Re: beginner problems

[Robert T Wyatt]

By jove, I think I've got it now!

You are beautiful people!

You have no idea how happy this composer will be to see his song so
beautifully engraved!

I've included it below and am open to suggestions for improvement on the
lilypond entry part.

Really!

Thank you,

Robert


(now, about that half-diminished \chord notation...)

Mats Bengtsson wrote:
> Check how to specify the duration of a chord at
> http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.4/Documentation/user/out-www/lilypond/Combining-notes-into-chords.html#Combining-notes-into-chords 
>
>
>   /Mats

\version "2.4.5"

\header {
  title = "Diamond Bill"
  composer = "Bob Stillinger"
  enteredby="Robert Thomas Wyatt"
  maintainer="address@hidden"
  style = "Bluegrass"
  copyright = "All rights reserved. 2005"
}

<<
\chords {
d1:m | bes1 | a1:7 | d2:m g4 a4:7 |
d1:m | bes1 | a1:7 | d1:m |
c1 | f1 | cis:dim | d4:m a4 d2:m |
bes1 | d1:m | gis1:dim | g4 d4:m a2:7 |
d1:m | bes1 | a1:7 | d1:m |
}
\relative d'' { \time 4/4 \key d \minor
d8. a16~ a8 f16 d16~ d16 d16 f16 a16 d16 c16 bes16 a16 |
bes8. f16~ f8 d16 bes16~ bes16 bes16 d16 f16 bes16 a16 g16 f16 |
g8. e16~ e8 cis16 a16~ a16 a16 cis16 e16 a16 g16 f16 e16|
d16 cis16 d16 e16 f16 e16 f16 g16 a16 g16 a16 b16 cis16 a16 b16 cis16 |

d8. a16~ a8 f16 d16~ d16 d16 f16 a16 d16 c16 bes16 a16 |
bes8. f16~ f8 d16 bes16~ bes16 bes16 d16 f16 bes16 a16 g16 f16 |
g8. e16~ e8 cis16 a16~ a16 a16 cis16 e16 a16 g16 f16 e16|
<a, d>2. des4 |

c8. e16~ e8 g16 c16~ c16 e16 d16 c16 bes16 a16 g16 a16 |
f8. a16~ a8 c16 f16~ f16 a16 g16 f16 e16 d16 c16 bes16 |
cis,8. e16~ e8 g16 bes16~ bes16 e16 d16 c16 bes16 a16 g16 a16 |
f8 a16 e16~ e16 a16 d,8~ d16 a16 bes16 c16 d16 e16 f16 a16 |

bes16 f16 d16 f16 bes16 f16 d16 f16 bes16 f16 d16 f16 bes16 f16 d16 f16 |
a16 f16 d16 f16 a16 f16 d16 f16 a16 f16 d16 f16 a16 f16 d16 f16 |
gis16 f16 b,16 f'16 gis16 f16 b,16 f'16 gis16 f16 b,16 f'16 gis16 f16 
b,16 f'16 |
g16 a16 g16 f16~ f16 a16 f16 <cis e>16~ <cis e>8. <cis e>16~ <cis e>4 |

d'8. a16~ a8 f16 d16~ d8 d'8 d16 c16 bes16 a16 |
bes8. f16~ f8 d16 bes16~ bes8 bes'8 bes16 a16 g16 f16 |
g8. e16~ e8 cis16 a16~ a16 a16 gis16 a16 bes16 b16 c16 cis16 |
<a d>8. <a d>16~ <a d>8 <a d>16 <a d>16~ <a d>2 |
}
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