Another reason why BarFly's syntax for multiple voices can be useful. This may not be as readable as honest-to-god real tablature but it's still quite a bit easier than the original manuscript (which used letters for the frets rather than note names and a separate rhythm line). It was for the mandour, a sort of five-course ukelele.
By using BarFly's text colouring capability you can make the x's less conspicuous (or colour them white and make them vanish entirely) which improves readability. The staff notation this generates isn't as good as if you'd written the ABC optimally for that, but it's usable. X:1 T:Adew Dundie S:Skene MS, early 17th century Scotland S:Dauney, Ancient Scotish Melodies (1843) V:1 program 1 46 down % a V:2 program 1 46 merge down % d V:3 program 1 46 merge down % A V:4 program 1 46 merge down % D V:5 program 1 46 merge down % A, M:3/4 L:1/4 Q:3/4=56 K:D Dorian V:1 x x x |x x x |x x x |x x x |a2 c'|a2 c'|a x x |x x x:| V:2 x d d |d2 d |x x d |e g2 |x x x |x x x |x g e |d2 x:| V:3 A x x |x x x |c2 x |A2 x |A2 x |A2 x |x x x |x x x:| V:4 x x x |D2 x |x x x |x x x |x x x |x x x |x x x |D2 D:| V:5 A, x x |x x x |C2 x |x x x |x x x |x x x |x x x |x x x:| % V:1 a c' c'|c'2 c'|x x x |x x x |a d' d'|d'2 d'|d' c' b |a3 | V:2 x x x |x x x |x x d |e g2 |x x x |x x x |x x x |x x x | V:3 x x x |c2 x |c2 x |x x x |x x x |x x x |x x x |x x x | V:4 x x x |x x x |x x x |x x x |x x x |x x x |x x x |A3 | V:5 x x x |x x x |C2 x |x x x |x x x |x x x |x x x |x x x | % V:1 a c' c'|c'2 c'|x x x |x x x |a2 c'|a2 c'|a x x |x x x|] V:2 x x x |x x x |x x d |e g2 |x x x |x x x |x g e |d3 |] V:3 x x x |c2 x |c2 x |x x x |A2 x |A2 x |A2 x |x x x|] V:4 x x x |x x x |x x x |x x x |x x x |x x x |x x x |D3 |] V:5 x x x |x x x |C2 x |x x x |x x x |x x x |x x x |x x x|] (Phil - your mode guessing utility gets this one badly wrong, and it seems fairly clear why). =================== <http://www.purr.demon.co.uk/jack/> =================== To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
