Re: How to do jazz-style bar repeats

[Tim McNamara]

I can't get that to compile and produce a score.  Could you attach an image of 
what it ends up looking like?  Looking at the code I suspect it is not what I 
want, but I can't tell for sure.  Thanks!


On Mar 3, 2011, at 4:55 AM, Colin Hall wrote:

> 
> Hi Tim,
> 
> I use a slash notehead on the middle line of the stave, see below.
> 
> Cheers,
> Colin.
> 
> %
> % Harmony
> %
> harmonyIntro = \chordmode
> {
>  bf1:m |
>  bf1:m |
>  bf1:m |
>  c2:7 f2:7 |
> }
> 
> %
> % Piano music sections
> %
> pianoRightIntro =
> {
>  <bf df' f'>2_\markup \small { "L.H."} ~ <a df' f'>2 |
>  <af! df' f'>2 ~ <g df' f'>2 |
>  <gf! df' f'>2 ~ <f df' f'>2 |
>  \override NoteHead #'style = #'slash
>  \override Stem #'transparent = ##t
>  bf'4 bf'4 bf'4 bf'4 |
>  \revert NoteHead #'style
>  \revert Stem #'transparent
> 
> }
> 
> 
> On Thu, Mar 03, 2011 at 06:58:26AM +0000, David Bobroff wrote:
>> On 3/3/2011 6:23 AM, Tim McNamara wrote:
>>> I have not been able to locate a way to do jazz style multiple bar repeats 
>>> like these for writing out chord progressions for solos.  Can anyone point 
>>> me to the place in the documentation (assuming there is such a place)?
>>> 
>>> Thanks!
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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>> 
>> Tim,
>> 
>> I suspect you're looking for "percent repeats" found in section
>> 1.4.2 of the notation manual of the current stable release.
>> 
>> -David
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