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<h2 class="unnumbered">Fretted strings</h2>
<p>These snippets illustrate the Notation Reference,
section <a href="../../../Documentation/user/lilypond/Fretted-string-instruments.html#Fretted-string-instruments">Fretted string instruments</a>.
<p><a name="adding-fingerings-to-a-score.ly"></a>
<h3 class="unnumberedsec">Adding fingerings to a score</h3>
<p>Fingering instructions can be entered using a simple syntax.
<pre class="verbatim">
\relative c'' {
c4-1 d-2 f-4 e-3
}
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<p><a name="adding-fingerings-to-tablatures.ly"></a>
<h3 class="unnumberedsec">Adding fingerings to tablatures</h3>
<p>To add fingerings to tablatures, use a combination of <code>\markup</code>
and <code>\finger</code>.
<pre class="verbatim">
one = \markup { \finger 1 }
two = \markup { \finger 2 }
threeTwo = \markup {
\override #'(baseline-skip . 2)
\column {
\finger 3
\finger 2
}
}
threeFour = \markup {
\override #'(baseline-skip . 2)
\column {
\finger 3
\finger 4
}
}
\score {
\new TabStaff {
\stemUp
e8\4^\one b\2 <e, g\3 e'\1>^>[ b\2 e\4]
<a\3 fis'\1>^>^\threeTwo[ b\2 e\4]
}
}
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<h3 class="unnumberedsec">Allowing fingerings to be printed inside the staff</h3>
<p>By default, fingering numbers will be printed outside the staff.
However, this behavior can be canceled.
<pre class="verbatim">
\relative c' {
<c-1 e-2 g-3 b-5>2
\once \override Fingering #'staff-padding = #'()
<c-1 e-2 g-3 b-5>2
}
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<p><a name="controlling-the-placement-of-chord-fingerings.ly"></a>
<h3 class="unnumberedsec">Controlling the placement of chord fingerings</h3>
<p>The placement of fingering numbers can be controlled precisely.
<pre class="verbatim">
\relative c' {
\set fingeringOrientations = #'(left)
<c-1 e-3 a-5>4
\set fingeringOrientations = #'(down)
<c-1 e-3 a-5>4
\set fingeringOrientations = #'(right)
<c-1 e-3 a-5>4
\set fingeringOrientations = #'(up)
<c-1 e-3 a-5>4
\set fingeringOrientations = #'(left down)
<c-1 e-3 a-5>2
\set fingeringOrientations = #'(up right down)
<c-1 e-3 a-5>2
}
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<p><a name="customizing-fretboard-fret-diagrams.ly"></a>
<h3 class="unnumberedsec">Customizing fretboard fret diagrams</h3>
<p>Fret diagram properties can be set through
<code>fret-diagram-details</code>. For FretBoard fret diagrams,
overrides are applied to the <code>FretBoards.FretBoard</code> object.
<pre class="verbatim">
\include "predefined-guitar-fretboards.ly"
\storePredefinedDiagram \chordmode { c' }
#guitar-tuning
#"x;1-1-(;3-2;3-3;3-4;1-1-);"
<<
\context ChordNames {
\chordmode { c1 c c d }
}
\context FretBoards {
% Set global properties of fret diagram
\override FretBoards.FretBoard #'size = #'1.2
\override FretBoards.FretBoard #'fret-diagram-details
#'finger-code = #'in-dot
\override FretBoards.FretBoard #'fret-diagram-details
#'dot-color = #'white
\chordmode {
c
\once \override FretBoards.FretBoard #'size = #'1.0
\once \override FretBoards.FretBoard #'fret-diagram-details
#'barre-type = #'straight
\once \override FretBoards.FretBoard #'fret-diagram-details
#'dot-color = #'black
\once \override FretBoards.FretBoard #'fret-diagram-details
#'finger-code = #'below-string
c'
\once \override FretBoards.FretBoard #'fret-diagram-details
#'barre-type = #'none
\once \override FretBoards.FretBoard #'fret-diagram-details
#'number-type = #'arabic
\once \override FretBoards.FretBoard #'fret-diagram-details
#'orientation = #'landscape
\once \override FretBoards.FretBoard #'fret-diagram-details
#'mute-string = #"M"
\once \override FretBoards.FretBoard #'fret-diagram-details
#'label-dir = #-1
\once \override FretBoards.FretBoard #'fret-diagram-details
#'dot-color = #'black
c'
\once \override FretBoards.FretBoard #'fret-diagram-details
#'finger-code = #'below-string
\once \override FretBoards.FretBoard #'fret-diagram-details
#'dot-radius = #0.35
\once \override FretBoards.FretBoard #'fret-diagram-details
#'dot-position = #0.5
\once \override FretBoards.FretBoard #'fret-diagram-details
#'fret-count = #3
d
}
}
\context Voice {
c'1 c' c' d'
}
>>
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<p><a name="customizing-markup-fret-diagrams.ly"></a>
<h3 class="unnumberedsec">Customizing markup fret diagrams</h3>
<p>Fret diagram properties can be set through
<code>fret-diagram-details</code>. For markup fret diagrams, overrides
can be applied to the <code>Voice.TextScript</code> object or directly
to the markup.
