Re: two beginners questions

[Phil Holmes]

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From: "mj" <address@hidden>
To: <address@hidden>
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2016 2:43 PM
Subject: two beginners questions


> Hi,
>
> Just trying out lilypond. I have created my first file, using the "new 
> from template" function of frescobaldi.
>
> I am trying to alter two things:
>
> - make chord names display smaller
> and
> - get the correct fret guitar diagrams, like the ones shown in the docs 
> here:
> http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.19/Documentation/notation/predefined-fretboard-diagrams#diagrams-for-guitar
>
> (because all my fret diagrams seem to display wrong....)
>
> Below is my .ly file.
>
> Tips or trics..? Thanks in advance!
>
> \version "2.19.2"
>
> \header {
>   title = ""
> }
>
> global = {
>   \time 6/8
>   \key e \minor
> }
>
> chordNames = \chordmode {
>   \global
> e4.:m b:m | e:m b:m | e:m d | g g | g d | e:m b:m | e:m b:m | e:m e:m
>
> }
>
> melody = \relative e' {
>   \global
>   e4 g8 fis4. | e4 g8 fis4. | b4 b8 a8 d4 | b4.~ b4. |
>   d4 b8 a4 b8 | g8. b16 a g fis4 d8 | e8. fis16 g a b4 g8 | e4. e'4. \bar 
> "|."
>
> }
>
> \score {
> <<
>     \new ChordNames \chordNames
>     \new FretBoards \chordNames
>      \new Staff { \melody }
>   >>
>
> \layout {
>   \context {
>     \Score
>     \remove "Bar_number_engraver"
>       }
> }
> }

To get guitar fretboards, add

\include "predefined-guitar-fretboards.ly"

at the top of your file.  One way to make the chordnames smaller is to add:

\context { \ChordNames
 \override ChordName #'font-size = #-1
}

to your layout block.

--
Phil Holmes