With your help Mats, I have come very close to finishing this file.
Thank you very, very much!
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#(set-default-paper-size "letter")
\version "2.5.23"
\header {
title = "Dalmatian Strut"
composer = "Bob Stillinger"
enteredby="Robert Thomas Wyatt"
maintainer="address@hidden"
style = "Bluegrass"
copyright = "All rights reserved. 2005"
lastupdated = "2005/May/11"
filename = "DalmatianStrut.ly"
}
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\chords { %
Here starts the chords
\partial 8*3 s4.
\repeat volta 2 { %
Begin A chords
d4.:m a2*5/4:7 | d4.:7 g2*5/4:7 | g4.:m d2*5/4:m |
}
\alternative {
{ a4.:7 d2*5/4:m | }
{ a4.:7 d2*5/4:m | }
}
c1 | f1 | cis1:dim7 | d1:m | %
Begin B chords
bes1 | f1 | g1 | a1 |
c1 | f1 | cis1:dim7 | d1:m |
bes4. c2*5/4:7 | d1:m | bes4. c2*5/4:7 | f1 |
bes4. c2*5/4:7 | a1:m | bes1 | a1:7 |
\repeat volta 2 { %
Restate A chords
d4.:m a2*5/4:7 | d4.:7 g2*5/4:7 | g4.:m d2*5/4:m |
}
\alternative {
{ a4.:7 d2*5/4:m | }
{ a1:7 | d1:m | }
}
} %
Here ends the chords
\relative { \time 4/4 \key d \minor %
Here starts the melody
#(set-accidental-style 'modern-cautionary)
\override Glissando #'style = #'zigzag
\override Glissando #'thickness = 3
\partial 8*3 a'8 b cis | %
Partial measure
\repeat volta 2 { %
Repeat A and B together
\bar "|:"
\repeat volta 2 { %
Repeat A before playing B
d8\pp e d cis~ cis4 \glissando a8 b |
c8 e c b~\mordent b4 g8 a |
bes8 d bes a~ a g f g |
}
\alternative { %
First A ending
{ a8 e a d~ d a b cis | \bar ":|" } %
Second A ending
{ a8 e a d,~ d4 des | \bar "||" }
}
c8\p e g c~ c a~ a g~ | %
Begin B
g8 f~ f e f a f f~ |
f8 e~ e dis e a e4 |
d4. d8~ d c~ c a |
bes d f bes~ bes a~ a g \glissando |
a a~ a c a g a c |
b g b d g f~ f e~ |
e cis~ cis e bes e a,4 |
c,8 e g c~ c a~ a g~ |
g f~ f e f a f f~ |
f e~ e dis e a e4 |
d4. d8~d c~ c a |
bes8\< d f c~ c e g a~ |
a d c a g f d c |
bes d f c~ c e g a~ |
a g' f e d c bes a\! |
bes, d f c~ c e g a~ |
a a' g f e d c bes~\mordent |
bes a bes a g a f e~ |
{
e2~ e8 a b cis |
\once \override Score.RehearsalMark #'self-alignment-X = #right
\once \override Score.RehearsalMark #'break-visibility =
#begin-of-line-invisible
\once \override Score.RehearsalMark #'font-size = #0
\once \override Score.RehearsalMark #'padding = #1.2
\mark "D.C. al Fine"
\bar ":|:" } %
End B go back to Top
}
\repeat volta 2 { %
End song with A (repeated)
d8\pp e d cis~ cis4 \glissando a8 b |
c8 e c b~\mordent b4 g8 a |
bes8 d bes a~ a g f g |
}
\alternative {
{ a8 e a d~ d a b cis | \bar ":|" } %
First (and third) A ending
{ a4 e2 a4 | d,1 | %
Last four measures of song
\once \override Score.RehearsalMark #'self-alignment-X = #right
\once \override Score.RehearsalMark #'break-visibility =
#begin-of-line-invisible
\once \override Score.RehearsalMark #'font-size = #0
\once \override Score.RehearsalMark #'padding = #1.2
\mark "Fine"
\bar "|." }
}
} %
Here ends the melody
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