diff --git a/patacrep/build.py b/patacrep/build.py
index de7bb3ce..3998244d 100644
--- a/patacrep/build.py
+++ b/patacrep/build.py
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ GENERATED_EXTENSIONS = [
     "_title.sxd",
     ]
 
-
-
 # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
 class Songbook:
     """Represent a songbook (.yaml) file.
@@ -101,7 +99,11 @@ class Songbook:
             )
         self._config['filename'] = output.name[:-4]
 
+        # Processing special options
         self._config['_bookoptions'] = iter_bookoptions(self._config)
+        self._config['chords']['_notenames'] = self._get_chord_names(
+            self._config['chords']['notation']
+            )
 
         renderer.render_tex(output, self._config)
 
@@ -111,6 +113,15 @@ class Songbook:
             if self.has_errors():
                 raise errors.SongbookError("Some songs contain errors. Stopping as requested.")
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _get_chord_names(notation):
+        """Return a list of chord names, given the user option."""
+        if notation == "alphascale":
+            return ["A", "B", "C", "D", "E", "F", "G"]
+        if notation == "solfedge":
+            return ["La", "Si", "Do", r"R\'e", "Mi", "Fa", "Sol"]
+        return notation
+
     def has_errors(self):
         """Return `True` iff errors have been encountered in the book.
 
diff --git a/patacrep/data/templates/songbook/default.tex b/patacrep/data/templates/songbook/default.tex
index d3b6fd34..b16d0cba 100644
--- a/patacrep/data/templates/songbook/default.tex
+++ b/patacrep/data/templates/songbook/default.tex
@@ -85,11 +85,7 @@ description:
    \authsepword{((word))}
 (* endfor *)
 
-(* if chords.notation=="alphascale" -*)
-  \notenamesout{A}{B}{C}{D}{E}{F}{G}
-(* else -*)
-  \notenamesout{La}{Si}{Do}{R\'e}{Mi}{Fa}{Sol}
-(* endif *)
+\notenamesout{(( chords._notenames[0] ))}{(( chords._notenames[1] ))}{(( chords._notenames[2] ))}{(( chords._notenames[3] ))}{(( chords._notenames[4] ))}{(( chords._notenames[5] ))}{(( chords._notenames[6] ))}
 (* endblock *)
 
 (* block title *)
diff --git a/patacrep/data/templates/songbook_model.yml b/patacrep/data/templates/songbook_model.yml
index a3d3ce1b..e1418e97 100644
--- a/patacrep/data/templates/songbook_model.yml
+++ b/patacrep/data/templates/songbook_model.yml
@@ -56,12 +56,17 @@ schema:
             - type: //str
               value: "ukulele"
         notation:
-          type: //any
-          of:
-            - type: //str
-              value: "alphascale"
-            - type: //str
-              value: "solfedge"
+            type: //any
+            of:
+                - type: //str
+                  value: "alphascale"
+                - type: //str
+                  value: "solfedge"
+                - type: //arr
+                  contents: //str
+                  length:
+                      min: 7
+                      max: 7
     authors:
       type: //rec
       required:
@@ -157,7 +162,7 @@ description:
       lilypond: "Display lilypond scores"
       tablatures: "Display tablatures"
       instrument: "Instrument for the diagrams"
-      notation: "Chord notation"
+      notation: "List of chord names, with special values `solfedge` being an alias for `['La', 'Si', 'Do', 'Ré', 'Mi', 'Fa', 'Sol']`, and `alphascale` for `['A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E', 'F', 'G']`."
 
     authors:
       separators: "Separator words between artists"
@@ -183,7 +188,7 @@ description:
       lilypond: "Inclure les partitions lilypond"
       tablatures: "Inclure les tablatures"
       instrument: "Instrument pour les diagrammes d'accords"
-      notation: "Notation des accords"
+      notation: "Liste des noms de notes, en commençant par LA, sachant que `solfedge` est un alias pour `['La', 'Si', 'Do', 'Ré', 'Mi', 'Fa', 'Sol']`, et `alphascale` pour `['A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E', 'F', 'G']`."
 
     authors:
       separators: "Mots de séparation entre les artistes"