Re: using lilypond for leadsheets

[Andrew Tucker]

On Sep 29, 2009, at 10:12 AM, Peter Berlau wrote:
> Is there a good starting point, maybe someone do Sheets with Lilypond
> already and can give me some advice or a template for using Lilypond.
> Need to transpose to 'C', 'Bb', 'Eb' and have treble and bass keys.

I put C, Bb, Eb, and bass clef parts (covers most instruments) on  
separate pages with the following template:

\version "2.12.2"

\header {
        title = "Title Here"
        composer = "by Composer"
}

melody = \relative c'' {
        \time 2/2
  \key d \minor
        \partial 8*3 a8 gis a
                bes4. a8 r a gis a
                bes4. a8 r a d d
                d4. cis8 r e e f
}

 changes = \chords {
       s4.
                 a1:7
                 d:m
                 a:7
}

\bookpart {
  <<
    \changes
    \new Staff \melody
    \set Staff.instrumentName = #"C / concert"
  >>
}


\bookpart {
        \transpose bes c'
  <<
    \changes
    \new Staff { \melody }
    \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Bb horns"
  >>
}


\bookpart {
        \transpose es c
  <<
    \changes
    \new Staff \melody
    \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Eb horns"
  >>
}


\bookpart {
        \transpose c c,
  <<
    \changes
    \new Staff  \melody \clef bass
    \set Staff.instrumentName = #"bass clef"
  >>
}

-Andrew Tucker