especially common in popular music to use chord diagrams above
a staff of traditional notation. The guitar and the banjo are
transposing instruments, sounding an octave lower than written.
-Scores for these instruments should use the @code{"treble_8"} clef.
+Scores for these instruments should use the @code{"treble_8"} clef (or
+@code{\transposition c} to get correct MIDI output).
Some other elements pertinent to fretted string instruments
are covered elsewhere:
@ref{Writing music in parallel},
@ref{Arpeggio},
@ref{List of articulations},
-@ref{Clef}.
+@ref{Clef},
+@ref{Instrument transpositions}.
@node String number indications
@funindex TabVoice
Music for plucked string instruments is frequently notated using a
-finger/touch notation or tablature. In contrast to traditional
+finger/touch notation or tablature. In contrast to traditional
notation pitches are not denoted with note heads, but by numbers (or
-letterlike symbols in historical intavolatura). The numbers
-indicate on which string and fret a note must be played. The numbers
+letterlike symbols in historical intavolatura). The numbers
+indicate on which string and fret a note must be played. The numbers
are printed on top of each other if they are to be played
simultaneously.
+By default, string 1 is the highest, and the tuning defaults to the
+standard guitar tuning (with 6 strings). The notes are printed as
+tablature, by using @code{TabStaff} and @code{TabVoice} contexts. A
+calligraphic tablature clef is added automatically.
-By default, string 1 is the highest,
-and the tuning defaults to the standard guitar tuning (with 6 strings).
-The notes are printed as tablature, by using @code{TabStaff} and
-@code{TabVoice} contexts
-
-@lilypond[quote,ragged-right,fragment,verbatim]
+@lilypond[quote,ragged-right,verbatim]
\new TabStaff \relative c' {
- a,8 a' <c e> a
- d, a' <d f> a
+ a,8 a' <c e> a
+ d, a' <d f> a
}
@end lilypond
If all musical symbols used in traditional notation should also show up
in tablature one has to apply the command @code{\tabFullNotation} in a
-@code{TabStaff}-context. Please bear in mind that half notes are
+@code{TabStaff}-context. Please bear in mind that half notes are
double-stemmed in tablature in order to distinguish them from quarter
notes.
}
@end lilypond
-@funindex minimumFret
-
@cindex fret
+@funindex minimumFret
+
By default pitches are assigned to the lowest playing position on the
-fret-board (first position). Open strings are automatically preferred.
+fret-board (first position). Open strings are automatically preferred.
If you would like a certain pitch to be played on a specific string
-you can add a string number indication to the pitch name. If you
+you can add a string number indication to the pitch name. If you
define pitch names and string numbers without a chord construct
(@code{<>}) the string number indications do not appear in traditional
notation. It is much more comfortable to define the playing position
-by using the value of @code{minimumFret}. The default value for
+by using the value of @code{minimumFret}. The default value for
minimumFret is 0.
>>
@end lilypond
+@funindex \tabChordRepetition
-Ties over a line break are parenthesized by default. The same holds for
+Chord constructs can be repeated by the chord repetition symbol @code{q}.
+To use this feature in combination with tablature, @code{\tabChordRepetition}
+is provided. It preserves the string information explicitly given within
+chord constructs so repeated chords get identical tablature representations.
+
+@lilypond[quote,verbatim]
+\tabChordRepetition
+
+guitar = \relative c' {
+ r8 < gis\4 cis\3 b\2 > ~ q4 q8 ~ q q4
+}
+
+\new StaffGroup <<
+ \new Staff {
+ \clef "treble_8"
+ \override Voice.StringNumber #'transparent = ##t
+ \guitar
+ }
+ \new TabStaff {
+ \guitar
+ }
+>>
+@end lilypond
+
+
+Ties over a line break are parenthesized by default. The same holds for
the second alternative of a repeat.
