Re: tab

[Han-Wen Nienhuys]

address@hidden writes:
> > strings by notenames:
> > 
> >     e4-c
> 
> That's what I like, but many have more than one of a given name,
> which makes an arbitrary 1-9 a-z a better choice.  Many
> instruments, actually all of them with only 3 strings, have two
> strings tuned to the exact same note.

The higher string could use the pitch with octavation quote; that is
consistent with the rest of lily

> > would be the E played on the C string. In this way, the string
> > designations are independent of other strings that are added or
> > removed, and fingerings are independent of the tablature.
> 
> That would be g'^4-e or g'^4-1 or g'^4-m where m is for mi, since
> the guitar has two E strings.  ^4 is in the notation and 3 is in
> the tablature.  ^4 is a fingering indication, 3 is the fret the
> note is on.  Not independent.  Not the same thing.

Yes, but you can use them  both, that's  what I mean with independent.

> As I posted long ago, English lute tab used abcdefghi... instead of
> 0123456789 10 11 12... for frets.  That also could be settable:

This a different topic, and IIRC lily can already produce letters for
frets.

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