The string number associated to a note is given as a backslash
followed by a number, e.g. c4\3
for a C quarter on the third
string. By default, string 1 is the highest one, and the tuning
defaults to the standard guitar tuning (with 6 strings). The notes
are printed as tablature, by using TabStaff and
TabVoice contexts:
\notes \context TabStaff { a,4\5 c'\2 a\3 e'\1 e\4 c'\2 a\3 e'\1 }
When no string is specified, the first string that does not give a
fret number less than minimumFret
is selected. The default
value for minimumFret
is 0:
e8 fis gis a b cis' dis' e' \property TabStaff.minimumFret = #8 e8 fis gis a b cis' dis' e'
Chords are not handled in a special way, and hence the automatic string selector may easily select the same string to two notes in a chord.
This page is for LilyPond-2.0.0 (stable-branch).