Re: notation TAB matching

[David Raleigh Arnold]

On Thursday 11 September 2008 08:01, Grammostola Rosea wrote:
> James E. Bailey wrote:
> >
> > If I understand this correctly, you want the music to show a4.~ a4 
but 
> > the tablature to only show a4. Since you using the actual music in a 
> > tab staff, it will display all of the music that is shown in the 
> > regular staff. So, if you want to have something different shown in 
> > the tab staff than is shown in the music staff, you have  to write 
> > different music for it. To that end, the \tag function is helpful, 
it 
> > allows for music to be tagged and used in different places. To that 
> > end, you'll want to review the section on using \tag.
> > 
http://kainhofer.com/~lilypond/Documentation/user/lilypond/Different-editions-from-one-source.html#Using-tags
 
> > 
<http://kainhofer.com/%7Elilypond/Documentation/user/lilypond/Different-editions-from-one-source.html#Using-tags>
> > (It may be possible using scheme code to capture any time a tie is 
> > used to strip the tie and the note following it, but I don't know 
how.)
> >
> Ok, this helps. But a little problem arises... how should I display 
this 
> without an slur
> 
> a,4 ~ a,4.
> 
> It isn't
> 
> a,2.
> 
> is it?
> 
> Should I add an rest and makes those invisible?

See the banjo music on my site. It's not worth the trouble of fine 
tuning this. Make notes blocks by copying if possible and then fill in 
fingering in the notes part(s) and remove many engravers from the tab 
staff. That's the only way to get it entirely the way you want it.

Wnenever there are both a tab and a music staff it is best IMO
if the tab staff contains nothing but the string lines and fret
numbers. Without ties or rests there must be differences of
opinion in exactly how the tab should be rendered. I don't see
any generally acceptable solution. It is also a problem that the music
might be in two parts but the tab should always be in one. daveA

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