Re: Guitar right-hand fingering

[Thomas Morley]

2015-03-17 11:00 GMT+01:00 Peter Bjuhr <address@hidden>:

> Hi,
>
> I just noticed that in the documentation about right-hand fingerings in
> the common notation for fretted strings: http://www.lilypond.org/doc/
> v2.19/Documentation/notation/common-notation-for-fretted-
> strings#right_002dhand-fingerings the fifth finger isn't mentioned.
>
> I also tried|\rightHandFinger #5| and an 'x' was printed. As I understand
> it 'x' is printed for all non supported numbers.


No. 'x' _is_ the sign for the 5th finger in LilyPond


> But although perhaps not so common the fifth finger is used (with the
> letter 'c'):
>
> 1 = p = pulgar,     2 = i = índice,     3 = m = mayor,     4 = a =
> anular,    5 = c = chiquito
>

I slightly disagree.
In printed editions I've found: 'c', 'x', 'e' and even 'μ' (from a greek
editor)
LilyPond should default to the most common usage, imho.

Though, I've no clue which that might be.
Speaking only for me, I most often see 'x', but that's only me.


Cheers,
  Harm