--- /dev/null
+\version "2.11.53"
+
+\header {
+ lsrtags = "fretted-strings,tweaks-and-overrides"
+ texidoc = "This snippet shows many possibilities for obtaining
+and tweaking fret diagrams."
+ doctitle = "Fret diagrams explained and developed"
+}
+
+<<
+ \chords {
+ a2 a
+ c2 c
+ d1
+ }
+
+ \new Voice = "mel" {
+ \textLengthOn
+ % Set global properties of fret diagram
+ \override Voice.TextScript #'size = #1.2
+ \override Voice.TextScript #'fret-diagram-details #'finger-code = #'below-string
+ \override Voice.TextScript #'fret-diagram-details #'dot-color = #'black
+
+ %% A chord for ukelele
+ a'2^\markup {
+ \override #'(fret-diagram-details . (
+ (string-count . 4)
+ (dot-color . white)
+ (finger-code . in-dot))) {
+ \fret-diagram #"4-2-2;3-1-1;2-o;1-o;"
+ }
+ }
+
+ %% A chord for ukelele, with formatting defined in definition string
+ % 1.2 * size, 4 strings, 4 frets, fingerings below string
+ % dot radius .35 of fret spacing, dot position 0.55 of fret spacing
+ a'2^\markup {
+ \override #'(fret-diagram-details . (
+ (dot-color . white)
+ (open-string . "o"))) {
+ \fret-diagram #"s:1.2;w:4;h:3;f:2;d:0.35;p:0.55;4-2-2;3-1-1;2-o;1-o;"
+ }
+ }
+
+ %% C major for guitar, barred on third fret
+ % verbose style
+ % roman fret label, finger labels below string, straight barre
+ c'2^\markup {
+ % 110% of default size
+ \override #'(size . 1.1) {
+ \override #'(fret-diagram-details . (
+ (number-type . roman-lower)
+ (finger-code . below-string)
+ (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
+ c'2^\markup {
+ % 110% of default size
+ \override #'(size . 1.1) {
+ \override #'(fret-diagram-details . (
+ (number-type . arabic)
+ (dot-label-font-mag . 0.9)
+ (finger-code . in-dot)
+ (fret-label-font-mag . 0.6)
+ (fret-label-vertical-offset . 0)
+ (label-dir . -1)
+ (mute-string . "M")
+ (orientation . landscape)
+ (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
+ 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;"
+ }
+ }
+ }
+>>