Tablature with squared noteheads

[Bernardo Barros]

Hi List,

First I'd like to say that I'm comming to the conclusion that Lilypond is a very good software for contenporary music. Not everything is out-of-the-box, but if you take your time I think you will not need to do hacks all the time like in Finale. I just finished a section of a ensemble piece, it looks great. I'm a new user and I hope I will no encouter very big problems on the road... :-)

I'm copying a part with a tablature and there is one measure that I have damped strings on the guitar. I'd like to notate this with a different notehead (a black square, or maybe a cross) instead and the usual numbers. Is it possible? The e-guitar have a non-standard scordatura, so I'm doing everything that is possible with tablature, since the players I'm working with said it is much easier to learn.

I modified a standard template to test this and it didn't work with the usual \override fot noteheads.


\paper {
  #(define dump-extents #t)
  
  line-width = 160\mm - 2.0 * 0.4\in
  ragged-right = ##t
  indent = 0\mm
  force-assignment = #""
  line-width = #(- line-width (* mm  3.000000))
}

\layout {
  
}

frag = {
  \key e \major
  e16 fis gis a b4
  \set TabStaff.minimumFret = #8
    \override NoteHead #'style = #'cross
  e16 fis gis a b4
}
  \new StaffGroup <<
    \new Staff { \clef "G_8" \frag }
    \new TabStaff { \frag }
  >>