@lilypond[quote,ragged-right,verbatim]
ties = \relative c' {
- \repeat volta 2 {
- e2. f4~
- f2 g2~ }
- \alternative {
- { g4 f2. }
- { g4\repeatTie c,2. }
- }
- b1~\break
- b1 \bar "|."
+ \repeat volta 2 {
+ e2. f4~
+ f2 g2~
+ }
+ \alternative {
+ { g4 f2. }
+ { g4\repeatTie c,2. }
+ }
+ b1~
+ \break
+ b1
+ \bar "|."
}
\score {
@lilypond[quote,ragged-right,verbatim]
ties = \relative c' {
- \repeat volta 2 {
- e2. f4~
- f2 g2~ }
- \alternative {
- { g4 f2. }
- { g4\repeatTie c,2. }
- }
- b1~\break
- b1 \bar "|."
+ \repeat volta 2 {
+ e2. f4~
+ f2 g2~ }
+ \alternative {
+ { g4 f2. }
+ { g4\repeatTie c,2. }
+ }
+ b1~
+ \break
+ b1
+ \bar "|."
}
\score {
>>
@end lilypond
+@cindex moderntab clef
+@cindex clef, moderntab
+@cindex clef, tab
+@cindex tab clef
+
+A modern tab clef can also be used.
+
+@lilypond[quote,ragged-right,verbatim]
+\new TabStaff {
+ \clef moderntab
+ <a, e a>1
+ \break
+ \clef tab
+ <a, e a>1
+}
+@end lilypond
+
+The modern tab clef supports tablatures from 4 to 7 strings.
@seealso
Installed Files:
chord construct @code{<>} for them to be printed in the score,
even when applied to a single note.
-@warning{There @strong{must} be a hyphen after the note and a space
-before the closing @code{>}.}
+@warning{There @strong{must} be a hyphen before
+@code{@bs{}rightHandFinger} and a space before the closing @code{>}.}
@lilypond[quote,verbatim,relative=0]
\clef "treble_8"
@lilypond[quote,ragged-right,verbatim]
\relative c' {
\clef "treble_8"
- \override Staff.NoteHead #'style = #'cross
- g8 a b c b4
\override Staff.NoteHead #'style = #'harmonic-mixed
d^\markup { \italic { \fontsize #-2 { "harm. 12" }}} <g b>1
}
@end lilypond
+Dampened notes (also called @notation{dead notes}) are supported
+within normal and tablature staves:
+
+@lilypond[quote,ragged-right,verbatim]
+music = \relative c' {
+ < a\3 \deadNote c\2 a'\1 >4
+ < b\3 \deadNote d\2 b'\1 >
+ < c\3 \deadNote e\2 c'\1 >
+ \deadNotesOn
+ \times 2/3 { g8 b e }
+ \deadNotesOff
+ < a,\3 c\2 e\1 >1
+}
+\new StaffGroup <<
+ \new Staff {
+ \clef "treble_8"
+ \music
+ }
+ \new TabStaff {
+ \music
+ }
+>>
+@end lilypond
+
+Another playing technique (especially used on electic guitars) is
+called @notation{palm mute}. The string is hereby partly muted by the
+palm of the striking hand (hence the name). Lilypond supports
+the notation of palm mute-style notes by changing the note head to a
+triangle shape.
+
+@lilypond[quote,ragged-right,verbatim]
+\new Voice { % Warning: explicit Voice instantiation is
+ % required to have palmMuteOff work properly
+ % when palmMuteOn comes at the beginning of
+ % the piece.
+ \relative c, {
+ \clef "G_8"
+ \palmMuteOn
+ e8^\markup { \musicglyph #"noteheads.u2do" = palm mute }
+ e e
+ \palmMuteOff
+ e e \palmMute e e e |
+ e8 \palmMute { e e e } e e e e |
+ \palmMuteOn
+ < e b' e >8 e e e < e b' e >2
+ \palmMuteOff |
+ < \palmMute e b' e >8 \palmMute { e e e } < \palmMute e b' e >2
+ }
+}
+@end lilypond
@seealso
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