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I am a keen exponent of the ABC(plus) method of music notation. This section of my website tries to showcaces some of its possibilities.
%!! here is an experimental decoration extension !!
%!! syntax may change in next releases !!
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% this option is required for !trem!
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% == postscript definitions - must be before any tune ==
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%%setfont-1 Times-Italic 14 % dynamics
%%setfont-2 Times-BoldItalic 16
%%setfont-3 Times-Roman 11 % optional notes
%%setfont-4 Times-Roman 16 % 'al Coda'
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%%beginps%% -- draw octava indication/octava{ % usage: w x y octava exch -10 add exch 2 copy M 0 10 RM /Times-Roman 16 selectfont(8)show /Times-Roman 12 selectfont(va)show M 0 6 RL currentpoint stroke M [6] 0 setdash 30 add 0 RL currentpoint stroke M [] 0 setdash 0 -6 RL stroke}!/octavab{ % usage: w x y octavab exch -14 add exch 2 copy M 0 2 RM /Times-Roman 16 selectfont(8)show /Times-Roman 12 selectfont(va basso)show 22 add M 0 -6 RL currentpoint stroke M [6] 0 setdash 30 add 0 RL stroke [] 0 setdash}!%% -- write big letters (position marks) above the staff% (from Guido Gonzato)/bigl{ % usage: str x y bigl /Times-Bold 26 selectfont 4 add M showc 1 SLW 1 -2 RM 0 22 RL -22 0 RL 0 -22 RL 22 0 RL stroke}!% (from Jonas Petersson)/biglc{ % usage: str x y biglc 2 copy 5 2 roll /Times-Bold 22 selectfont 6 add M showc 1 SLW 13 add newpath 12 0 360 arc stroke}!%% -- pedal glyph% (from CMN http://ccrma-www.stanford.edu/software/cmn/cmn/cmn.html)/ped{ % usage: str x y ped gsave 4 add exch -10 add exch T 26 dup scale 0.368 0.074 moveto 0.341 0.121 0.335 0.147 0.371 0.203 curveto 0.435 0.289 0.531 0.243 0.488 0.155 curveto 0.472 0.117 0.434 0.096 0.414 0.080 curveto 0.429 0.038 0.494 -0.006 0.541 0.075 curveto 0.559 0.123 0.558 0.224 0.663 0.252 curveto 0.603 0.354 0.449 0.393 0.461 0.405 curveto 0.902 0.262 0.705 -0.124 0.555 0.046 curveto 0.488 -0.032 0.417 0.021 0.389 0.055 curveto 0.303 -0.018 0.303 -0.020 0.248 0.040 curveto 0.218 0.108 0.191 0.062 0.164 0.047 curveto 0.010 -0.056 0.032 0.019 0.124 0.062 curveto 0.229 0.117 0.200 0.091 0.228 0.195 curveto 0.240 0.241 0.149 0.250 0.166 0.311 curveto 0.207 0.493 lineto -0.041 0.441 0.049 0.261 0.126 0.387 curveto 0.138 0.381 lineto -0.020 0.119 -0.100 0.472 0.220 0.507 curveto 0.548 0.486 0.399 0.171 0.254 0.374 curveto 0.264 0.384 lineto 0.338 0.259 0.521 0.449 0.228 0.488 curveto 0.198 0.356 lineto 0.181 0.304 0.273 0.294 0.262 0.241 curveto 0.229 0.101 lineto 0.273 0.070 0.282 -0.038 0.368 0.074 curveto 0.391 0.094 moveto 0.456 0.130 0.476 0.171 0.468 0.213 curveto 0.452 0.276 0.333 0.171 0.391 0.094 curveto 0.627 0.019 moveto 0.533 0.041 0.586 0.228 0.678 0.229 curveto 0.729 0.170 0.712 0.025 0.627 0.019 curveto eofill 0.8 0.04 0.04 0 360 newpath arc fill pop grestore}!%% -- pedal off glyph% (from CMN http://ccrma-www.stanford.edu/software/cmn/cmn/cmn.html)/pedoff{ % usage: str x y pedoff gsave 4 add exch -5 add exch T 26 dup scale 0.219 0.198 moveto 0.231 0.172 0.195 0.138 0.162 0.173 curveto 0.149 0.219 0.206 0.231 0.219 0.198 curveto 0.144 0.242 moveto 0.166 0.223 0.193 0.230 0.181 0.267 curveto 0.178 0.306 0.144 0.302 0.151 0.335 curveto 0.160 0.381 0.225 0.377 0.224 0.330 curveto 0.228 0.302 0.198 0.306 0.197 0.267 curveto 0.194 0.237 0.213 0.222 0.237 0.247 curveto 0.263 0.276 0.234 0.297 0.268 0.322 curveto 0.314 0.347 0.354 0.297 0.316 