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2.4.2 Guitar
Most of the notational issues associated with guitar music are covered sufficiently in the general fretted strings section, but there are a few more worth covering here. Occasionally users want to create songbook-type documents having only lyrics with chord indications above them. Since Lilypond is a music typesetter, it is not recommended for documents that have no music notation in them. A better alternative is a word processor, text editor, or, for experienced users, a typesetter like GuitarTeX.
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Indicating harmonics and dampened notes |
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Indicating position and barring
This example demonstrates how to include guitar position and barring indications.
\clef "treble_8" b16 d g b e \textSpannerDown \override TextSpanner #'(bound-details left text) = #"XII " g16\startTextSpan b16 e g e b g\stopTextSpan e16 b g d
See also
Notation Reference: Text spanners.
Snippets: Fretted strings, Expressive marks.
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Indicating harmonics and dampened notes
Special note heads can be used to indicate dampened notes or harmonics. Harmonics are normally further explained with a text markup.
\relative c' { \clef "treble_8" \override Staff.NoteHead #'style = #'cross g8 a b c b4 \override Staff.NoteHead #'style = #'harmonic-mixed d^\markup { \italic { \fontsize #-2 { "harm. 12" }}} <g b>1 }
See also
Snippets: Fretted strings.
Notation Reference: Special note heads, Note head styles.
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