Re: lilypond-devel Digest, Vol 200, Issue 24

[Christopher Heckman]

On Thu, Jul 18, 2019 at 9:43 AM <address@hidden> wrote:
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> Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2019 14:43:09 +0000
> From: Carl Sorensen <address@hidden>
> To: Wols Lists <address@hidden>, "address@hidden"
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> Subject: Re: problem with predefined-guitar-fretboards.ly?
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> On 7/18/19, 8:34 AM, "lilypond-devel on behalf of Wols Lists" 
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>     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?
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> This is my experience with a number of chord diagrams on the guitar, 
> especially as we move away from the pop music common major, minor, dominant7 
> chords.
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> Thanks,
>
> Carl

Actually, you need the root at the bottom if you're playing solo. If
you are playing with a bassist, pianist, etc., they can play it for
you, and the inversion doesn't really matter *then*.

--- Christopher Carl Heckman