<pre class="verbatim">
<<
\chords { c1 c c d }
\new Voice = "mel" {
\textLengthOn
% Set global properties of fret diagram
\override Voice.TextScript #'size = #'1.2
\override Voice.TextScript #'fret-diagram-details
#'finger-code = #'in-dot
\override Voice.TextScript #'fret-diagram-details
#'dot-color = #'white
%% C major for guitar, no barre, using defaults
% terse style
c'1^\markup { \fret-diagram-terse #"x;3-3;2-2;o;1-1;o;" }
%% C major for guitar, barred on third fret
% verbose style
% size 1.0
% roman fret label, finger labels below string, straight barre
c'1^\markup {
% standard size
\override #'(size . 1.0) {
\override #'(fret-diagram-details . (
(number-type . roman-lower)
(finger-code . in-dot)
(barre-type . straight))) {
\fret-diagram-verbose #'((mute 6)
(place-fret 5 3 1)
(place-fret 4 5 2)
(place-fret 3 5 3)
(place-fret 2 5 4)
(place-fret 1 3 1)
(barre 5 1 3))
}
}
}
%% C major for guitar, barred on third fret
% verbose style
% landscape orientation, arabic numbers, M for mute string
% no barre, fret label down or left, small mute label font
c'1^\markup {
\override #'(fret-diagram-details . (
(finger-code . below-string)
(number-type . arabic)
(label-dir . -1)
(mute-string . "M")
(orientation . landscape)
(barre-type . none)
(xo-font-magnification . 0.4)
(xo-padding . 0.3))) {
\fret-diagram-verbose #'((mute 6)
(place-fret 5 3 1)
(place-fret 4 5 2)
(place-fret 3 5 3)
(place-fret 2 5 4)
(place-fret 1 3 1)
(barre 5 1 3))
}
}
%% simple D chord
% terse style
% larger dots, centered dots, fewer frets
% label below string
d'1^\markup {
\override #'(fret-diagram-details . (
(finger-code . below-string)
(dot-radius . 0.35)
(dot-position . 0.5)
(fret-count . 3))) {
\fret-diagram-terse #"x;x;o;2-1;3-2;2-3;"
}
}
}
>>
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<p><a name="faking-a-hammer-in-tablatures.ly"></a>
<h3 class="unnumberedsec">Faking a hammer in tablatures</h3>
<p>A hammer in tablature can be faked with slurs.
<pre class="verbatim">
\score {
\new TabStaff {
\relative c'' {
c4( d) d( d)
d2( c)
}
}
}
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<p><a name="fingerings,-string-indications,-and-right-hand-fingerings.ly"></a>
<h3 class="unnumberedsec">Fingerings, string indications, and right-hand fingerings</h3>
<p>This example combines left-hand fingering, string indications, and
right-hand fingering.
