Re: easy insert fret diagrams (with Frescobaldi)

[Grammostola Rosea]

Carl Sorensen wrote:
> Grammostola Rosea <rosea.grammostola <at> gmail.com> writes:
>
>   
> > Hi,
> >
> > I was wondering if there's an easy way to insert Fret Diagrams for 
> > guitar in Lilypond. Most of the time I use templates from Frescobaldi, 
> > but I don't see an  Fret Diagram option there.
> >
> > I like to display the fret diagram and the chord name above it.
> >     
>
> I don't know about Frescobaldi, but there is a trivial way to insert Fret
> Diagrams in LilyPond.
>
> You'll really not want to use markup fret diagrams; the FretBoards
> context is much better and more powerful.
>
> See the Notation Reference, Section 2.4.
>
> The general structure of the piece would be:
>
> mychords = \chordmode{
>
> }
>
> myNotes= {
> }
>
> myLyrics = \lyricmode{
>
> }
>
> \score {
>   <<
>       \new ChordNames {\mychords}
>       \new FretBoards {\mychords}
>       \new Voice = "melody" {myNotes}
>       \new Lyrics  \lyricsto "melody" \myLyrics
>   >>
> }
>
>
> HTH,
>
>   
Thanks.
Doing it your way, you get predefined fret diagrams right? What if you 
want to have customized fret boards, like chords on the 9th fret etc. ?

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