Re: Drop D tuning

[Kieren MacMillan]

Hi Brett,

> I have a score where I need to indicate Drop D tuning for the guitar
> (6th string is tuned down to D). The typical way this is indicated in
> guitar music is a (6) = D (circle with a 6 in it = D), placed at the
> top left of page 1 under the title, but above a tempo mark. I am
> relatively new to Lilypond and am unsure how to do this... any suggestions?

\version "2.13.11"

dropD = \markup \line { \circle 6 "= D" }

\header {
  title = "Drip, Drip, Drop-D"
  piece = \dropD
}

\score {
  \relative d { \clef "treble_8" d1 }
}

Hope this helps!
Kieren.