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+\version "2.11.55"
+
+\header {
+ lsrtags = "fretted-strings,tweaks-and-overrides"
+
+ texidoc = "Fret diagram properties can be set through
+@code{fret-diagram-details}. For markup fret diagrams, overrides
+can be applied to the @code{Voice.TextScript} object or directly
+to the markup.
+"
+ doctitle = "Customizing markup fret diagrams"
+}
+
+<<
+ \chords { c1 c c d }
+
+ \new Voice = "mel" {
+ \textLengthOn
+ % Set global properties of fret diagram
+ \override Voice.TextScript #'size = #'1.2
+ \override Voice.TextScript #'fret-diagram-details
+ #'finger-code = #'in-dot
+ \override Voice.TextScript #'fret-diagram-details
+ #'dot-color = #'white
+
+ %% C major for guitar, no barre, using defaults
+ % terse style
+ c'1^\markup { \fret-diagram-terse #"x;3-3;2-2;o;1-1;o;" }
+
+ %% C major for guitar, barred on third fret
+ % verbose style
+ % size 1.0
+ % roman fret label, finger labels below string, straight barre
+ c'1^\markup {
+ % standard size
+ \override #'(size . 1.0) {
+ \override #'(fret-diagram-details . (
+ (number-type . roman-lower)
+ (finger-code . in-dot)
+ (barre-type . straight))) {
+ \fret-diagram-verbose #'((mute 6)
+ (place-fret 5 3 1)
+ (place-fret 4 5 2)
+ (place-fret 3 5 3)
+ (place-fret 2 5 4)
+ (place-fret 1 3 1)
+ (barre 5 1 3))
+ }
+ }
+ }
+
+ %% C major for guitar, barred on third fret
+ % verbose style
+ % landscape orientation, arabic numbers, M for mute string
+ % no barre, fret label down or left, small mute label font
+ c'1^\markup {
+ \override #'(fret-diagram-details . (
+ (finger-code . below-string)
+ (number-type . arabic)
+ (label-dir . -1)
+ (mute-string . "M")
+ (orientation . landscape)
+ (barre-type . none)
+ (xo-font-magnification . 0.4)
+ (xo-padding . 0.3))) {
+ \fret-diagram-verbose #'((mute 6)
+ (place-fret 5 3 1)
+ (place-fret 4 5 2)
+ (place-fret 3 5 3)
+ (place-fret 2 5 4)
+ (place-fret 1 3 1)
+ (barre 5 1 3))
+ }
+ }
+
+ %% simple D chord
+ % terse style
+ % larger dots, centered dots, fewer frets
+ % label below string
+ d'1^\markup {
+ \override #'(fret-diagram-details . (
+ (finger-code . below-string)
+ (dot-radius . 0.35)
+ (dot-position . 0.5)
+ (fret-count . 3))) {
+ \fret-diagram-terse #"x;x;o;2-1;3-2;2-3;"
+ }
+ }
+ }
+>>