Re: Please tear apart this example lead sheet template for traditional Western folk tunes

[Jean Abou Samra]

Le 22/02/2022 à 03:09, Tom Campbell a écrit :
> I am about to transcribe a bunch of older Western folk music in lead 
> sheet form for an open source tunebook.


Nice to hear that!


> Am trying to create a robust template so I don't have to think too 
> much about anything other than getting the notes, chords, and lyrics 
> right. You can see it below, or rendered by the invaluable Lilybin at 
> http://lilybin.com/u6p5m8/8.
>
> Can you tell me what's bad about this as a template? The lead sheets 
> will contain chord names and guitar fretboard diagrams. Added a 
> crucial (for me) section overriding the predefined guitar fretboard 
> diagram for a chord. I also took too long to figure out how to get 
> pickup notes in a format that seemed natural.
>
> Thanks!
>
> % Lead sheet with:
> % - Guitar fretboard diagrams
> % - Override a predefined fretboard diagram
> % - Pickup note with text above it suppressed
> % - Chord and other text suppressed above the pickup note
> %%%% Please send critiques totomcampbell@gmail.com
> \version "2.18.2"


Before starting, how about upgrading? LilyPond 2.18 is
8 years old, there have been many improvements in the
meantime, and if you ask for help on the lists, people
will be testing snippets in their replies with newer
versions.


> \include "predefined-guitar-fretboards.ly 
> <http://predefined-guitar-fretboards.ly>"
>
> % Override predefined fretboard for e minor.
> % This just adds a G to the first (highest) string.
> % A little contrived but it's brief.
> \storePredefinedDiagram #default-fret-table \chordmode { e:m }
> #guitar-tuning
> #"o;2-2;2-3;o;o;3-4;"
>
> \header {
> title = "Hit and Miss (Daphne)"
> composer = "Trad."
> }
>
> theMelody = \relative c {
>   \clef treble
>   \key e \minor
>   \time 6/8
>
> % Pickup note
>   \partial 8 e'8
>
> % Verse melody (truncated for clarity)
> g4 a8 b4 e8
> d8. e16 fis8
> e4 b16 c
>
> }
>
> theLyrics = \lyricmode {
> When Daph -- ne from fair
>   Phoe -- bus did fly the --
> }
>
> theChords = \chordmode {
> % Replace the N.C. that would appear over
> % the pickup note
> \set noChordSymbol = ""

\once \set?


Best,
Jean