Re: Discrepancy in documentation,

[Jonathan Kulp]

David Stocker wrote:
> Perusing the section on chord frames...
>
> http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Common-notation-for-fretted-strings#Automatic-fret-diagrams 
>
>
> Under "Automatic Fret Diagrams," in the music example there is a simple 
> octave error. In the G chord, what should be the 2nd-string 'B' is 
> written one octave too high. It should read:
>
> ...
> \context Staff {
>
>    \clef "treble_8"
>    < f, c f a c' f'>1
>    < g, b, d g b g'>
>  }
> > >
>
> This will cause the staff rendition of the G-chord to agree with the 
> chord frame.

This is actually not a mistake.  It confused me when I first read it as 
well, but what Carl is trying to show here is how Lilypond will create a 
playable fretboard diagram when the chord is impossible to play as 
written on the staff.

Jon

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