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Re: First measure too far to right
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Urs Liska |
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Re: First measure too far to right |
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Thu, 3 Mar 2016 21:26:00 +0100 |
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Hi Eric
Am 03.03.2016 um 21:18 schrieb Eric Albert:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm a new LilyPond user who's trying to re-create, as much as possible, a
> lead sheet from one of the Hal Leonard Real Books.
>
> Below is what I've got so far. My current problem is that this code creates a
> .pdf with the first measure indented. What am I doing wrong?
Indenting the first line has been tradition "forever", and therefore it
is default with LilyPond.
You can write a \paper block to control many things around paper and
layout. What you need is
\paper {
indent = 0 \cm
}
HTH
Urs
>
> I'd also love to know how to:
>
> - have a B minor 7 flat 5 display as "Bm7b5" (rather than the default
> half-diminished symbol, an 'O' with a slash through it)
> - substitute more warm and friendly fonts for both the chord names and the
> lyrics
>
> I've Googled for LilyPond resources for jazz lead sheets, and none so far has
> completely addressed my issues.
>
> Thanks!
>
> -- Eric
>
>
> = = = = = LILYPOND SOURCE FILE BELOW = = = = =
>
> \version "2.18.2" % necessary for upgrading to future LilyPond versions.
>
> \header{
> title = "TIME AFTER TIME"
> composer = "JULIE STYNE / SAMMY CAHN"
> }
>
> \layout {
> \context {
> \Score
> % \override SpacingSpanner.base-shortest-duration = #(ly:make-moment 1/16)
> }
> }
>
> <<
>
> \new ChordNames \chordmode{
> \set majorSevenSymbol = \markup { maj7 }
>
> c2:maj7 a:m7 d:m7 g:7 c:maj7 a:m7 d:m7 g:7
> c1:maj7 a1:m7 b1:m7.5- e1:7.9-
> }
>
> \relative c' {
> \time 4/4
> \tempo "(MED.)"
> e2 c4. d8 c2. d4 e a g e c2. d4
> e4 b' a e d2. c4 d1~ d2. e4
> e e e e
> }
>
> \addlyrics {
> Time af -- ter time, I tell my -- self that I'm so
> luck -- y to be lov -- ing you. __ So
> }
>
>
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