On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 5:03 PM, Graham
Percival<[email protected]> wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 04:57:26PM -0600, Andrew Hawryluk wrote:
>> On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 4:07 PM, Graham
>> Percival<[email protected]> wrote:
>> > Yes.  Even though people say "oh, I'd like to help, but I don't
>> > want to use git", and I supply them with a list of 7 or 8 things
>> > they can do without git -- including simply writing a maoing .ly
>> > file, which one assumes that lilypond users would be capable of
>> > doing  -- nothing has happened.  :/
>>
>> Indeed. Even after you used that atrocity of HTML: blinking text!
>> Here's an improved chart.ly - someone may submit a better one before
>> go-live, but this is definitely better than "we need words!"
>
> Hmm.  Please generate it with
>  lilypond -dpreview -dresolution=150
>
> What do you think of the spacing?  I'm not at all wild about the
> "cannot see" part.  Could you remove a bar or so, or maybe reduce
> the font size, to give a wider spacing?
>
> Cheers,
> - Graham
>

Size 18 does the trick nicely. Thanks!
\version "2.12.0"
\include "example-header.ily"

\include "predefined-guitar-fretboards.ly"

#(set-global-staff-size 18)

global = {
  \time 4/4
  \key g \major
  \partial 4
  \numericTimeSignature
}

melody = \relative c' {
  \global
  d4
  g4 b8( a) g4 fis
  e e e e
  a c8( b) a4 g
  fis a d
}

harmonies = \chordmode {
  \global 
  s4 g1 | c | a:m | d   % 1-3
}

text = \lyricmode {
  My eyes are dim, I can -- not see,
  I have not brought my specs with me!
}

\score {
  <<
    \new ChordNames { \harmonies }
    \new FretBoards { \harmonies }
    \new Staff  { 
      \context Voice = "vocal" { \melody }
    }
    \new Lyrics \lyricsto "vocal" \text
  >>
}

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