Re: guitar music notation issues

[Werner LEMBERG]

> It's a simple syntax clash -- you have to add a few more spaces to
> tell lilypond where your scheme expression (this is the stuff starting
> with `#' ends).  I've prettified your code a bit, and it compiles
> fine.

Oops.  I missed that some fingering notation only works in chords
(which you have to use for the syntax even for a single note).  Here
an updated version.


    Werner


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\version "2.11.56"

#(set-global-staff-size 20) % 20 this is said to be standard for most scores

\paper {
  #(set-default-paper-size "letter" 'portrait)
  ragged-last-bottom = ##t % turns off vertical justify
  left-margin = 0.6\in
  line-width = 7\in     % works better than specifying R-margin
  bottom-margin = .7\in
  top-margin = 0.7\in
}

\layout {
  indent = 0.0\cm % remove indent on first staff
}

\header {
  title = "Prelude #1 for classical guitar"
  subtitle = "An etude for walking with angels (2007.06.04)"
  composer = "Tom Cloyd"
  tagline = \markup { \small "score set by Tom Cloyd - with Lilipond - 
address@hidden" } % this is the copyright line
}

#(define RH rightHandFinger)

\new Staff {
  \key g \major
  \override Staff.TimeSignature #'style = #'()

  % this prints numerical time signatures
  \time 5/4
  \partial 2
  << { r4^"Lento" <e''\1-\RH#2 fis''-1\3-\RH#3 g''-4\2-\RH#4 >4\fermata } \\
     { e4 ~ e\fermata } >> |

  \relative c''{
    \times 2/3 { <e>8[ <fis\3> <g\2>] } e4 e e e |
    \times 2/3 { <e-\RH#3 >8[ <fis\3-\RH#1 > <g\2-\RH#2 >] } e4 e e e |
  }
}