creating pop/vocal lead sheets without the melody line
Hello, Basically, I want to create this: http://lilypond.org/ly-examples/chart.png without the melody. So just lyrics with chords on top. The manual isn't very helpful - in fact, it says, You are better off using another program. Let's say I want to use Lilypond because it will look great and be super easy to read. How would I got about creating a vocal/pop lead sheet with just chords/diagrams and lyrics? Ryan ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
Re: creating pop/vocal lead sheets without the melody line
In the notation reference manual, 2.4.2, Guitar. Very first paragraph reads: Most of the notational issues associated with guitar music are covered sufficiently in the general fretted strings section, but there are a few more worth covering here. Occasionally users want to create songbook-type documents having only lyrics with chord indications above them. Since LilyPond is a music typesetter, it is not recommended for documents that have no music notation in them. A better alternative is a word processor, text editor, or, for experienced users, a typesetter like GuitarTeX. Thank you Kieran for showing me a possible option, I will play with it. Much appreciations. On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 11:23 AM, Trevor Daniels t.dani...@treda.co.uk wrote: Ryan Where in which manual does it say this? Trevor - Original Message - *From:* Ryan Clarin ryancla...@gmail.com *To:* lilypond-user@gnu.org *Sent:* Tuesday, February 24, 2015 4:23 PM *Subject:* creating pop/vocal lead sheets without the melody line Hello, Basically, I want to create this: http://lilypond.org/ly-examples/chart.png without the melody. So just lyrics with chords on top. The manual isn't very helpful - in fact, it says, You are better off using another program. Let's say I want to use Lilypond because it will look great and be super easy to read. How would I got about creating a vocal/pop lead sheet with just chords/diagrams and lyrics? Ryan -- ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
Re: creating pop/vocal lead sheets without the melody line
How would I add rests in lyricmode?
In the song that I am arranging, I need a couple of chords to occur without
any lyrics, then the lyrics come in after say 2 measures worth of rests.
On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 2:15 PM, Pierre Perol-Schneider
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Hi Ryan, Hi Kieren,
\include predefined-guitar-fretboards.ly should help too...
So it would go:
\version 2.19.15
\language english
\include predefined-guitar-fretboards.ly
the_words = \lyricmode {
My4 eyes4 are4 dim,4
I4 cannot2 see,4
I4 have4 not4 brought4 my4 specs4 with4 me!4
}
the_chords = \chordmode {
s4
g1
c1
a1:m
d1
}
\score {
\new ChordNames \the_chords
\new FretBoards \the_chords
\new Lyrics \the_words
}
Pierre
2015-02-24 17:50 GMT+01:00 Kieren MacMillan kieren_macmil...@sympatico.ca
:
Hi Ryan,
Basically, I want to create this:
http://lilypond.org/ly-examples/chart.png
without the melody. So just lyrics with chords on top.
You mean like this?
\version 2.19
\language english
the_words = \lyricmode {
My4 eyes4 are4 dim,4
I4 cannot2 see,4
I4 have4 not4 brought4 my4 specs4 with4 me!4
}
the_chords = \chordmode {
s4
g1
c1
a1:m
d1
}
\score {
\new ChordNames \the_chords
\new FretBoards \the_chords
\new Lyrics \the_words
}
The manual isn't very helpful - in fact, it says, You are better off
using another program”.
Wow. That’s not a great thing for our own docs to say, is it? =)
Hope this helps!
Kieren.
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Re: hiding tablature - adding a blank tablature to music
Figured it out! I went back to Thomas' recommendation and did this:
\score {
\new Staff { \mynotes }
\new TabStaff {
\set TabStaff.stringTunings = \stringTuningg c' e' a' { \repeat unfold
24 { s1 } } }
}
I simply needed to unfold skipped measures 24 times, and I took out the
\break as the string didn't need it. Thanks guys!
And thank you Pierre for giving me a much cleaner way of putting up blank
fretboards :)
Ryan
On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 1:01 AM, Pierre Perol-Schneider
pierre.schneider.pa...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Ryan,
Thomas' solution was not to put 'strings' but 'skip note' ;)
How about:
\version 2.18.12
mynotes = \relative c'' {
a1 e c g c e
\break
c g a' e c a'
\break
g, e' a c, a' g,
\break
a' c, g e' g, c
}
\score {
%% create 24 blank diagrams:
\new Dynamics {
\repeat unfold 24 s1^\markup { \fret-diagram #w:4;h:3;s:1.5; }
}
\new Staff \mynotes
\new TabStaff
\with {
stringTunings = \stringTuning g c' e' a'
\override Clef.stencil = #(lambda (grob)
(grob-interpret-markup grob
#{
\markup
\fontsize #-2
\musicglyph #clefs.tab_change
#}))
}
{
%% Thomas says:
%\repeat unfold 24 s1 %% where 's' is for 'skip note'
%% or you can put:
\hideNotes \mynotes
}
}
HTH,
Pierre
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hiding tablature - adding a blank tablature to music
Hello,
I am trying to add a completely blank tablature to some music. The idea is
to create a worksheet where my students have to fill in the tablature for
notes.
