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Re: problem with predefined-guitar-fretboards.ly?
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David Kastrup |
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Re: problem with predefined-guitar-fretboards.ly? |
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Thu, 18 Jul 2019 16:42:38 +0200 |
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Wols Lists <address@hidden> writes:
> On 17/07/19 13:55, David Kastrup wrote:
>> f:aug is clearly wrong, aes:aug has the right notes but the root note is
>> awkward, not being the lowest. I have no idea how guitarists would feel
>> about that.
>
> As a classical guitarist, I think there is a notation for "don't use
> this string" (for example, the chord of C uses strings 1-5, but 6 is an
> E so that's okay).
Uh, playing that E as part of a chord sounds awful. In alternate bass
picking, you'd usually put a G on the E string.
> But provided the bottom string is part of the chord, it doesn't really
> matter. After all, chords are quite often inverted in other music too,
> no?
An inversion is an inversion. Guitar chords tend to be comparatively
nonchalant about them except for the root note, and that's what we are
talking about here.
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David Kastrup