Re: Some newbie questions...

[Thomas Morley]

2016-08-22 23:59 GMT+02:00 K Richard Pixley <address@hidden>:
> Hi.  I'm new to lilypond.  I've read through much of the manual and I
> have a few questions outstanding.
>
> 1) Can lilypond do Nashville style chords?
>
> I mean, I'm sure it can, one way or another.  What I'm really asking is
> if it is as simple as it is to do regular chords.  Or what might be
> involved.  (Pointers to documentation would be fine, thanks.)

Not per default, thus no docs about it.
But this was asked before:
http://lilypond.1069038.n5.nabble.com/Nashville-notation-as-chord-symbols-tt176784.html#none
this thread was broken, continue here:
http://lilypond.1069038.n5.nabble.com/Re-Nashville-notation-as-chord-symbols-tt177872.html
regrettable my post here
http://lilypond.1069038.n5.nabble.com/Re-Nashville-notation-as-chord-symbols-td177872i20.html#a178127
was unanswered, so I stopped further coding.
It may be a starting point, though.

> 2) Can Lilypond do fakebook style slashes?
>
> I found both of these here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chord_chart

If I understand correctly you mean a certain NoteHead-style in rhythm
notation and simple slashes.
I think we provide a method to do slashes in the NR
Changing the note-head-style shouldn't be a big problem as well.

> 3) How far has anyone gotten in midi ->  lilypond translation?

You know about midi2ly?

> What I'm really looking for, actually, is a computer format that tracks
> time signatures, key signatures, chords, and section markers like
> "verse", "chorus", and "bridge".

Though, midi2ly can't deal with "verse", "chorus", and "bridge".

> Lilypond seems to cover most of those
> so I'm considering using it as an intermediate format in a project.  If
> anyone knows offhand of any other candidates, I'd appreciate pointers.


Cheers,
  Harm