Re: [PATCH] Tablature in LilyPond

[Tim Nowaczyk]

On Wed, Jun 05, 2002 at 05:23:41PM +0200, Han-Wen Nienhuys wrote:
>address@hidden writes:
>> I would really like if you would stick to no-direction
>> finger-markings in the example (i.e. c'-2 instead of c'^2). This way
>> we allow for c_3 and c^3 to mean other things in the future - I still
>> like the idea of entering notes by fret instead of by string.
>>
If the player is using a strange tuning, where two strings are tuned to
the same note, then simply defining note-fret is not specific enough.
note-string would work though.  I don't foresee any case where note-fret
can handle something that note-string can't.

>Another thing. Does it happen that guitar players need two out of
>fingering/fret/string number? In that case, we should come up with some
>convention (eg.
>
>     c4-2-3
>
>= 2nd finger, 3rd string)
>
Fingering is needed a lot in classical guitar, but there is usually not
a tab, except for very introductory level music.  I don't believe I've
ever seen fingering in a guitar tab.  On the other hand, you shouldn't
disallow a user from being able to do something, simply because it's not
common practice.  As a side note, I'm not familiar with banjo, nor other
instruments where tablature is commonly used.

  Tim Nowaczyk

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