Re: Chord library

[Rick Hansen (aka RickH)]

Rick Hansen (aka RickH) wrote:
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> seb-g wrote:
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>> Hi there,
>> 
>> I am working on a guitar chord library for lily [1] based on the
>> \fret-diagram command.
>> 
>> The generator is written in python.
>> 
>> The chord configuration file is quite simple:
>> 
>> -- 
>> Sebastien Gross
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> Yes, as Mats said please check out the FretBoards context, I sponsored it!
> 
> It will allow you to transpose fret diagrams and enter fret diagrams using
> standard lilypond notes, it will auto detect the strings for minimal hand
> stretch and position shifts, etc.  recognizes all the base class
> properties for staff alignment, duration, etc.
> 
> Building a chord library upon the foundation of the FretBoards context
> should be a snap because most of the work is done for you already.  I'm
> still trying different approaches to my own chord library, right now I'm
> leaning toward using \tag where some note clusters give the chord name and
> others in each collection give the various fret fingerings, then I just
> extract the notes I want into the music using \keepWithTag either in
> FretBoards or ChordNames context.  My library only needs all the chords
> stated in the key of C then I use \transpose in the piece proper to move
> the library chords up/down the neck to different root notes.
> 
> Han-Wen did a great job on FretBoards, check it out.
> 
> Rick
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> 


In my previous post the phrase "stated in the key of C" should have read
"stated with roots of C", as chords have "roots" not "keys", sorry for any
confusion.



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