Re: Can't get \arpeggio to work

[Carl Sorensen]

On 5/8/11 4:15 PM, "address@hidden" <address@hidden>
wrote:

> 
> 
> According to the reference manual,
> http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.13/Documentation/notation/expressive-marks-as-lines
> #arpeggio
> 
> all I need to do is append the \arpeggio tag to a chord construct,
> as I do in my appended snippet.  However, the following snippet
> produces the message:
> 
>    issue02a.ly:11:41: error: syntax error, unexpected EVENT_IDENTIFIER
>      << bf,4 gs4 b4 >>  << a,4 bf4 d'4 >>
>                                          \arpeggio
>    issue02a.ly:4:0: error: errors found, ignoring music expression
> 
> 
> Can someone advise?  Thanks!
> 
> 
> \version "2.12.3"
> \include "english.ly"
> 
> <<   
>    \new Staff = "guitar"
>    {
>      \clef "treble_8"
>      \time 2/4
> 
>      << bf,4 gs4 b4 >>  << a,4 bf4 d'4 >>\arpeggio


This is not a chord construct, but a parallel music construct.  Only one set
of angle brackets, and the duration outside.

<a, bf d'>4\arpeggio


HTH,

Carl