Re: Problems with chord glissandos with articulations and tablature

[Carl Sorensen]

On 4/15/10 7:48 AM, "Bernardo Barros" <address@hidden> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I have a question. I'm trying to notate the following situation (see PDF
> file). Its a example from the guitar part.
> 
> I'm having a lot of problems here, and it's going to happen again and again,
> so it's better to find a more practical way to deal with it.
> 
> 1. I need to do a glissando but not of a single note, but of a chord. AND this
> lasts more one note, it should be re-attacked. So I also have to hide the
> noteheads. 
> Is there an easier way to do this job rather then hide the noteheads and draw
> lines from scratch. Or doing some weird trick hiding a voice or something?

See <http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gnu.lilypond.general/50063>


> 
> 2. The scordatura have quarter-tones alterations. Currently the TAB staff
> notation doesn't accept to put the quarter-tone. That's all right if I
> translate this, but I can get confusing after a while. It would be better if
> Lilypond could understand and translate it, so I could put the right note
> (with the correct quarter-tone alteration) and the right string and Lilypond
> would know the tablature notation. I know it works now, but I have to
> compensate the quarter-tones and it's confusing.

Have you tried using a StringTuning with non-integer pitches?  I don't know
if it will work on not,  but it's at least worth a try.

HTH,

Carl