I think I need to utilize the \hide feature within a \new TabStaff {
but I just can't figure it out, nor can I find it in the manual.
Thank you for your help! I should add this is for a 4 string ukulele.
Ryan
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Re: hiding tablature - adding a blank tablature to music
Thank you! Unfortunately, the \new Staff \repeat unfold 8 strings seems to
completely mess it up unfortunately :( Below is a sample of what I have:
mynotes = \relative c'' {
a1^\markup { \fret-diagram #w:4;h:3;s:1.5; } e^\markup { \fret-diagram
#w:4;h:3;s:1.5; } c^\markup { \fret-diagram #w:4;h:3;s:1.5; }
g^\markup { \fret-diagram #w:4;h:3;s:1.5; } c^\markup { \fret-diagram
#w:4;h:3;s:1.5; } e^\markup { \fret-diagram #w:4;h:3;s:1.5; } \break
c^\markup { \fret-diagram #w:4;h:3;s:1.5; } g^\markup { \fret-diagram
#w:4;h:3;s:1.5; } a'^\markup { \fret-diagram #w:4;h:3;s:1.5; }
e^\markup { \fret-diagram #w:4;h:3;s:1.5; } c^\markup { \fret-diagram
#w:4;h:3;s:1.5; } a'^\markup { \fret-diagram #w:4;h:3;s:1.5; } \break
g,^\markup { \fret-diagram #w:4;h:3;s:1.5; } e'^\markup { \fret-diagram
#w:4;h:3;s:1.5; } a^\markup { \fret-diagram #w:4;h:3;s:1.5; }
c,^\markup { \fret-diagram #w:4;h:3;s:1.5; } a'^\markup { \fret-diagram
#w:4;h:3;s:1.5; } g,^\markup { \fret-diagram #w:4;h:3;s:1.5; } \break
a'^\markup { \fret-diagram #w:4;h:3;s:1.5; } c,^\markup { \fret-diagram
#w:4;h:3;s:1.5; } g^\markup { \fret-diagram #w:4;h:3;s:1.5; }
e'^\markup { \fret-diagram #w:4;h:3;s:1.5; } g,^\markup { \fret-diagram
#w:4;h:3;s:1.5; } c^\markup { \fret-diagram #w:4;h:3;s:1.5; }
}
\score {
\new Staff { \mynotes }
\new TabStaff { \hide
\set TabStaff.stringTunings = \stringTuningg c' e' a' { \mynotes } }
}
The reason you see all those fret diagrams is because they are blank, my
students have to fill in the appropriate location of each of those
particular notes.
You will see I just put a \hide within the \new TabStaff { , and I am sure
there is something to put after \hide that will hide the Tab notes, but I
just can't find it in the manual. Help!
On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 5:12 PM, Thomas Morley thomasmorle...@gmail.com
wrote:
2015-02-04 22:32 GMT+01:00 Ryan Clarin ryancla...@gmail.com:
Hello,
I am trying to add a completely blank tablature to some music. The idea
is
to create a worksheet where my students have to fill in the tablature for
notes.
I think I need to utilize the \hide feature within a \new TabStaff {
but I just can't figure it out, nor can I find it in the manual.
Thank you for your help! I should add this is for a 4 string ukulele.
Ryan
How about:
\version 2.18.2
\header {
%% perhaps:
tagline = ##f
indent = 0
}
\layout {
%% perhaps:
ragged-last-bottom = ##f
\context {
\Score
\omit BarNumber
}
}
\new TabStaff \with { stringTunings = #ukulele-tuning }
{
%% perhaps:
\clef moderntab
\repeat unfold 8 { s1 \break }
}
\new Staff \repeat unfold 8 { c''1 \bar |. }
Cheers,
Harm
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Fret-diagram custom mark-ups - only placing 1 dot on fretboard
I am doing some worksheets for my students, and would like to use single dots on a fretboard to show them where single particular notes are located. When I try to to place a single dot on the a string for example, let's say open string A, when I type 1-0 within the fret-diagram string, it bars across the whole 1st fret, in addition to putting an open dot on A string. Ryan ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
Overriding preset tablature for ukulele
When I tab the note G4 (treble clef 2nd line G), \tabstaff marks it as 3rd string 3rd fret. I want it to make G as 4th string open, but cannot find in the manual how exactly to do that. Thank you for help! Ryan ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
Re: Issue Including fingering indications on fret-diagram-terse string
It does not work - I got it to work by including a long override string.
On Friday, January 2, 2015, Pierre Perol-Schneider
pierre.schneider.pa...@gmail.com wrote:
try : c,^\markup\fret-diagram-terse #2-2;o;1-1;o;
2015-01-02 6:13 GMT+01:00 Ryan Clarin ryancla...@gmail.com
javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','ryancla...@gmail.com');:
This should be as simple as adding a hyphen with the finger number, but
they are not showing up. For example, when I try to place a f chord fret
diagram above a melody note:
c,^markup { \fret-diagram-terse #2-2;o;1-1;o; }
It prints a f chord chart but with no fingerings :( help!
