I almost never use open strings even with first position chords when playing jazz. There are a few Jim Hall-ish situations that are exceptions to this.
On Apr 22, 2013, at 3:32 PM, Peter Crighton <[email protected]> wrote: > 2013/4/22 Federico Bruni <[email protected]>: >> 2013/4/22 David Kastrup <[email protected]> >>> >>> Kale Good <[email protected]> writes: >>> >>>> \set TabStaff.minimumFret Fails on open strings. >>>> >>>> On Ubuntu 12.04, Lilypond 2.16.2. Running lilypond through >>>> lilypondtool. >>>> >>>> \new TabStaff \relative c { >>>> \set TabStaff.minimumFret = #5 >>>> c16 d e f g4 >>>> } >>> >>> >>> <URL:http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/notation/common-notation-for-fretted-strings#index-restrainOpenStrings> >>> >>> "Even when minimumFret is set, open strings are used whenever >>> possible. This behaviour can be changed by setting restrainOpenStrings >>> to #t." >> >> >> This question may confirm my idea that people don't expect to have open >> strings by default when setting minimumFret: >> http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-lilypond/2013-01/msg00033.html > > I was also very surprised to see that option being the default. It > might be more useful in classical guitar music, I don’t know about > that. But in rock/pop/jazz music I almost never would use open strings > when playing in higher frets. > > -- > Peter Crighton | Musician & Music Engraver based in Mainz, Germany > http://www.petercrighton.de > > _______________________________________________ > lilypond-user mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
