Re: Strange problem with guitar bends

[Martyn Quick]

I'm trying to engrave a hammer-on followed by a bend (i.e., the reverse of the bend-release-pulloff that your example contains).

The following code does (at least to some extent) work and illustrate what I'm trying to do.  Hopefully you will see why I was doing the bit you were asking about.

Martyn

\version "2.18.2"

\include "definitions.ily"

\layout {
  \context {
    \Staff
    \override VerticalAxisGroup #'default-staff-staff-spacing =
    #'((padding . 4))
  }
}

music = {
  \shape #'((0 . 0) (0.9 . -0.3) (1.8 . -0.3) (2.7 . 0)) Voice.Slur
  \shape #'((0 . 0) (0.9 . 0.3) (1.8 . 0.3) (2.7 . 0)) TabVoice.Slur
  g4 ( \hideNotes a )  \unHideNotes \bendOn a ( b2 )
}

\score {
  <<
  \new Staff {
    \clef "treble_8"
    \numericTimeSignature \time 4/4
    \music
  }
  \new TabStaff {
    \music
  }
  >>
}

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From: Federico Bruni <address@hidden>
To: Martyn Quick <address@hidden>
Cc: "address@hidden" <address@hidden>
Sent: Thursday, 31 July 2014, 21:54
Subject: Re: Strange problem with guitar bends

2014-07-31 21:26 GMT+02:00 Martyn Quick <address@hidden>:

Thanks for the suggestion - I was actually aware of the use of \shape to adjust the slur, but hadn't implemented it since I thought it more sensible (perhaps naively) to get all the notes in place and then adjust the slurs at the end of the process.

I think that adjusting the slur at the end of the process is a good idea.

 

However, for me introducing this doesn't fix the problem.  I still get the same error when I use the following code:

The problem  is the way you use \hideNotes. If you comment those two lines the file compiles fine.

I don't know why you use it this way, that's why I showed you a working example of a bend and release followed by a pull-off. Can you describe how you'd like the output to look like?

 

    \bendOff

    c16 ( \hideNotes \grace d ) \unHideNotes
    \bendOn d ( e ) g \bendGrace \preBendHold d ( e ) ( d )

    

 

You start a slur, then you hide the closing slur, then you start a bend. What does it mean?