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Re: Issue Including fingering indications on fret-diagram-terse string
I could not find that \override string anywhere. Using the terse form of
fret-diagram, simply adding a hyphen should have put fingerings below
automatically but on mine it does not! This is version 2.18.2. However
another user did send me the override string and I got them to appear.
On Friday, January 2, 2015, Thomas Morley thomasmorle...@gmail.com wrote:
2015-01-02 21:26 GMT+01:00 Pierre Perol-Schneider
pierre.schneider.pa...@gmail.com javascript:;:
Please send us a compilable exemple (showing what goes wrong), e.g. :
\version 2.18.2
{
c,^\markup\fret-diagram-terse #2-2;o;1-1;o;
}
which, on my side, works perfectly !
I think the problem was to print the fretdiagram _with_ fingering.
Try:
\version 2.18.2
{
c''1^\markup\fret-diagram-terse #2-2;o;1-1;o;
\once \override TextScript.fret-diagram-details.finger-code = #'in-dot
c''^\markup\fret-diagram-terse #2-2;o;1-1;o;
\once \override TextScript.fret-diagram-details.finger-code =
#'below-string
c''^\markup\fret-diagram-terse #2-2;o;1-1;o;
}
%% other syntax
{
c''1^\markup\fret-diagram-terse #2-2;o;1-1;o;
c''1^\markup
\override #'(fret-diagram-details . ((finger-code . in-dot)))
\fret-diagram-terse #2-2;o;1-1;o;
c''1^\markup
\override #'(fret-diagram-details . ((finger-code .
below-string)))
\fret-diagram-terse #2-2;o;1-1;o;
}
Though, I think it's well covered in the NR.
http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.19/Documentation/notation/common-notation-for-fretted-strings#fret-diagram-markups
Ryan could you suggest something how we could improve the docs, so
that the problem finding the relevant explanation will be avoided in
future?
Cheers,
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Issue Including fingering indications on fret-diagram-terse string
This should be as simple as adding a hyphen with the finger number, but they
are not showing up. For example, when I try to place a f chord fret diagram
above a melody note:
c,^markup { \fret-diagram-terse #2-2;o;1-1;o; }
It prints a f chord chart but with no fingerings :( help!
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fastest, easiest way of including fret diagram markups above music?
I am a music teacher who has just converted to lilypond after years of
frustrating finale and sibelius usage. I transcribed a little piece on
ukulele with tab and included chord fret diagram markups above the music,
but it took me quite a while.
The fret diagram markups was probably the hardest part to find and the
longest, even with the copy and paste. For example, to do a C diagram, I
did:
^\markup { \fret-diagram #w:4;4-o;3-o;2-o;1-3; } ^C
then I just copied and pasted for G and changed the dot placement.
Is there any way to utilize the built in ukulele fretboard diagrams and
tunings to plug those in a little easier? For example, I used the following
string to put the C and G chord right on top of the sheet of music for easy
reference:
\include predefined-ukulele-fretboards.ly
mychords = \chordmode { c g }
\new ChordNames { \mychords }
\new FretBoards { \set Staff.stringTunings = #ukulele-tuning \mychords }
Thanks!
Ryan
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Re: fastest, easiest way of including fret diagram markups above music?
Thank you for the welcome and reply. I want to include every fret diagram
at every chord change, the kids simply do better reading a long when they
can see the actual Fret diagram marked up above the music at every change
vs having to look above on their sheet for the predefined diagram on top of
the sheet.
Basically, I found the long \fret-diagram string after \markup string works
well, but is very long and tedious to write for every chord change. Is
there a shortened abbreviated string of the \fret-diagram command that will
utilize the built in predefined fret diagrams and make my writing a little
easier and faster?
On Monday, December 29, 2014, Federico Bruni fedel...@gmail.com wrote:
Il giorno lun 29 dic 2014 alle 19:03, Ryan Clarin ryancla...@gmail.com
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I am a music teacher who has just converted to lilypond after years of
frustrating finale and sibelius usage. I transcribed a little piece on
ukulele with tab and included chord fret diagram markups above the music,
but it took me quite a while.
Hi Ryan and welcome to LilyPond!
The fret diagram markups was probably the hardest part to find and the
longest, even with the copy and paste. For example, to do a C diagram, I
did:
^\markup { \fret-diagram #w:4;4-o;3-o;2-o;1-3; } ^C
then I just copied and pasted for G and changed the dot placement.
Is there any way to utilize the built in ukulele fretboard diagrams and
tunings to plug those in a little easier? For example, I used the following
string to put the C and G chord right on top of the sheet of music for easy
reference:
\include predefined-ukulele-fretboards.ly
mychords = \chordmode { c g }
\new ChordNames { \mychords }
\new FretBoards { \set Staff.stringTunings = #ukulele-tuning \mychords }
It seems that you replied to yourself in the end of your email.. I mean,
you don't have to define every fretdiagram if you include the predefined
fretboards that are built-in in lilypond.
So what's your question?
Here you can find a template for a lead sheet:
http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.18/Documentation/learning/notes-lyrics-and-chords
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