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2.4.3 Banjo
Banjo tablatures |
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Banjo tablatures
LilyPond has basic support for the five-string banjo. When making tablatures for five-string banjo, use the banjo tablature format function to get correct fret numbers for the fifth string:
\new TabStaff << \set TabStaff.tablatureFormat = #fret-number-tablature-format-banjo \set TabStaff.stringTunings = #banjo-open-g-tuning { \stemDown g8 d' g'\5 a b g e d' | g4 d''8\5 b' a'\2 g'\5 e'\2 d' | g4 } >>
A number of common tunings for banjo are predefined in LilyPond:
banjo-c-tuning
(gCGBD), banjo-modal-tuning
(gDGCD),
banjo-open-d-tuning
(aDF#AD) and banjo-open-dm-tuning
(aDFAD).
These tunings may be converted to four-string banjo tunings using the
four-string-banjo
function:
\set TabStaff.stringTunings = #(four-string-banjo banjo-c-tuning)
See also
Snippets: Fretted strings.
The file ‘scm/output-lib.scm’ contains predefined banjo tunings.
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