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Re: Simple chord/lyrics sheets?
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James |
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Re: Simple chord/lyrics sheets? |
Date: |
Tue, 28 Feb 2012 17:03:37 +0000 |
Hello,
On 28 February 2012 12:11, John Hartnup <address@hidden> wrote:
> Hi. I'm new to LilyPond, but I'm familiar with the TeX-like compilation
> model.
>
> I'm looking for a way to produce chord sheets of the kind used by several of
> the communities I play with. These are very much akin to a lead sheet --
> with bar lines, time signatures, chord names above, repeat marks, etc. --
> but there are no stave lines or notes.
>
> For a hand-drawn example, and an ASCII-art one, see this question on Stack
> Exchange:
> http://music.stackexchange.com/questions/5551/lead-sheets-fake-sheets-without-score
>
> I'm looking for a way to produce these which:
> - Is fast and convenient to write
> - Produces an attractive and readable end-product
> - Is easy to distribute by email etc.
>
> I've found a way of doing this in LilyPond by making the notes and stave
> invisible -- but lyrics are tied to notes, to even though I'm not displaying
> notes, I have to write them -- breaking the "fast and convenient to write"
> requirement.
>
> - Is LilyPond the right program to tackle this, or would something else be
> better (some LaTeX package?)
> - If LilyPond, can I produce lyrics without corresponding notes?
http://www.vromans.org/johan/projects/Chordii/
?
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James