@cindex String numbers
-String numbers can be added to chords, by indicating the string number
-with @code{\}@var{number},
+The string on which a note should be played may be indicated by
+appending @code{\}@tie{}@var{number} to a note inside a chord.
-@lilypond[relative,relative=1,ragged-right,fragment]
-<c\1 e\2 g\3>
+@warning{String numbers @strong{must} be defined inside a chord,
+even if there is only a single note in the chord.}
+
+@lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2]
+<c\5>4 <e\4> <g\3>2
+<c,\5 e\4 g\3>1
+@end lilypond
+
+
+@ignore
+In notation for fretted stringed instruments, the string on which
+a note should be played is indicated by a circled number, and this
+is added with @code{\}@var{number} inside a chord construct. The
+string indication must occur within a @code{<>} chord construct for it to
+be printed in the score, even if it is a single note. If the
+@code{\}@var{number} is placed outside the @code{<>}, it will not generate
+errors but also will not print the string indication.
+
+@warning{rhythmic durations must be specified outside of the
+chords.}
+example, @code{<c\5>4} will produce a quarter-note C on the fifth
+string.
+@end ignore
+
+Although fingering is covered in detail elsewhere, it is worth noting
+here how fingerings and string indications behave together, since
+guitar music often incorporates both at once. The usual convention
+is to place the fingering closest to the note, then the string
+indication outside the fingering. This is controlled by the order in
+which the two items appear:
+
+@lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2]
+<g\3-0>2
+<g-0\3>
@end lilypond
+@snippets
+
+@lilypondfile[verbatim,lilyquote,ragged-right,texidoc,doctitle]
+{controlling-the-placement-of-chord-fingerings.ly}
@seealso
Tablature notation is used for notating music for plucked string
instruments. Pitches are not denoted with note heads, but by
-numbers indicating on which string and fret a note must be played. LilyPond
-offers limited support for tablature.
+numbers indicating on which string and fret a note must be played.
+LilyPond offers limited support for tablature.
The string number associated to a note is given as a backslash
followed by a number, e.g., @code{c4\3} for a C quarter on the third
@cindex fret diagrams
@cindex chord diagrams
-Fret diagrams can be added to music as a markup to the desired note. The
-markup contains information about the desired fret diagram, as shown in the
-following example
+Fret diagrams can be added to music as a markup to the desired note.
+The markup contains information about the desired fret diagram.
+There are three different fret-diagram markup interfaces: standard, terse,
+and verbose. The three interfaces produce equivalent markups, but have
+varying amounts of information in the markup string. Details about the
+markup interfaces are found at @ref{Text markup commands}.
+
+The following example shows the three fret-diagram markup interfaces,
+along with examples of common tweaks. For example, the size of the verbose
+fret diagram is reduced to 0.75, and the finger indications are specified
+to appear below the diagram. The terse diagram includes tweaks to
+specify placement of finger code and color of dots.
@lilypond[verbatim, ragged-right, quote]
\new Voice {
fis'^\markup \override #'(size . 0.75) {
\override #'(finger-code . below-string) {
\fret-diagram-verbose #'((place-fret 6 2 1) (barre 6 1 2)
- (place-fret 5 4 3) (place-fret 4 4 4)
- (place-fret 3 3 2) (place-fret 2 2 1)
+ (place-fret 5 4 3)
+ (place-fret 4 4 4)
+ (place-fret 3 3 2)
+ (place-fret 2 2 1)
(place-fret 1 2 1))
}
}
}
@end lilypond
-
-There are three different fret-diagram markup interfaces: standard, terse,
-and verbose. The three interfaces produce equivalent markups, but have
-varying amounts of information in the markup string. Details about the
-markup interfaces are found at @ref{Text markup commands}.
-
You can set a number of graphical properties according to your preference.
Details about the property interface to fret diagrams are found at
@rinternals{fret-diagram-interface}.
@node Right hand fingerings
@subsubsection Right hand fingerings
-Right hand fingerings in chords can be entered using
-@code{@var{note}-\rightHandFinger @var{finger}}
+Right-hand fingerings @var{p-i-m-a} can be entered using
+@code{<@var{note}-\rightHandFinger @var{finger} >}.
+The right-hand fingering indication must occur within a @code{<>} chord
+construct for it to be printed in the score, even if it is a single note.
+There must be a hyphen after the note and the space
+before the closing @code{>}.
+
-@lilypond[verbatim,fragment,relative=2]
- <c-\rightHandFinger #1 e-\rightHandFinger #2 >
+@lilypond[quote,ragged-right,fragment,verbatim]
+\relative c' {
+ <c-\rightHandFinger #1 >4
+ <e-\rightHandFinger #2 >
+ <g-\rightHandFinger #3 >
+ <c-\rightHandFinger #4 >
+ <c,-\rightHandFinger #1 e-\rightHandFinger #2 g-\rightHandFinger #3 c-\rightHandFinger #4 >1
+}
@end lilypond
for brevity, you can abbreviate @code{\rightHandFinger} to something
@snippets
-You may exercise greater control over right handing fingerings by
-setting @code{strokeFingerOrientations},
+You may exercise greater control over the placement of right-hand
+fingerings by setting @code{strokeFingerOrientations},
@lilypond[quote,verbatim,ragged-right,fragment,relative=1]
#(define RH rightHandFinger)
\override StrokeFinger #'digit-names = ##("x" "y" "z" "!" "@")
<c-\RH #5 >4
<c-\RH "@">4
+ <c-\RH #2 >4
+ <c-\RH "z">4
+}
+@end lilypond
+
+This example combines left-hand fingering, string indication, and
+right-hand fingering
+
+@lilypond[quote,ragged-right,fragment,verbatim]
+#(define RH rightHandFinger)
+\relative c' {
+ <c-3\5-\RH #1 >4
+ <e-2\4-\RH #2 >
+ <g-0\3-\RH #3 >
+ <c-1\2-\RH #4 >
}
@end lilypond
The file @file{scm/@/output@/-lib@/.scm} contains predefined banjo tunings.
+
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