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This snippet shows many possibilities for obtaining and tweaking fret diagrams. <lilypond version="2.24.0" full> << \chords { a1 a \bar "||" \break \repeat unfold 3 { c c c d d \bar "||" \break } } \new Voice { % Set global properties of fret diagram \override TextScript.size = 1.2 \override TextScript.fret-diagram-details .finger-code = #'below-string \override TextScript.fret-diagram-details .dot-color = #'black % 1 % % A chord for ukulele. a'1^\markup \override #'(fret-diagram-details . ((string-count . 4) (dot-color . white) (finger-code . in-dot))) \fret-diagram "4-2-2;3-1-1;2-o;1-o;" % 2 % % A chord for ukulele, with formatting defined in definition % string: 1.2 * size, 4 strings, 4 frets, fingerings below, % string dot radius .35 of fret spacing, dot position 0.55 of % fret spacing. a'1^\markup \override #'(fret-diagram-details . ((dot-color . white) (open-string . "o"))) \fret-diagram "s:1.2;w:4;h:3;f:2;d:0.35;p:0.55;4-2-2;3-1-1;2-o;1-o;" %% %% These chords will be in normal orientation %% % 3 % % C major for guitar, barred on third fret: verbose style, % roman fret label, finger labels below string, straight barre. c'1^\markup % 110% of default size \override #'(size . 1.1) \override #'(fret-diagram-details . ((number-type . roman-lower) (finger-code . below-string) (barre-type . straight))) \fret-diagram-verbose #'((mute 6) (place-fret 5 3 1) (place-fret 4 5 2) (place-fret 3 5 3) (place-fret 2 5 4) (place-fret 1 3 1) (barre 5 1 3)) % 4 % % C major for guitar, barred on third fret: double barre used % to test barre function, verbose style. c'1^\markup % 110% of default size \override #'(size . 1.1) \override #'(fret-diagram-details . ((number-type . arabic) (dot-label-font-mag . 0.9) (finger-code . in-dot) (fret-label-font-mag . 0.6) (fret-label-vertical-offset . 0) (label-dir . -1) (mute-string . "M") (xo-font-magnification . 0.4) (xo-padding . 0.3))) \fret-diagram-verbose #'((mute 6) (place-fret 5 3 1) (place-fret 4 5 2) (place-fret 3 5 3) (place-fret 2 5 4) (place-fret 1 3 1) (barre 4 2 5) (barre 5 1 3)) % 5 % % C major for guitar, with capo on third fret: verbose style. c'1^\markup % 110% of default size \override #'(size . 1.1) \override #'(fret-diagram-details . ((number-type . roman-upper) (dot-label-font-mag . 0.9) (finger-code . none) (fret-label-vertical-offset . 0.5) (xo-font-magnification . 0.4) (xo-padding . 0.3))) \fret-diagram-verbose #'((mute 6) (capo 3) (open 5) (place-fret 4 5 1) (place-fret 3 5 2) (place-fret 2 5 3) (open 1)) % 6 % % Simple D chord. d'1^\markup \override #'(fret-diagram-details . ((finger-code . below-string) (dot-radius . 0.35) (string-thickness-factor . 0.3) (dot-position . 0.5) (fret-count . 3))) \fret-diagram-terse "x;x;o;2-1;3-2;2-3;" % 7 % % Simple D chord, large top fret thickness. d'1^\markup \override #'(fret-diagram-details . ((finger-code . below-string) (dot-radius . 0.35) (dot-position . 0.5) (top-fret-thickness . 7) (fret-count . 3))) \fret-diagram-terse "x;x;o;2-1;3-2;2-3;" %% %% These chords will be in landscape orientation %% \override TextScript.fret-diagram-details .orientation = #'landscape % 8 % % C major for guitar, barred on third fret: verbose style, % roman fret label, finger labels below string, straight % barre. c'1^\markup % 110% of default size \override #'(size . 1.1) \override #'(fret-diagram-details . ((number-type . roman-lower) (finger-code . below-string) (barre-type . straight))) \fret-diagram-verbose #'((mute 6) (place-fret 5 3 1) (place-fret 4 5 2) (place-fret 3 5 3) (place-fret 2 5 4) (place-fret 1 3 1) (barre 5 1 3)) % 9 % % C major for guitar, barred on third fret: Double barre % used to test barre function, verbose style. c'1^\markup % 110% of default size \override #'(size . 