Re: Please tear apart this example lead sheet template for traditional Western folk tunes

[Valentin Petzel]

Hello Tom,

A good template will separate content and form. Ideally you’d be able to use a 
few templates that work so universally that you need only to define the music 
variables and include the template file. This would mean that changing the 
music and the form can be done simply. If for example you wanted to change the 
layout a bit you do not want to have to change this in every score you have. 
Instead you can change it in the included layout definition and you’re done.

We can even use functions to do this in a very clean manner. See the appended 
example.

Cheers,
Valentin

Am Dienstag, 22. Februar 2022, 03:09:03 CET schrieb Tom Campbell:
> I am about to transcribe a bunch of older Western folk music in lead sheet
> form for an open source tunebook. Am trying to create a robust template so
> I don't have to think too much about anything other than getting the notes,
> chords, and lyrics right. You can see it below, or rendered by the
> invaluable Lilybin at http://lilybin.com/u6p5m8/8.
> 
> Can you tell me what's bad about this as a template? The lead sheets will
> contain chord names and guitar fretboard diagrams. Added a crucial (for me)
> section overriding the predefined guitar fretboard diagram for a chord. I
> also took too long to figure out how to get pickup notes in a format that
> seemed natural.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> % Lead sheet with:
> % - Guitar fretboard diagrams
> % - Override a predefined fretboard diagram
> % - Pickup note with text above it suppressed
> % - Chord and other text suppressed above the pickup note
> %%%% Please send critiques to tomcampbell@gmail.com
> \version "2.18.2"
> \include "predefined-guitar-fretboards.ly"
> 
> % Override predefined fretboard for e minor.
> % This just adds a G to the first (highest) string.
> % A little contrived but it's brief.
> \storePredefinedDiagram #default-fret-table \chordmode { e:m }
> #guitar-tuning
> #"o;2-2;2-3;o;o;3-4;"
> 
> \header {
> title = "Hit and Miss (Daphne)"
> composer = "Trad."
> }
> 
> theMelody = \relative c {
>   \clef treble
>   \key e \minor
>   \time 6/8
> 
> % Pickup note
>   \partial 8 e'8
> 
> % Verse melody (truncated for clarity)
> g4 a8 b4 e8
> d8. e16 fis8
> e4 b16 c
> 
> }
> 
> theLyrics = \lyricmode {
> When Daph -- ne from fair
>   Phoe -- bus did fly the --
> }
> 
> theChords = \chordmode {
> % Replace the N.C. that would appear over
> % the pickup note
> \set noChordSymbol = ""
> \partial 8 r8
>   e2.:min
>   b4.:min
>   e4.:min
>  }
> 
> \score {
>   <<
>   \new ChordNames { \theChords }
>   \new FretBoards { \theChords }
>   \new Voice = "one" { \autoBeamOn \theMelody }
>   \new Lyrics \lyricsto "one" \theLyrics
> 
>   \layout { }
>   \midi { }
> }

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