<pre class="verbatim">
#(define RH rightHandFinger)
\relative c {
\clef "treble_8"
<c-3\5-\RH #1 >4
<e-2\4-\RH #2 >4
<g-0\3-\RH #3 >4
<c-1\2-\RH #4 >4
}
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<p><a name="flamenco-notation.ly"></a>
<h3 class="unnumberedsec">Flamenco notation</h3>
<p>For flamenco guitar, special notation is used:
<p>* a golpe symbol to indicate a slap on the guitar body with the nail of
the ring finger
<p>* an arrow to indicate (the direction of) strokes
<p>* different letters for fingering ("p": thumb, "i": index finger,
"m": middle finger, "a": ring finger and "x": little finger)
<p>* 3- and 4-finger rasgueados; stroke upwards with all fingers, ending
with an up- and down using the index finger
<p>* abanicos: strokes (in tuples) with thumb (down), little and index
finger (both up). There's also an abanico 2 where middle and ring
finger are used instead of the little finger.
<p>* alza pua: fast playing with the thumb
<p>Most figures use arrows in combination with fingering; with abanicos
and rasgueados, noteheads are printed only for the first chord.
<p>This snippet contains some header-like code that can be copied as
‘<samp><span class="samp">flamenco.ly</span></samp>’ and included in source files.
<pre class="verbatim">
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
%%%%%%% Cut here ----- Start 'flamenco.ly'
% Text indicators
abanico = \markup { \italic Abanico }
rasgueaso = \markup { \italic Ras. }
alzapua = \markup { \italic Alzapua }
% Finger stroke symbols
strokeUp = \markup { \postscript #"
0.1 setlinewidth
0.5 0 moveto
0.5 2 lineto
0.2 1.4 lineto
0.5 2 moveto
0.8 1.4 lineto
stroke
"}
strokeDown = \markup { \postscript #"
0.1 setlinewidth
0.5 2 moveto
0.5 0 lineto
0.2 0.6 lineto
0.5 0 moveto
0.8 0.6 lineto
stroke
"}
% Golpe symbol
golpe = \markup { \postscript #"
0.2 setlinewidth
0 0 moveto
1 0 lineto
1 1 lineto
stroke
"\postscript #"
0.1 setlinewidth
-0.6 -0.1 moveto
-0.6 1.0 lineto
0.5 1.0 lineto
stroke
"}
strokeUpGolpe = \markup { \column { \golpe \line { \strokeUp }}}
iUpGolpe = \markup { \column { \golpe \line { \small i } \line { \strokeUp }}}
% Strokes for all fingers
pUp = \markup { \column { \small p \line { \strokeUp }}}
pDown = \markup { \column { \small p \line { \strokeDown }}}
iUp = \markup { \column { \small i \line { \strokeUp }}}
iDown = \markup { \column { \small i \line { \strokeDown }}}
mUp = \markup { \column { \small m \line { \strokeUp }}}
mDown = \markup { \column { \small m \line { \strokeDown }}}
aUp = \markup { \column { \small a \line { \strokeUp }}}
aDown = \markup { \column { \small a \line { \strokeDown }}}
xUp = \markup { \column { \small x \line { \strokeUp }}}
xDown = \markup { \column { \small x \line { \strokeDown }}}
% Just handy :)
tupletOff = {
\once \override TupletNumber #'stencil = ##f
\once \override TupletBracket #'stencil = ##f
}
tupletsOff = {
\override TupletNumber #'stencil = ##f
\override TupletBracket #'bracket-visibility = #'if-no-beam
}
tupletsOn = {
\override TupletBracket #'bracket-visibility = #'default
\revert TupletNumber #'stencil
}
headsOff = {
\override TabNoteHead #'transparent = ##t
\override NoteHead #'transparent = ##t
\override NoteHead #'no-ledgers = ##t
}
headsOn = {
