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Tablature notation is used for notating music for plucked string instruments. Pitches are not denoted with note heads, but by numbers indicating on which string and fret a note must be played. LilyPond offers limited support for tablature.
The string number associated to a note is given as a backslash
followed by a number, e.g., c4\3
for a C quarter on the third
string. By default, string 1 is the highest one, and the tuning
defaults to the standard guitar tuning (with 6 strings). The notes
are printed as tablature, by using
TabStaff and
TabVoice contexts
\context TabStaff { a,4\5 c'\2 a\3 e'\1 e\4 c'\2 a\3 e'\1 }
When no string is specified, the first string that does not give a
fret number less than minimumFret
is selected. The default
value for minimumFret
is 0
e16 fis gis a b4 \set TabStaff.minimumFret = #8 e16 fis gis a b4
Program reference: TabStaff, TabVoice.
Chords are not handled in a special way, and hence the automatic string selector may easily select the same string to two notes in a chord.
This page is for LilyPond-2.6.3 (stable-branch).