Re: HOw to modify guitar tablature ...

[Marc Hohl]

Am 23.10.2014 um 09:30 schrieb Patrick Millier:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I'm learning to use Lilypond by transcribing a score I have. I would like to
> modify the tablature  (see seventh bar) to replace the second string first fret
> to third string fifth fret (which are the same note but would be more logical
> to use. I include my .ly file (a simple one).

If you explicitly give the string where you want to play the note,
lilypond calculates the correct fret number automatically.

e' gives

-0-
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whereas e'\2 yields in

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-5-
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Furthermore, you can \set minimumFret to a positive number, which forces 
lilypond to use frets upto this number.

There is also the possibility to use \set defaultStrings = #'(5 3)
to take only string number 5 and 3 into account in the fret number 
calculations.

HTH a bit,

Marc