\override TabNoteHead #'transparent = ##f
\override NoteHead #'transparent = ##f
\override NoteHead #'no-ledgers = ##f
}
%%%%%%% Cut here ----- End 'flamenco.ly'
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
part = \relative c' {
<a, e' a cis e>8^\iUp
<a e' a cis e>8^\iDown
r4
r2^\golpe
<a e' a cis e>8^\iUp
<a e' a cis e>8^\iDown
<a e' a cis e>8^\iUpGolpe
<a e' a cis e>8^\iDown
r2
<a e' a cis e>16^\aUp
\headsOff
<a e' a cis e>^\mUp
<a e' a cis e>^\iUp
<a e' a cis e>^\iDown~
\headsOn
<a e' a cis e>2
r4
\tupletOff
\times 4/5 {
<a e' a cis e>16^\xUp
\headsOff
<a e' a cis e>^\aUp
<a e' a cis e>^\mUp
<a e' a cis e>^\iUp
<a e' a cis e>^\iDown~
\headsOn
}
<a e' a cis e>2
r4
\tupletsOff
\times 2/3 {
<a e' a cis e>8^\pDown
\headsOff
<a e' a cis e>^\xUp
<a e' a cis e>^\iUp
\headsOn
}
\times 2/3 {
<a e' a cis e>8^\pDown
\headsOff
<a e' a cis e>^\xUp
<a e' a cis e>^\iUp
\headsOn
}
\times 2/3 {
<a e' a cis e>8^\pDown
\headsOff
<a e' a cis e>^\xUp
<a e' a cis e>^\iUp
\headsOn
}
\times 2/3 {
<a e' a cis e>8^\pDown
\headsOff
<a e' a cis e>^\xUp
<a e' a cis e>^\iUp
\headsOn
}
\tupletsOff
\override Beam #'positions = #'(2 . 2)
\times 2/3 {
a8^\markup{ \small p }
<e' a>^\strokeUpGolpe
<e a>^\strokeDown
}
\times 2/3 {
a,8^\markup{ \small p }
<e' a>^\strokeUpGolpe
<e a>^\strokeDown
}
\times 2/3 {
a,8^\markup{ \small p }
<e' a>^\strokeUpGolpe
<e a>^\strokeDown
}
\times 2/3 {
a,8^\markup{ \small p }
<e' a>^\strokeUpGolpe
<e a>^\strokeDown
}
\tupletsOn
\once \override TextScript #'extra-offset = #'(0 . -1)
<g, b f'>1_\golpe^\mUp
\bar "|."
}
\score {
\new StaffGroup <<
\context Staff = "part" <<
\clef G
\transpose c c'
{
\part
}
>>
\context TabStaff {
\part
}
>>
\layout {
ragged-right = ##t
}
}
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<p><a name="fret-diagrams-explained-and-developed.ly"></a>
<h3 class="unnumberedsec">Fret diagrams explained and developed</h3>
<p>This snippet shows many possibilities for obtaining
and tweaking fret diagrams.
<pre class="verbatim">
<<
\chords {
a2 a
c2 c
d1
}
\new Voice = "mel" {
\textLengthOn
% Set global properties of fret diagram
\override Voice.TextScript #'size = #1.2
\override Voice.TextScript #'fret-diagram-details #'finger-code = #'below-string
\override Voice.TextScript #'fret-diagram-details #'dot-color = #'black
%% A chord for ukelele
a'2^\markup {
\override #'(fret-diagram-details . (
(string-count . 4)
(dot-color . white)
(finger-code . in-dot))) {
\fret-diagram #"4-2-2;3-1-1;2-o;1-o;"
}
}
%% A chord for ukelele, with formatting defined in definition string
% 1.2 * size, 4 strings, 4 frets, fingerings below string
% dot radius .35 of fret spacing, dot position 0.55 of fret spacing
a'2^\markup {
\override #'(fret-diagram-details . (
(dot-color . white)
(open-string . "o"))) {
\fret-diagram #"s:1.2;w:4;h:3;f:2;d:0.35;p:0.55;4-2-2;3-1-1;2-o;1-o;"
}
}
%% C major for guitar, barred on third fret
% verbose style
% roman fret label, finger labels below string, straight barre
c'2^\markup {
% 110% of default size
\override #'(size . 1.1) {
\override #'(fret-diagram-details . (
(number-type . roman-lower)
(finger-code . below-string)
(barre-type . straight))) {
\fret-diagram-verbose #'((mute 6)
(place-fret 5 3 1)
(place-fret 4 5 2)
(place-fret 3 5 3)
(place-fret 2 5 4)
