE9F0E100B6E483 /* VLLilypondDocument.mm */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.cpp.objcpp; name = VLLilypondDocument.mm; path = Sources/VLLilypondDocument.mm; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		9545C5C10C092F4600251547 /* VLMMAWriter.cpp */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 30; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.cpp.cpp; name = VLMMAWriter.cpp; path = Sources/VLMMAWriter.cpp; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		9545C5C20C092F4600251547 /* VLMMAWriter.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 30; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; name = VLMMAWriter.h; path = Sources/VLMMAWriter.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		95498DBB0AE3812F006B5F81 /* VLSoundSched.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 30; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; name = VLSoundSched.h; path = Sources/VLSoundSched.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		95498DBC0AE3812F006B5F81 /* VLSoundSched.mm */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 30; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.cpp.objcpp; name = VLSoundSched.mm; path = Sources/VLSoundSched.mm; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		954BBD840AEDDE5300BBFD5F /* VLAppController.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; name = VLAppController.h; path = Sources/VLAppController.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
@@ -342,6 +345,8 @@
 		2A37F4ABFDCFA73011CA2CEA /* Classes */ = {
 			isa = PBXGroup;
 			children = (
+				9545C5C10C092F4600251547 /* VLMMAWriter.cpp */,
+				9545C5C20C092F4600251547 /* VLMMAWriter.h */,
 				955DA2940C0551EC008F73B8 /* VLLilypondWriter.cpp */,
 				955DA2950C0551EC008F73B8 /* VLLilypondWriter.h */,
 				95A55C520BD5E5760068A203 /* VLPDFDocument.h */,
@@ -688,6 +693,7 @@
 				95A55C540BD5E5770068A203 /* VLPDFDocument.mm in Sources */,
 				95784D870BFAD795009ABEA4 /* VLMirrorWindow.mm in Sources */,
 				955DA2960C0551EC008F73B8 /* VLLilypondWriter.cpp in Sources */,
+				9545C5C30C092F4600251547 /* VLMMAWriter.cpp in Sources */,
 			);
 			runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing = 0;
 		};