0.259 curveto 0.296 0.237 0.273 0.266 0.246 0.237 curveto 0.223 0.217 0.232 0.194 0.266 0.197 curveto 0.303 0.202 0.302 0.232 0.332 0.228 curveto 0.381 0.232 0.388 0.156 0.332 0.152 curveto 0.302 0.148 0.302 0.185 0.266 0.183 curveto 0.231 0.186 0.228 0.169 0.245 0.143 curveto 0.273 0.116 0.297 0.141 0.316 0.117 curveto 0.350 0.075 0.303 0.029 0.258 0.062 curveto 0.237 0.082 0.261 0.102 0.233 0.133 curveto 0.212 0.151 0.194 0.147 0.197 0.113 curveto 0.203 0.075 0.232 0.075 0.230 0.043 curveto 0.223 -0.004 0.159 -0.002 0.152 0.042 curveto 0.148 0.075 0.185 0.076 0.183 0.113 curveto 0.183 0.147 0.163 0.150 0.141 0.133 curveto 0.113 0.104 0.140 0.079 0.113 0.059 curveto 0.069 0.037 0.033 0.077 0.063 0.117 curveto 0.082 0.141 0.104 0.117 0.132 0.142 curveto 0.153 0.163 0.144 0.188 0.113 0.182 curveto 0.073 0.182 0.075 0.147 0.046 0.152 curveto -0.003 0.152 -0.003 0.227 0.048 0.227 curveto 0.075 0.231 0.075 0.198 0.113 0.196 curveto 0.141 0.197 0.147 0.207 0.133 0.237 curveto 0.102 0.264 0.082 0.237 0.062 0.261 curveto 0.028 0.302 0.077 0.347 0.118 0.318 curveto 0.138 0.297 0.116 0.275 0.144 0.242 curveto fill pop grestore}!%% -- upper glissendo/glissup{ % usage: x y glissup gsave T 5 0 T 25 rotate 10 0 T 0 0 M 0 8 8{ 2 -1.15 2.30 150 30 arcn 4 0 T 2 1.15 2.30 -150 -30 arc 4 0 T pop }for 1 SLW stroke grestore}!%% -- note decorations% (sorry for I don't know the name of these: there are so many ones)% The convention I use here is:% - t2 or t3: mordent with 2 or 3 peeks% - ta or tb: turn from above or from below% - b, ub or db: middle, upper or lower bar/tr3{ % usage: x y tr3 - mordent with 3 peeks M 2.2 2.2 RL 2.1 -2.9 RL 0.7 0.7 RL 2.2 2.2 RL 2.1 -2.9 RL 0.7 0.7 RL 2.2 2.2 RL 2.1 -2.9 RL 0.7 0.7 RL -2.2 -2.2 RL -2.1 2.9 RL -0.7 -0.7 RL -2.2 -2.2 RL -2.1 2.9 RL -0.7 -0.7 RL -2.2 -2.2 RL -2.1 2.9 RL -0.7 -0.7 RL fill}!/t2ub{ % usage: x y t2ub - mordent ending with an upper bar 2 copy umrd 0.6 SLW M 5 4 RM 0 6 RL stroke}!/t3tab{ % usage: x y t3tab - mordent + upper turn and bar 4 add 2 copy exch 7.5 sub exch tr3 exch 7.5 add exch 2 copy 0.6 SLW M 2 6 14 6 16 0 RC M 8 1 RM 0 6 RL stroke}!/ubt3ta{ % usage: x y ubt3ta - up bar + mordent + upper turn 4 add 2 copy 0.6 SLW M -7.5 0 RM 0 6 RL stroke 2 copy exch 7.5 sub exch tr3 M 7.5 0 RM 2 6 14 6 16 0 RC stroke}!/tbt3{ % usage: x y tbt3 - low turn + long mordent exch 10 sub exch 6 add 2 copy 0.6 SLW M -8 0 RM 2 -6 14 -6 16 0 RC stroke exch 8 add exch tr3}!/t2ta{ % usage: x y t2ta - mordent + upper turn 2 copy umrd M 5 4 RM 1 5 9 5 10 0 RC stroke}!/t3b{ % usage: x y t3b - upper + lower mordent 2 copy exch -7.5 add exch 4 add tr3 0.6 SLW M 2.5 0 RM 0 8 RL stroke}!%% -- latin guitar chords% note: 'Ré' cannot be used/gcshow{ dup 0 get dup dup 65 ge exch 71 le and{ 65 sub[(La)(Si)(Do)(Re)(Mi)(Fa)(Sol)]exch get show dup length 1 sub 1 exch getinterval }if show}!%% -- 'tr' + long trill/trtrill{ % usage: w x y trtrill 2 copy trl 3 1 roll 9 add 3 1 roll 9 sub 3 1 roll 2 add ltr}!%% -- guitar diagrams/guitar{ % usage: x y guitar gsave exch 10 sub exch 8 add T 1.5 SLW -0.3 24.6 M 20.6 0 RL stroke 0.6 SLW 0 0 M 20 0 RL 0 6 M 20 0 RL 0 12 M 20 0 RL 0 18 M 20 0 RL 0 0 M 0 24 RL 4 0 M 0 24 RL 8 0 M 0 24 RL 12 0 M 0 24 RL 16 0 M 0 24 RL 20 0 M 0 24 RL stroke 0.5 SLW}!/gdot{newpath 1.4 0 360 arc fill}!/gx{28 M -1.3 -1.3 RM 2.6 2.6 RL 0 -2.6 RM -2.6 2.6 RL stroke}!/go{28 newpath 1.5 0 360 arc stroke}!/Dm{ % usage: x y Dm guitar 0 gx 4 gx 8 go 20 21 gdot 12 15 gdot 16 9 gdot grestore}!/Bb{ guitar 0 gx 20 gx 4 21 gdot 8 9 gdot 12 9 gdot 16 9 gdot grestore}!/C7{ guitar 0 gx 20 go 16 21 gdot 8 15 gdot 4 9 gdot 12 9 gdot grestore}!