Re: beginner problems

[Robert T Wyatt]

Okay, first of all a huge thank you to Han-Wen and everyone else that 
makes lilypond work! This is pretty awesome to be able to do this so easily.

Now, I have a few questions:

1) Is the default papersize A4? How do I change it to US letter (the pdf 
says the paper size isn't right and do I want to scale it)?

2) I have just a few chords that I need to add into the melody in bars 
8, 16, and 10. I haven't been able to make them work yet.

3) For another song I'll need to know whether lilypond can handle 
half-diminished chords (and how to ask it to do so).

Thanks so much for your help! --Robert


\version "2.4.5"

\header {
  title = "Diamond Bill"
  composer = "Bob Stillinger"
  enteredby="Robert Thomas Wyatt"
  maintainer="address@hidden"
  style = "Bluegrass"
  copyright = "All rights reserved. 2005"
}

<<
\chords {
d1:m | bes1 | a1:7 | d2:m g4 a4:7 |
d1:m | bes1 | a1:7 | d1:m |
c1 | f1 | cis:dim | d4:m a4 d2:m |
bes1 | d1:m | gis1:dim | g4 d4:m a2:7 |
d1:m | bes1 | a1:7 | d1:m |
}
\relative d'' { \time 4/4 \key d \minor
d8. a16~ a8 f16 d16~ d16 d16 f16 a16 d16 c16 bes16 a16 |
bes8. f16~ f8 d16 bes16~ bes16 bes16 d16 f16 bes16 a16 g16 f16 |
g8. e16~ e8 cis16 a16~ a16 a16 cis16 e16 a16 g16 f16 e16|
d16 cis16 d16 e16 f16 e16 f16 g16 a16 g16 a16 b16 cis16 a16 b16 cis16 |

d8. a16~ a8 f16 d16~ d16 d16 f16 a16 d16 c16 bes16 a16 |
bes8. f16~ f8 d16 bes16~ bes16 bes16 d16 f16 bes16 a16 g16 f16 |
g8. e16~ e8 cis16 a16~ a16 a16 cis16 e16 a16 g16 f16 e16|
d2. des4 |

c8. e16~ e8 g16 c16~ c16 e16 d16 c16 bes16 a16 g16 a16 |
f8. a16~ a8 c16 f16~ f16 a16 g16 f16 e16 d16 c16 bes16 |
cis,8. e16~ e8 g16 bes16~ bes16 e16 d16 c16 bes16 a16 g16 a16 |
f8 a16 e16~ e16 a16 d,8~ d16 a16 bes16 c16 d16 e16 f16 a16 |

bes16 f16 d16 f16 bes16 f16 d16 f16 bes16 f16 d16 f16 bes16 f16 d16 f16 |
a16 f16 d16 f16 a16 f16 d16 f16 a16 f16 d16 f16 a16 f16 d16 f16 |
gis16 f16 b,16 f'16 gis16 f16 b,16 f'16 gis16 f16 b,16 f'16 gis16 f16 
b,16 f'16 |
g16 a16 g16 f16~ f16 a16 f16 e16~ e8. e16~ e4 |

d'8. a16~ a8 f16 d16~ d8 d'8 d16 c16 bes16 a16 |
bes8. f16~ f8 d16 bes16~ bes8 bes'8 bes16 a16 g16 f16 |
g8. e16~ e8 cis16 a16~ a16 a16 gis16 a16 bes16 b16 c16 cis16 |
d8. d16~ d8 d16 d16~ d2 |
}
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