1.1) \override #'(fret-diagram-details . ((number-type . arabic) (dot-label-font-mag . 0.9) (finger-code . in-dot) (fret-label-font-mag . 0.6) (fret-label-vertical-offset . 0) (label-dir . -1) (mute-string . "M") (xo-font-magnification . 0.4) (xo-padding . 0.3))) \fret-diagram-verbose #'((mute 6) (place-fret 5 3 1) (place-fret 4 5 2) (place-fret 3 5 3) (place-fret 2 5 4) (place-fret 1 3 1) (barre 4 2 5) (barre 5 1 3)) % 10 % % C major for guitar, with capo on third fret: verbose style. c'1^\markup % 110% of default size \override #'(size . 1.1) \override #'(fret-diagram-details . ((number-type . roman-upper) (dot-label-font-mag . 0.9) (finger-code . none) (fret-label-vertical-offset . 0.5) (xo-font-magnification . 0.4) (xo-padding . 0.3))) \fret-diagram-verbose #'((mute 6) (capo 3) (open 5) (place-fret 4 5 1) (place-fret 3 5 2) (place-fret 2 5 3) (open 1)) % 11 % % Simple D chord. d'1^\markup \override #'(fret-diagram-details . ((finger-code . below-string) (dot-radius . 0.35) (dot-position . 0.5) (fret-count . 3))) \fret-diagram-terse "x;x;o;2-1;3-2;2-3;" % 12 % % Simple D chord, large top fret thickness. d'1^\markup \override #'(fret-diagram-details . ((finger-code . below-string) (dot-radius . 0.35) (dot-position . 0.5) (top-fret-thickness . 7) (fret-count . 3))) \fret-diagram-terse "x;x;o;2-1;3-2;2-3;" %% %% These chords will be in opposing-landscape orientation. %% \override TextScript.fret-diagram-details .orientation = #'opposing-landscape % 13 % % C major for guitar, barred on third fret: verbose style, % roman fret label, finger labels below string, straight % barre. c'1^\markup % 110% of default size \override #'(size . 1.1) \override #'(fret-diagram-details . ((number-type . roman-lower) (finger-code . below-string) (barre-type . straight))) \fret-diagram-verbose #'((mute 6) (place-fret 5 3 1) (place-fret 4 5 2) (place-fret 3 5 3) (place-fret 2 5 4) (place-fret 1 3 1) (barre 5 1 3)) % 14 % % C major for guitar, barred on third fret: double barre % used to test barre function, verbose style. c'1^\markup % 110% of default size \override #'(size . 1.1) \override #'(fret-diagram-details . ((number-type . arabic) (dot-label-font-mag . 0.9) (finger-code . in-dot) (fret-label-font-mag . 0.6) (fret-label-vertical-offset . 0) (label-dir . -1) (mute-string . "M") (xo-font-magnification . 0.4) (xo-padding . 0.3))) \fret-diagram-verbose #'((mute 6) (place-fret 5 3 1) (place-fret 4 5 2) (place-fret 3 5 3) (place-fret 2 5 4) (place-fret 1 3 1) (barre 4 2 5) (barre 5 1 3)) % 15 % % C major for guitar, with capo on third fret: verbose style. c'1^\markup % 110% of default size \override #'(size . 1.1) \override #'(fret-diagram-details . ((number-type . roman-upper) (dot-label-font-mag . 0.9) (finger-code . none) (fret-label-vertical-offset . 0.5) (xo-font-magnification . 0.4) (xo-padding . 0.3))) \fret-diagram-verbose #'((mute 6) (capo 3) (open 5) (place-fret 4 5 1) (place-fret 3 5 2) (place-fret 2 5 3) (open 1)) % 16 % % Simple D chord. d'1^\markup \override #'(fret-diagram-details . ((finger-code . below-string) (dot-radius . 0.35) (dot-position . 0.5) (fret-count . 3))) \fret-diagram-terse "x;x;o;2-1;3-2;2-3;" % 17 % % Simple D chord, large top fret thickness. d'1^\markup \override #'(fret-diagram-details . ((finger-code . below-string) (dot-radius . 0.35) (dot-position . 0.5) (top-fret-thickness . 7) (fret-count . 3))) \fret-diagram-terse "x;x;o;2-1;3-2;2-3;" } >> \paper { tagline = ##f ragged-right = ##t indent = 0 system-system-spacing.basic-distance = 20 } \layout { \context { \Score \override SpacingSpanner.spacing-increment = 3 } } </lilypond> [[Category:Fretted strings]] [[Category:Fretted strings]] [[Category:Tweaks and overrides]] [[Category:Included in the official documentation]]
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