Re: [tablatures] harmonics in tablature

[Patrick Schmidt <p.l.schmidt@xxxxxx>]

Am 28.09.2010 um 10:19 schrieb Marc Hohl:

> Patrick Schmidt schrieb:
> > Marc,
> >
> > I'm impressed!
> Thanks :-)
>
> > It your feature gets accepted (and I'm sure it will!) and if you  
> > don't mind I will prepare a patch for the NR.
> That's great!
> > There's one obvious detail that has to be mentioned in the docs:  
> > When you transpose your music and/or change the string tuning you  
> > might have to adjust your custom fret numbers "manually".
> Um, I don't think so. Lilypond does not take care of the underlying  
> string tuning,
> so Iif you say
>
> \harmonicByFret #7 c4
>
> you'll get the corresponding pitch of a string tuned to c, whether  
> this is a real open string or not.
> So, if you use drop d for example, you'll have to write
>
> \harmonicByFret #7 d,4\6
Yes, I know, you used this example in your test file. The calculation  
of the harmonics is fine.
> Transposing is not so much a problem, because in general, you can't  
> transpose harmonics easily.
> If you write a marvelous tune with tons of harmonics in it and want  
> it to sound one semitone
> higher, either use a capo or forget about the harmonics.
I think you're right there. What I had in mind was the case that  
somebody tries to transpose a piece containing (a couple of) fretted  
string harmonics and doesn't want/need to use a capo. But that's  
probably rare.
> What's more important IMHO (and I forgot to mention in my last  
> mail) is the fact that it is in general
> safer to indicate the string manually, otherwise
>
> \harmonicByFret #2.3 e,4
>
> would be placed at the E1-string, so
>
> \harmonicByFret #2.3 e,4\6
>
> does the trick.
Yes, that should definitely be mentioned in the docs.

Thanks,
patrick
> Greetings,
>
> Marc