I'm proposing a method for getting transposable fret diagrams for the guitar.
The method I propose is different from the current FretBoard functionality. The FretBoard context takes a set of notes and determines a fingering that will allow the playing of that set of notes. This is a very useful too, and I appreciate Rick for sponsoring it. I've asked Han-Wen about the cost for sponsoring a modification to FretBoards that will allow it also to take the name of a chord and determine a chord diagram. There would be a default set of chord diagrams (one for each chord name) that I would enter based on a standard chord reference for guitar. Then, the input to FretBoards would be a set of chord names (which Lilypond will change into a set of chords). If the sequence were transposed, the chords would be transposed. The diagrams would be looked up in a hash table and included in the score. Any chords not found in the hash table would be treated just as in the current FretBoards context -- a fingering would be determined by FretBoards. Of course, if users wished, they'd be able to define their own chord library (I assume the library will be defined in a .ly file), or replace entries in the existing chord library. And the current functions of FretBoard will still be available. The cost for sponsoring this feature is eur 150. I'm hoping to get a couple of people to help me sponsor this feature. Any takers? Thanks, Carl Sorensen _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
