Re: guitar music notation issues

[Werner LEMBERG]

> 2. The last two lines in the code are identical, except that the
> last one has right hand fingering notated. Uncomment that last line
> and the same sort of right hand fingering notation that works in
> measure one suddenly makes the compliler nuts.

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.  You can fine-tune the positions of graphical objects (`grobs'
in lilypond speak) with extra-offset (search this keyword in the manual).

BTW, don't intermix slurs with ties.  The latter uses `~' between
notes, the former uses the `(' and `)' suffixes.


    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 { e8[ fis\3 g]\2 } e4 e e e |
    \times 2/3 { e8[-\RH#3 fis\3-\RH#1 g]\2-\RH#2 } e4 e e e |
  }
}