X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=Documentation%2Fuser%2Ffretted-strings.itely;h=1f153e3d9b18916d01406620b705602ea93dca1d;hb=1423508c355989fa26a8cfe5985b0d6e1ab0a538;hp=2ca609be5800857257ddf75a5f0e5581e6611d46;hpb=8a3ac013d778b5c09b8c542229f1b908fcdd3d29;p=lilypond.git diff --git a/Documentation/user/fretted-strings.itely b/Documentation/user/fretted-strings.itely index 2ca609be58..1f153e3d9b 100644 --- a/Documentation/user/fretted-strings.itely +++ b/Documentation/user/fretted-strings.itely @@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ specified. The tuning of the strings is given in the @code{StringTunings} property. LilyPond comes with predefined string tunings for banjo, mandolin, -guitar and bass guitar. Lilypond automatically sets the correct +guitar and bass guitar. LilyPond automatically sets the correct transposition for predefined tunings. The following example is for bass guitar, which sounds an octave lower than written. @@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ from highest pitch to lowest pitch, but some instruments A string pitch in a string tuning list is the pitch difference of the open string from middle C measured in semitones. The -string pitch must be an integer. Lilypond calculates the actual +string pitch must be an integer. LilyPond calculates the actual pitch of the string by adding the string tuning pitch to the actual pitch for middle C. @@ -880,17 +880,19 @@ mychords = \chordmode{ @end lilypond Different fret diagrams for the same chord name can be stored using different -octaves of pitches. +octaves of pitches. The different octave should be at least two octaves +above or below the default octave, because the octaves above and below the +default octave are used for transposing fretboards. @lilypond[verbatim, ragged-right, quote] \include "predefined-guitar-fretboards.ly" -\storePredefinedDiagram \chordmode {c'} +\storePredefinedDiagram \chordmode {c''} #guitar-tuning #(offset-fret 2 (chord-shape 'bes guitar-tuning)) mychords = \chordmode{ - c1 c' + c1 c'' } << @@ -930,15 +932,15 @@ marking lists. % add some new chords based on the power chord shape -\storePredefinedDiagram \chordmode {f'} +\storePredefinedDiagram \chordmode {f''} #guitar-tuning #(chord-shape 'powerf guitar-tuning) -\storePredefinedDiagram \chordmode {g'} +\storePredefinedDiagram \chordmode {g''} #guitar-tuning #(offset-fret 2 (chord-shape 'powerf guitar-tuning)) mychords = \chordmode{ - f1 f' g g' + f1 f'' g g'' } << @@ -965,6 +967,8 @@ predefined fret diagram, the interface properties belong to @lilypondfile[verbatim,lilyquote,texidoc,doctitle] {defining-predefined-fretboards-for-other-instruments.ly} +@lilypondfile[verbatim,lilyquote,texidoc,doctitle] +{chordchanges-for-fretboards.ly} @seealso Notation Reference: @@ -1198,7 +1202,7 @@ Most of the notational issues associated with guitar music are covered sufficiently in the general fretted strings section, but there are a few more worth covering here. Occasionally users want to create songbook-type documents having only lyrics with chord -indications above them. Since Lilypond is a music typesetter, +indications above them. Since LilyPond is a music typesetter, it is not recommended for documents that have no music notation in them. A better alternative is a word processor, text editor, or, for experienced users, a typesetter like GuitarTeX.