Re: Errors when using TabStaff with stringTunings

[Marc Hohl]

Am 24.08.2015 um 17:36 schrieb Kevin Nowaczyk:
> I have a lilypond file which used to parse perfectly well several years ago. I 
> recently reinstalled lilypond (2.18.2 from debian-stable) and now I receive an 
> error. I've reduced the file down and determined that setting the stringTunings 
> is the problem. The file I have has both guitar tab and bass guitar tab. If I 
> leave the   \set TabStaff.stringTunings = #'(4 -1 -5 -10 -15 -20) line out, it 
> displays correctly. If I add it in, it presents the following error:
>
> GNU LilyPond 2.18.2
> Processing `Steven_smith_working.ly'
> Parsing...
> Interpreting 
> music...[8]/usr/share/lilypond/2.18.2/scm/translation-functions.scm:313:39: In 
> procedure ly:pitch-tones in expression (ly:pitch-tones (list-ref tuning #)):
> /usr/share/lilypond/2.18.2/scm/translation-functions.scm:313:39: Wrong type 
> argument in position 1 (expecting Pitch): 4

IIRC the underlying mechanism has changed, but lilypond offers 
ready-to-use shortcuts that make life much easier ;-)

\set TabStaff.stringTunings = #bass-tuning

Lilypond offers:

guitar-tuning <e, a, d g b e'>
guitar-seven-string-tuning <b,, e, a, d g b e'>
guitar-drop-d-tuning <d, a, d g b e'>
guitar-drop-c-tuning <c, g, c f a d'>
guitar-open-g-tuning <d, g, d g b d'>
guitar-open-d-tuning <d, a, d fis a d'>
guitar-dadgad-tuning <d, a, d g a d'>
guitar-lute-tuning <e, a, d fis b e'>
guitar-asus4-tuning <e, a, d e a e'>
bass-tuning <e,, a,, d, g,>
bass-four-string-tuning <e,, a,, d, g,>
bass-drop-d-tuning <d,, a,, d, g,>
bass-five-string-tuning <b,,, e,, a,, d, g,>
bass-six-string-tuning <b,,, e,, a,, d, g, c>
mandolin-tuning <g d' a' e''>
banjo-open-g-tuning <g' d g b d'>
banjo-c-tuning <g' c g b d'>
banjo-modal-tuning <g' d g c' d'>
banjo-open-d-tuning <a' d fis a d'>
banjo-open-dm-tuning <a' d fis a d'>
ukulele-tuning <g' c' e' a'>
ukulele-d-tuning <a' d' fis' b'>
tenor-ukulele-tuning <g c' e' a'>
baritone-ukulele-tuning <d g b e'>
violin-tuning <g d' a' e''>
viola-tuning <c g d' a'>
cello-tuning <c, g, d a>
double-bass-tuning <e,, a,, d, g,>

HTH,

Marc


> My test file:
>
> guitarmusic =  {
>          \key g \minor
>          R1*12
>          r8 bes'8\1 bes'\1 bes'\1 r8 a'\1 a'\1 a'\1 r c''\1 c''\1 c''\1 r 
> bes'\1 bes'\1 bes'\1
>          r bes'\1 bes'\1 bes'\1  r a'\1 a'\1 a'\1 r d''\1 d''\1 d''\1 r d''\1 
> d''\1 d''\1
>          r8 bes'8\1 bes'\1 bes'\1 r8 a'\1 a'\1 a'\1 r c''\1 c''\1 c''\1 r 
> bes'\1 bes'\1 bes'\1
>          r bes'\1 bes'\1 bes'\1 r a'\1 a'\1 a'\1 d''\1 d''\1 d''\1 d''\1 d''\1 
> d''\1 d''\1 d''\1
> }
>
> \version "2.12.3"
> \score {
>          \new StaffGroup <<
>                  \new TabStaff <<
>                          \set TabStaff.stringTunings = #'(4 -1 -5 -10 -15 -20)
>                          {
>                                  \guitarmusic
>                          }
>                  >>
>          >>
>          \layout{}
> }
>
> Obviously, if all I'm doing is standard-tuned guitar, I can leave out the call 
> to stringTunings, but for bass guitar I need that call.
> Thanks for any help,
> Kevin Nowaczyk
>
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