(place-fret 1 3 1)
(barre 5 1 3))
}
}
}
%% C major for guitar, barred on third fret
% verbose style
c'2^\markup {
% 110% of default size
\override #'(size . 1.1) {
\override #'(fret-diagram-details . (
(number-type . arabic)
(dot-label-font-mag . 0.9)
(finger-code . in-dot)
(fret-label-font-mag . 0.6)
(fret-label-vertical-offset . 0)
(label-dir . -1)
(mute-string . "M")
(orientation . landscape)
(xo-font-magnification . 0.4)
(xo-padding . 0.3))) {
\fret-diagram-verbose #'((mute 6)
(place-fret 5 3 1)
(place-fret 4 5 2)
(place-fret 3 5 3)
(place-fret 2 5 4)
(place-fret 1 3 1)
(barre 5 1 3))
}
}
}
%% simple D chord
d'1^\markup {
\override #'(fret-diagram-details . (
(finger-code . below-string)
(dot-radius . 0.35)
(dot-position . 0.5)
(fret-count . 3))) {
\fret-diagram-terse #"x;x;o;2-1;3-2;2-3;"
}
}
}
>>
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<p><a name="how-to-change-fret-diagram-position.ly"></a>
<h3 class="unnumberedsec">How to change fret diagram position</h3>
<p>If you want to move the position of a fret diagram, for example, to
avoid collision, or to place it between two notes, you have various
possibilities:
<p>1) modify #'padding or #'extra-offset values (as shown in the first
snippet)
<p>2) you can add an invisible voice and attach the fret diagrams to the
invisible notes in that voice (as shown in the second example).
<p>If you need to move the fret according with a rythmic position inside
the bar (in the example, the third beat of the measure) the second
example is better, because the fret is aligned with the third beat
itself.
<pre class="verbatim">
harmonies = \chordmode
{
a8:13
% THE FOLLOWING IS THE COMMAND TO MOVE THE CHORD NAME
\once \override ChordNames.ChordName #'extra-offset = #'(10 . 0)
b8:13 s2.
% THIS LINE IS THE SECOND METHOD
s4 s4 b4:13
}
\score
{
<<
\context ChordNames \harmonies
\context Staff
{a8^\markup { \fret-diagram #"6-x;5-0;4-2;3-0;2-0;1-2;" }
% THE FOLLOWING IS THE COMMAND TO MOVE THE FRET DIAGRAM
\once \override TextScript #'extra-offset = #'(10 . 0)
b4.~^\markup { \fret-diagram #"6-x;5-2;4-4;3-2;2-2;1-4;" } b4. a8\break
% HERE IS THE SECOND METHOD
<<
{ a8 b4.~ b4. a8}
{ s4 s4 s4^\markup { \fret-diagram #"6-x;5-2;4-4;3-2;2-2;1-4;" }
}
>>
}
>>
}
</pre>
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<p><a name="jazz-combo-template.ly"></a>
<h3 class="unnumberedsec">Jazz combo template</h3>
<p>This is quite an advanced template, for a jazz ensemble. Note that all
instruments are notated in <code>\key c \major</code>. This refers to the
key in concert pitch; the key will be automatically transposed if the
music is within a <code>\transpose</code> section.
<pre class="verbatim">
\header {
title = "Song"
subtitle = "(tune)"
composer = "Me"
meter = "moderato"
piece = "Swing"
tagline = \markup {
\column {
"LilyPond example file by Amelie Zapf,"
"Berlin 07/07/2003"
}
}
}
%#(set-global-staff-size 16)
\include "english.ly"
%%%%%%%%%%%% Some macros %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
sl = {
\override NoteHead #'style = #'slash
\override Stem #'transparent = ##t
}
nsl = {
\revert NoteHead #'style
\revert Stem #'transparent
}
crOn = \override NoteHead #'style = #'cross
crOff = \revert NoteHead #'style
%% insert chord name style stuff here.
