One more bit i did not think about: changed font to italic, more appropriate.
http://www.4shared.com/dir/10890314/b1afbb12/Francesco.html \version "2.10.33" \header{ title = "Ricercar" opus = \markup {\small \italic "(N 52)"} composer = "Francesco da Milano" tagline = "" piece = \markup {\small \italic ""} } \paper{ paper-size = "letter" oddFooterMarkup = "Francesco Ricercar" %%system-count = #10 ragged-bottom = ##t ragged-lastbottom = ##t %%print-page-number = ##t top-margin = .001\in %%bottom-margin = .1\in %%head-separation = 0\in %%foot-separation = 0\in %%between-system-space = .25\in %%between-system-padding = .25\in before-title-space = .001\in between-title-space = .001\in after-title-space = .001\in myStaffSize = #17 } #(set-global-staff-size 17 ) #(define (fret-letter-tablature-format string tuning pitch) (make-string 1 (integer->char (+ (char->integer #\a) (- (ly:pitch-semitones pitch) (list-ref tuning (- string 1))))))) bb = \bar "|" offset = { \override Voice.Stem #'extra-offset = #'(0 . .6) \override Voice.Beam #'extra-offset = #'(0 . .6) } I = \context Voice \relative c' { \set Staff.midiInstrument = "harpsichord" \once \override Score.MetronomeMark #'transparent = ##t \tempo 4 = 42 \offset \stemUp g'4\1 g8\1 g\1 \bar "|" d4\2 d\2 \bar "|" r8 a'\1 g\1 f\2 ees\2 g16.\1 a32\1 \bar "|" bes8\1 bes\1 a\1 g\1 \bb g\1 f\2 ees\2 d\2 \bb r16 f\2 ees\2 d\2 r bes'\1 a\1 g\1 r c\1 \bb bes8.\1 a16\1 g16.\1 f32\2 ees16 d c f8 ees16 \bb d8. s r16 d \bb bes ees d g[ f bes] g c a f \bb g bes8 a g fis16 \bb g4 f8 d ees4 d8 s \bb f16. g32 a16 f c'4 \bb bes8. bes16 a g8 fis16 \bb g8 g g ees16 c d bes c d \bb ees16. d32 c16 bes a g32\4 a \bb bes c d e f g a bes c16 bes a g \bb f32 ees d c bes a g f ees d c bes\6 r16 c'' bes a g bes a g \bb f a g f e g f e \bb r bes' a g16. e32 fis g fis16 g \bb g4 \bar "||" } II = \context Voice \relative c' { \set Staff.midiInstrument = "harpsichord" \stemDown s1 d8\2 d\2 bes\3 bes\3 r16 c\3 ees8\2 d s s c bes a c d\3 c s s s c d8. s s s bes c16 bes c a8 s16 c bes ees s d ees8 c16 d\3 ees d c8 d s s1 s4.. ees16 d8. d16 c bes a8 s16 ees' d c8 b16 c a\4 bes g8 bes16 s4. s2 s4. s16 c d8 bes c a bes s4 d8 s s4 d } III = \context Voice \relative c' { \set Staff.midiInstrument = "harpsichord" \offset \stemUp g8\4 g16\4 a\3 bes\3 g\4 bes8\3 g4\4 g\4 fis8\4 s s s g4 r16 g d'8 r16 f, s8 g r16 f s8 g16 f f8\4 bes g c a\4 g8. s s s s a16 g8. fis16 g8 s16 c a d g,8 s s4 bes8 a g4 a c bes16. c32 d16 bes a4 s g s g8 s s s s s s4. s4 ees'16 d c bes a s s4 s2 s4 g8 a f c'16 bes a8 a <b g>4 } IV = \context Voice \relative c' { \set Staff.midiInstrument = "harpsichord" \stemDown g,4\6 g8\6 g\6 g\6 g16\6 a\6 bes\6 g\6 bes\6 c\5 d8\5 d\5 ees\5 d16\5 bes\6 c8\5 c\5 g\6 r16 g\6 d'8 r16 c r16 g\6 d'8 r16 c r bes\6 s8 g'\4 ees c4 r16 g32\6 a\6 bes\6 c d16 ees c32 d ees f g16 a f32 g a bes c16 r bes,32\6 c d ees f16\5 s c d8 ees16 c g' c, d bes\6 c8 f16 bes\4 ees, bes\6 ees f g bes,\6 c d g,16.\6 a32\6 bes16\6 g\6 d'16. ees32 f16 d c16. d32 ees16 c g8.\6 g16\6 d'8. d16 c16. d32 ees16 c g16.\6 a32\6 bes16\6 g\6 a\6 bes\6 c d g,\6 c b\6 c g8\6 c16 f\5 bes,\6 ees8 bes16\6 c d ees16. d32 c16 bes\6 g8\6 d' c16 d f g d8 g,4\6 a32\6 g\6 a16\6 g\6 d' ees8 c d bes\6 c a\6 bes\6 c d d g,4\6 } \score { << \new TabStaff = "guitar tab" << \set TabStaff.stringTunings = #'(7 2 -3 -7 -12 -17) %\set TabStaff.stringTunings = #'(7 2 -3) %%\override TabStaff.Stem #'transparent = ##t %%\override TabStaff.Dots #'transparent = ##t \set TabStaff.tablatureFormat = #fret-letter-tablature-format \override TabStaff.TabNoteHead #'extra-offset = #'(0 . .3) \set Score.defaultBarType = "empty" \override TabStaff.TabNoteHead #'font-shape = #'italic \context TabVoice = "I" {\I } \context TabVoice = "II" {\II } %\context TabVoice = "III" {\III \III} %\context TabVoice = "IV" {\IV \IV} >> \new TabStaff = "guitar tab" << \set TabStaff.stringTunings = #'(7 2 -3 -7 -12 -17) %\set TabStaff.stringTunings = #'(-7 -12 -17) %%\override TabStaff.Stem #'transparent = ##t %%\override TabStaff.Dots #'transparent = ##t \set TabStaff.tablatureFormat = #fret-letter-tablature-format \override TabStaff.TabNoteHead #'extra-offset = #'(0 . .3) \set Score.defaultBarType = "empty" \override TabStaff.TabNoteHead #'font-shape = #'italic %\context TabVoice = "I" {\I \I} %\context TabVoice = "II" {\II \II} \context TabVoice = "III" {\III } \context TabVoice = "IV" {\IV } >> >> \layout { } \midi { } } alexander -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html