Re: Producing Strumming Pattern Examples

[Kevin Tough]

I was to anxious with this post and sent it without code as "Indicators
for guitar Strumming Direction, oops :-( I rewrote it as "Producing
Strumming Pattern Examples". The code snippets and trials I included in
attached and copied code examples.

This example from from Pierre works as a good starting point. I suspect
with markup one could make the "upbow" or "downbow" bold or not to
suggest how hard to strum. If one could change the color perhaps to
indicate the force of the strum would also work perhaps.

 Could one use the symbols I found such as "c4->"  be used for
emphasis ???? Would it make sense or even function with this following
code?

On Fri, 2014-03-07 at 18:36 +0100, Pierre Perol-Schneider wrote:
\version "2.18.0"
> 
> 
> 
> StrUp = \rightHandFinger \markup\musicglyph #"scripts.upbow" %% You
can put whatever markup you need 
> 
> StrDown = \rightHandFinger \markup\musicglyph #"scripts.downbow"
> 
> 
> \new Staff
> 
> \with { \consists "Pitch_squash_engraver" } 
> 
> \relative c'' {
> 
>   \improvisationOn
> 
>   \set strokeFingerOrientations = #'(up)
> 
>   \repeat unfold 4
> 
>   { c4\StrDown c8\StrDown c\StrUp c4\StrDown c8\StrDown c\StrUp }
> 
> }
> 
On Fri, 2014-03-07 at 17:45 +0100, Kevin Tough wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> 
> I have been working on creating strumming pattern examples with
> Lilypond. I have been through all of the snippet examples and not found
> what I am looking for. I have made some attempts with some snippets but
> also not produced what I have hoped for.
> In my StrummingTemplate.ly file I have pieces and bits from some of the
> snippets.
> With the variable arrDown I could not shift the symbol above the treble
> staff and I do not know how to type in the utf-8 symbols. I do not know
> if there are symbols that would meet my needs.
> I was very hopeful with the variable created with some sort of drawing
> feature in postscript. That looks very flexible if it would work. With
> this I could easily change the line width to indicate how hard the strum
> should be made. I just need to offset the symbol above the treble staff
> if possible. My code is missing something however and so far no arrows
> to see.
> I tried following the note names and duration with a minus symbol and
> then another. Many cause the code to crash and burn but the ">" and "+"
> did at least show up in the right spot. What others are available?
> 
> I hope there is a way to do this with Lilypond and help would be greatly
> appreciated.
> 
> Namaste,
> Kevin Tough
> 
> \version "2.18.0"
> 
> %StrummingTemplate.ly
> 
> arrUp = _\markup \translate #'(-.2 . 0) \rotate #90 "?"
> arrDown = _\markup \translate #'(.8 . 8) \rotate #90 "?"
> 
> %{strokeDown = \markup { \postscript #"
>   0.9     setlinewidth
>   0.5 2   moveto
>   0.5 0   lineto
>   0.2 0.6 lineto
>   0.5 0   moveto
>   0.8 0.6 lineto
>   stroke
> "}
> %}
> 
> 
>   \new Voice \with {
>     \consists "Pitch_squash_engraver"
>   } {
>     \relative c'' {
>       \numericTimeSignature \time 3/4
>       \improvisationOn
> %      c4\strokeDown c8 c c c 
> %      c4\arrDown c8 c c c
>        c4-> c8-+ c c c
>       c4 c8 c c c 
>       c2 c4
>       c1
>       \bar "|."
>     }
>   }
>   
> 
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