Re: Guitar tab string numbers

[Phil Burfitt]

Hi Patrick,

> LP automatically calculates the fret numbers (AFAIK) within
> a range of 4 frets.

Ah! that explains a lot of strange (to me) behaviour and warning messages I 
was getting when defining string numbers in chords for standard notation and 
tab. I see the sense in it, but surely open strings have been overlooked.

Is this documented anywhere?

To return to the example I gave...I would need to define <e\5 g\3 b\2> to 
get the tab result that I want, and if I don't want the g and b string 
numbers in standard notation, I will need to \tweak the transparency of each 
one. Then I'm left with the string number (5) in standard notation left way 
out on his own, so I'll need to \tweak the position of that, or define the 
chord in the other direction <b'\2 g\3 e\5>.

IMHO we need a way to define string numbers in a chord for tab only.
Something like... \t#


Regards,
Phil Burfitt


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Patrick Schmidt" <address@hidden>
To: "Phil Burfitt" <address@hidden>
Cc: <address@hidden>
Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2010 12:13 PM
Subject: Re: Guitar tab string numbers


> Hi Phil,
>
> Am 24.07.2010 um 12:31 schrieb Phil Burfitt:
>
> > Ciao Federico,
> >
> > Thanks, I've since found that using TabStaff.minimumFret helps
> > reduce the need to define string numbers.
> Yes, it's a very useful feature! The advantage is that you could also
> define some string numbers to show up in normal notation.
> > I've also discovered some unexpected behaviour in the tab string
> > numbering (though this may be because I'm using developmental
> > version 2.13.17). It seems that its neccessary to indicate all (or
> > none) of the string numbers in a chord. In the example below, the g
> > and b should be open strings in the tab.
> It's got nothing to do with developmental versions and it's not a
> bug! In your example you have to define the string numbers for g and
> b in order to get open strings in the tab because otherwise LP
> automatically calculates the fret numbers (AFAIK) within a range of 4
> frets. So in your case LP assumes that you'd like to play in fourth
> position.
>
> Hope this helps
> patrick
>
> > \version "2.13.17"
> >
> > music = \relative c { <e\5 g b> }
> >
> > \score { <<
> >  \new Staff {
> >   \clef "treble_8"
> > \music
> >   }
> >  \new TabStaff {
> > \music
> >   }
> > > > }
> >
> > Regards,
> > Phil Burfitt
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Federico Bruni"
> > <address@hidden>
> > To: "Phil Burfitt" <address@hidden>
> > Cc: <address@hidden>
> > Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2010 12:09 AM
> > Subject: Re: Guitar tab string numbers
> >
> >
> > > Il giorno gio, 22/07/2010 alle 17.24 +0100, Phil Burfitt ha scritto:
> > > > Hello List,
> > > >
> > > > How can I define the string numbers of the notes of a chord in
> > > > guitar TAB
> > > > without the string numbers appearing in the standard notation?
> > > >
> > > > ie.  string numbers for tab notation can be defined b\3 or <b>\3
> > > > and string
> > > > numbers for tab and standard notation can be defined <b\3> but
> > > > when I need
> > > > to define string numbers in a chord <g\4 b\3> for tab but NOT
> > > > standard
> > > > notation, is there a way without resorting to \override StringNumber
> > > > #'transparent = ##t
> > >
> > > I don't think there's a different way to accomplish that.
> > >
> > > See this thread:
> > > http://lilypond-s-support-for-tablatures.3383434.n2.nabble.com/
> > > string-number-in-TabStaff-show-or-hide-td3711658.html#a3711658
> > >
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Federico
> >
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