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Banjo Tablatures

Sources

Banj'r

Banj'r

Don Borchelt, owner of Banj'r

Banjoben

Banjoben's Personal Tab Collection ONLINE: 99 Essential Bluegrass Banjo Solos

Engraving

Don engraves his tabs with TablEdit. The PDF output is cramped and terribly inconsistent.

I'd like to rewrite as many of Don's and any other tabs I can find in lilypond.

This has a few complications:

BanjoTab

LilyPond Banjo Notation

Common Notation for Fretted Strings

Slides

Strum holding the first position, then slide down the fretboard to the second. Indicated with a diagonal line between notes.

Hammer-On and Pull-Off

Hammer-on -- Strum holding the first position, then quickly press down on the second.

Pull-off -- Strum holding both positions, then quickly release the first, letting the second ring.

\new TabStaff {
  \relative c' {
    d4( e\2)
    a( g)
  }
}

String Bending

Involves pushing/pulling the string perpendicular to the fretboard to change the pitch/timbre.

mus = {
  d4\5\^ e\5\^ d2\5
  c'4\3\^ d'\3\bendHold \^ d'\3\^ c'\3
  \grace c'4\3\preBendHold \^ d'\3\bendHold \^ d'\3\^ c'2\3
  \grace c'4\3 \preBend \^ d'1\3
}

\score {
  \new StaffGroup
  <<
    \new Staff { \clef "G_8" \mus }
    \new TabVoice \mus
  >>
  \layout {
    \context {
      \Voice
      \omit StringNumber
    }
    \context {
      \TabVoice
      \consists Bend_spanner_engraver
    }
  }
}