Re: Is this reasonable/playable (guitar)?

[Marc Hohl]

Am 08.03.2014 09:32, schrieb David Kastrup:
> David Kastrup <address@hidden> writes:
>
> > Marc Hohl <address@hidden> writes:
> >
> > > Am 06.03.2014 18:00, schrieb David Kastrup:
> > > > David Kastrup <address@hidden> writes:
> > > [...]
> > > > So I'm now down to
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > and that's probably long enough I should spend on this distraction.
> > >
> > > What about
> > >
> > >        << { r8 a' d e f\3 a\2 | <f\3 a\2 d\1>2\arpeggio } \\
> > >          { d,2.~ | d2 } >> r4
> > >
> > > for the final bars? The position change from the first to the tenth
> > > fret remains the same but starts earlier and gives a nice line to
> > > the topmost note of the final arpeggiated chord.
> > >
> > > Ok, just a nitpick ...
> >
> > Now that I was allowed to make a noise again, I checked that version.
> > The basic idea is good.  However, the arpeggio becomes redundant: there
> > is no need to strike the notes again.  If one did so, one better would
> > restrike the bass note as well, but I think it's better just keeping
> > them all on sustain without further notice.

Yep, absolutely!

> > Definitely an improvement.  I'll just have to cast this into code.
>
> Not that hard.  Except that with
>
>        << { \set tieWaitForNote = ##t
>            r8 a' d e f\3~ a\2~ | <f a d>2 } \\
>          { d,2.~ | d2 }
>        >> r4
>
> the string indication on the first f is not really a mere matter of
> style any more.  So I probably should print it in the score.  Which is a
> nuisance as I suppressed the numbers staff-wide so far.

You may insert a barré indicator for the tenth fret or a bracket for
f, a and d to indicate that these three notes have to be fretted with
the index finger.

On the other side: you use tablature as well, so the information is
there, even without explicit string numbers. And even without tablature
staff it is implicitly given through the ties – there is no other
possibility to play the piece and let the notes sustain as given in the
score.

Marc

But that's probably a similar nuisance since you did not use fingerings
nor barré indicators througout the rest of the piece.
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