Re: Stop Tablature from moving up an octave

[David Kastrup]

Bob Stricklin <address@hidden> writes:

> I am new to Lilypond and can not get Tablature for guitar to work like I 
> think it should.
>
> The documentation indicates Lilypond will select the lowest fret and open 
> strings.
>
> When I run my example below the tablature selects fret position 12 and not 
> zero for three of the note groups.
> I want it to select zero for all strings played. Is there an easy solution to 
> this issue?
>
> Its odd that the code works properly for one of the three note groupings.
>
> This is to represent finger picking a bass note and two other notes with 
> fingers.
>
> My Simplified code input using Frescobaldi on Ubuntu 18.04.
>
> \version "2.18.2"
>
> song = {
>     <e,  g'\3  b\2>  <a\5 g'\3 b\2>  <d\4 g\3 b\2> <a\5 g'\3 b\2>
> }
>
>   \score {
>   <<
> %   \override StringNumber #'transparent = ##t
>    \relative c'
>  
>      {\song }
>    }
>  
>    \new TabStaff 
>    
>     {\song}
>>>
> }

Looks to me like you are entering everything an octave too high.  From
\relative c' the note e, just gives e while the lowest note of a guitar
is actually e, .

You are aware that guitar notes written in treble clef sound an octave
lower than written?  "Correct" guitar notes are written using \clef
"treble_8" though a lot of notes abound not bothering spelling out the
octavation.

But LilyPond does care about the actual pitch.  Check the Midi and
compare with your instrument.

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