@node Fretted string instruments
@section Fretted string instruments
+This section discusses several aspects of music notation that are unique
+to fretted-string instruments.
+
@cindex tablature
@cindex guitar tablature
@node Common notation for fretted strings
@subsection Common notation for fretted strings
+This section discusses common notation that is unique
+to fretted-string instruments.
+
@menu
* References for fretted strings::
* String number indications::
@node References for fretted strings
@subsubsection References for fretted strings
+Music for fretted-string instruments is normally notated on
+a single staff, either in traditional music notation or in
+tablature. Sometimes the two types are combined, and it is
+especially common in popular music to use chord diagrams above
+a staff of traditional notation. Some other elements pertinent
+to fretted-string instruments are covered elsewhere:
+
@itemize
@item Fingerings are indicated with @ref{Fingering instructions}.
@rlsr{Fretted strings}.
Notation Reference:
-@ref{Stems}
+@ref{Stems}.
Internals Reference:
-@rinternals{TabNoteHead},
-
-@rinternals{TabStaff},
-
-@rinternals{TabVoice},
-
+@rinternals{TabNoteHead},
+@rinternals{TabStaff},
+@rinternals{TabVoice},
@rinternals{Beam}.
@knownissues
@node Right hand fingerings
@subsubsection Right hand fingerings
-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 a space before the closing @code{>}.
-
+Right-hand fingerings @var{p-i-m-a} must be entered within a
+@code{<>} chord construct for it to be printed in the score,
+even when applied to a single note. There must be a hyphen
+after the note and a space before the closing @code{>}.
@lilypond[quote,ragged-right,fragment,verbatim]
\relative c' {
#(define RH rightHandFinger)
{
\set strokeFingerOrientations = #'(up down)
- <c-\RH #1 es-\RH #2 g-\RH #4 > 4
+ <c-\RH #1 e-\RH #2 g-\RH #3 c-\RH #4 > 4
\set strokeFingerOrientations = #'(up right down)
- <c-\RH #1 es-\RH #2 g-\RH #4 > 4
+ <c-\RH #1 e-\RH #2 g-\RH #3 c-\RH #4 > 4
+ \set strokeFingerOrientations = #'(left)
+ <c-\RH #1 e-\RH #2 g-\RH #3 c-\RH #4 > 2
}
@end lilypond
The file @file{scm/@/output@/-lib@/.scm} contains predefined banjo tunings.
+