jazzChords = { }
%%%%%%%%%%%% Keys'n'thangs %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
global = { \time 4/4 }
Key = { \key c \major }
% ############ Horns ############
% ------ Trumpet ------
trpt = \transpose c d \relative c'' {
\Key
c1 | c | c |
}
trpHarmony = \transpose c' d {
\jazzChords
}
trumpet = {
\global
\set Staff.instrumentName = #"Trumpet"
\clef treble
<<
\trpt
>>
}
% ------ Alto Saxophone ------
alto = \transpose c a \relative c' {
\Key
c1 | c | c |
}
altoHarmony = \transpose c' a {
\jazzChords
}
altoSax = {
\global
\set Staff.instrumentName = #"Alto Sax"
\clef treble
<<
\alto
>>
}
% ------ Baritone Saxophone ------
bari = \transpose c a' \relative c {
\Key
c1
c1
\sl
d4^"Solo" d d d
\nsl
}
bariHarmony = \transpose c' a \chordmode {
\jazzChords s1 s d2:maj e:m7
}
bariSax = {
\global
\set Staff.instrumentName = #"Bari Sax"
\clef treble
<<
\bari
>>
}
% ------ Trombone ------
tbone = \relative c {
\Key
c1 | c | c
}
tboneHarmony = \chordmode {
\jazzChords
}
trombone = {
\global
\set Staff.instrumentName = #"Trombone"
\clef bass
<<
\tbone
>>
}
% ############ Rhythm Section #############
% ------ Guitar ------
gtr = \relative c'' {
\Key
c1
\sl
b4 b b b
\nsl
c1
}
gtrHarmony = \chordmode {
\jazzChords
s1 c2:min7+ d2:maj9
}
guitar = {
\global
\set Staff.instrumentName = #"Guitar"
\clef treble
<<
\gtr
>>
}
%% ------ Piano ------
rhUpper = \relative c'' {
\voiceOne
\Key
c1 | c | c
}
rhLower = \relative c' {
\voiceTwo
\Key
e1 | e | e
}
lhUpper = \relative c' {
\voiceOne
\Key
g1 | g | g
}
lhLower = \relative c {
\voiceTwo
\Key
c1 | c | c
}
PianoRH = {
\clef treble
\global
\set Staff.midiInstrument = #"acoustic grand"
<<
\new Voice = "one" \rhUpper
\new Voice = "two" \rhLower
>>
}
PianoLH = {
\clef bass
\global
\set Staff.midiInstrument = "acoustic grand"
<<
\new Voice = "one" \lhUpper
\new Voice = "two" \lhLower
>>
}
piano = {
<<
\set PianoStaff.instrumentName = #"Piano"
\new Staff = "upper" \PianoRH
\new Staff = "lower" \PianoLH
>>
}
% ------ Bass Guitar ------
Bass = \relative c {
\Key
c1 | c | c
}
bass = {
\global
\set Staff.instrumentName = #"Bass"
\clef bass
<<
\Bass
>>
}
% ------ Drums ------
up = \drummode {
\voiceOne
hh4 <hh sn> hh <hh sn>
hh4 <hh sn> hh <hh sn>
hh4 <hh sn> hh <hh sn>
}
down = \drummode {
\voiceTwo
bd4 s bd s
bd4 s bd s
bd4 s bd s
}
drumContents = {
\global
<<
\set DrumStaff.instrumentName = #"Drums"
\new DrumVoice \up
\new DrumVoice \down
>>
}
%%%%%%%%% It All Goes Together Here %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\score {
<<
\new StaffGroup = "horns" <<
\new Staff = "trumpet" \trumpet
\new Staff = "altosax" \altoSax
\new ChordNames = "barichords" \bariHarmony
\new Staff = "barisax" \bariSax
\new Staff = "trombone" \trombone
>>
\new StaffGroup = "rhythm" <<
\new ChordNames = "chords" \gtrHarmony
\new Staff = "guitar" \guitar
\new PianoStaff = "piano" \piano
\new Staff = "bass" \bass
\new DrumStaff \drumContents
>>
>>
\layout {
\context { \RemoveEmptyStaffContext }
\context {
\Score
\override BarNumber #'padding = #3
\override RehearsalMark #'padding = #2
skipBars = ##t
}
}
\midi { }
}
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<p><a name="laissez-vibrer-ties.ly"></a>
<h3 class="unnumberedsec">Laissez vibrer ties</h3>
<p>Laissez vibrer ties have a fixed size. Their formatting can be tuned
using <code>'tie-configuration</code>.
