Imported Upstream version 2.12.3

[lilypond.git] / Documentation / user / fretted-strings.itely

diff --git a/Documentation/user/fretted-strings.itely b/Documentation/user/fretted-strings.itely
index 3479ffe0553df2c71cb00f331cdf9e062f9effd4..cf2d5f02507e8f031875437a21d2b8fef40ba548 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/user/fretted-strings.itely
+++ b/Documentation/user/fretted-strings.itely
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     version that you are working on.  See TRANSLATION for details.
 @end ignore
 
-@c \version "2.11.65"
+@c \version "2.12.0"
 
 @node Fretted string instruments
 @section Fretted string instruments
@@ -59,15 +59,18 @@ Some other elements pertinent to fretted string instruments
 are covered elsewhere:
 
 @itemize
-@item Fingerings are indicated with @ref{Fingering instructions}.
+@item Fingerings are indicated as shown in @ref{Fingering instructions}.
 
 @item Instructions for @notation{Laissez vibrer} ties
-as well as ties on arpeggios and tremolos is described in
+as well as ties on arpeggios and tremolos can be found in
 @ref{Ties}.
 
-@item Instructions on handling multiple voices is described
+@item Instructions for handling multiple voices can be found
 in @ref{Collision resolution}.
 
+@item Instructions for indicating harmonics can be found in
+@ref{Harmonics}.
+
 @end itemize
 
 
@@ -877,17 +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''
 }
 
 <<
@@ -912,7 +917,9 @@ In addition to fret diagrams, LilyPond stores an internal list of chord
 shapes.  The chord shapes are fret diagrams that can be shifted along
 the neck to different posistions to provide different chords.  Chord
 shapes can be added to the internal list and then used to define
-predefined fret diagrams.  Like fret diagrams, chord shapes can be
+predefined fret diagrams.  Because they can be moved to various
+positions on the neck, chord shapes will normally not contain
+any open strings.  Like fret diagrams, chord shapes can be
 entered as either fret-diagram-terse strings or fret-diagram-verbose
 marking lists.
 
@@ -925,15 +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''
 }
 
 <<