<pre class="verbatim">
\relative c' {
<c e g>4\laissezVibrer r <c f g>\laissezVibrer r
<c d f g>4\laissezVibrer r <c d f g>4.\laissezVibrer r8
<c d e f>4\laissezVibrer r
\override LaissezVibrerTieColumn #'tie-configuration
= #`((-7 . ,DOWN)
(-5 . ,DOWN)
(-3 . ,UP)
(-1 . ,UP))
<c d e f>4\laissezVibrer r
}
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<p><a name="letter-tablature-formatting.ly"></a>
<h3 class="unnumberedsec">Letter tablature formatting</h3>
<p>Tablature can be formatted using letters instead of
numbers.
<pre class="verbatim">
#(define (letter-tablature-format str context event)
(let*
((tuning (ly:context-property context 'stringTunings))
(pitch (ly:event-property event 'pitch)))
(make-whiteout-markup
(make-vcenter-markup
(string (integer->char
(+ (char->integer #\a)
(- (ly:pitch-semitones pitch)
(list-ref tuning (- str 1))))))))))
music = \relative c {
c4 d e f
g4 a b c
d4 e f g
}
<<
\new Staff {
\clef "G_8"
\music
}
\new TabStaff \with {
tablatureFormat = #letter-tablature-format
} {
\music
}
>>
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<p><a name="modern-tab-text-clef.ly"></a>
<h3 class="unnumberedsec">Modern TAB text clef</h3>
<p>Use a markup text to replace the (TAB) clef glyph with a modern font.
<pre class="verbatim">
TAB = \markup {
\raise #1.5
\sans
\bold
\huge
\override #'(baseline-skip . 2.5)
\center-column {
T
A
B
}
}
\new TabStaff {
\override Staff.Clef #'stencil = #(lambda (grob)
ly:clef::print (grob-interpret-markup grob TAB))
a
}
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<p><a name="placement-of-right-hand-fingerings.ly"></a>
<h3 class="unnumberedsec">Placement of right-hand fingerings</h3>
<p>It is possible to exercise greater control over the placement of
right-hand fingerings by setting a specific property, as demonstrated
in the following example.
<pre class="verbatim">
#(define RH rightHandFinger)
\relative c {
\clef "treble_8"
\set strokeFingerOrientations = #'(up down)
<c-\RH #1 e-\RH #2 g-\RH #3 c-\RH #4 >4
\set strokeFingerOrientations = #'(up right down)
<c-\RH #1 e-\RH #2 g-\RH #3 c-\RH #4 >4
\set strokeFingerOrientations = #'(left)
<c-\RH #1 e-\RH #2 g-\RH #3 c-\RH #4 >2
}
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<p><a name="polyphony-in-tablature.ly"></a>
<h3 class="unnumberedsec">Polyphony in tablature</h3>
<p>Polyphony is created the same way in a <code>TabStaff</code> as in a regular
staff.
<pre class="verbatim">
upper = \relative c' {
\time 12/8
\key e \minor
\voiceOne
r4. r8 e, fis g16 b g e e' b c b a g fis e
}
lower = \relative c {
\key e \minor
\voiceTwo
r16 e d c b a g4 fis8 e fis g a b c
}
\score {
<<
\new StaffGroup = "tab with traditional" <<
\new Staff = "guitar traditional" <<
\clef "treble_8"
\context Voice = "upper" \upper
\context Voice = "lower" \lower
>>
\new TabStaff = "guitar tab" <<
\context TabVoice = "upper" \upper
\context TabVoice = "lower" \lower
>>
>>
>>
}
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<p><a name="stem-and-beam-behavior-in-tablature.ly"></a>
<h3 class="unnumberedsec">Stem and beam behavior in tablature</h3>
<p>The direction of stems is controlled the same way in tablature as in
traditional notation. Beams can be made horizontal, as shown in this
example.
<pre class="verbatim">
\new TabStaff {
\relative c {
g16 b d g b d g b
\stemDown
\override Beam #'damping = #+inf.0
g,,16 b d g b d g b
}
}
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