%% -- arpeggio variations% arpeggio with arrow 1st version/arpu{ 2 copy 4 index add M -6.5 0 RM 2.5 5 RL 2.5 -5 RL fill arp}!/arpd{ 2 copy M -6.5 0 RM 2.5 -5 RL 2.5 5 RL fill arp}!% arpeggio with arrow other version% /arpu{ 2 copy 4 index add M -7 0 RM 3 5 RL 3 -5 RL% 0.7 SLW stroke arp}!% /arpd{ 2 copy M -7 0 RM 3 -5 RL 3 5 RL% 0.7 SLW stroke arp}!% arpeggio crossing the staves% (! this works because the decoration are drawn sorted by time !)/arps{ % arpeggio start - stack: h x ylow exch /x exch def % memorize 'x' add /y exch def}! % memorize the upper vert offset/arpe{ % arpeggio end - stack: h x ylow 3 -1 roll pop % discard 'h' exch dup x gt {pop x} if exch % have room for accidentals y 1 index sub 3 1 roll % new height arp}def%% -- optional breath/brth{6 add /xbr 2 index def /ybr 1 index def /Times-BoldItalic 30 selectfont M (,) show}def/opbrth{pop pop xbr 10 sub ybr 5 sub /Times-Roman 20 selectfont M (\( \)) show}def%% -- head decorations / replacement% lower mordent/hlmrd{ % usage: x y hlmrd exch 12 sub exch 4 sub lmrd}!% small note head/shd{ % usage: x y shd M 3 1.3 RM -1 2.5 -6.5 0 -5.5 -2.5 RC 1 -2.5 6.5 0 5.5 2.5 RC fill}!% -- measure bar between two staves (1 and 2)/hbar{ % usage: x y hbar dlw pop dup 0 y0 M 24 y1 lineto stroke}def%%endps
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% == decoration definitions ==
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% actual syntax (see http://moinejf.free.fr/abcm2ps-doc/index.html):
% %%deco []
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% -- accent near the note / sforzando
%%deco accn 0 accent 8 4 4
%%deco sfa 3 sfa 12 5 5
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% -- dynamic indication below the staff
%%deco fp 6 pf 18 5 11 fp
%%deco cresc 6 @ 20 10 22 "@-8,4$1Cresc."
%%deco decresc 6 @ 20 10 26 "@-8,4$1Decresc."
%%deco dimin 6 @ 20 10 22 "@-8,4$1Dimin."
%%deco riten 6 @ 20 12 34 "@-8,4$1Poco riten."
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% -- dynamic indication below the staff between parenthesis
%%deco (p) 6 @ 20 8 16 "@-8,4$1($2p$1)"
%%deco (pp) 6 @ 20 8 24 "@-8,4$1($2pp$1)"
%%deco (f) 6 @ 20 8 16 "@-8,4$1($2f$1)"
%%deco (ff) 6 @ 20 8 24 "@-8,4$1($2ff$1)"
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% -- repeat indication above the staff
%%deco alcoda 3 @ 20 0 0 "@0,5$4al Coda"
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% -- who asked for a Pedal indication ?
%%deco ped 6 ped 20 0 0
%%deco ped-up 6 pedoff 20 0 0
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% -- optional note
%%deco () 0 @ 0 0 0 "@-8,-3$3( )"
%%deco ()l 0 @ 0 0 0 "@-16,-3$3( )"
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% -- start / stop of octava indication
%%deco 8( 5 - 24 0 0
%%deco 8) 5 octava 24 0 0
%%deco 8b( 7 - 24 0 0
%%deco 8b) 7 octavab 24 0 0
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% -- big letters
%%deco biga 3 bigl 20 0 0 A
%%deco bigb 3 biglc 20 0 0 B
% ...
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% -- glissendo
%%deco - 1 glissup 0 2 10
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% -- note decorations
%%deco t2ub 3 t2ub 12 5 5
%%deco t3tab 3 t3tab 12 8 24
%%deco ubt3ta 3 ubt3ta 12 8 24
%%deco tbt3 3 tbt3 14 14 18
%%deco t2ta 3 t2ta 12 5 15
%%deco t3b 3 t3b 12 5 15
%%deco # 3 @ 8 0 0 "@0,0♯"
%%deco b 3 @ 8 0 0 "@0,0♭"
%%deco = 3 @ 8 0 0 "@0,0♮"
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% -- 'tr' + long trill
%%deco tr( 5 - 11 0 0
%%deco tr) 5 trtrill 11 0 0
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% -- guitar chords
%%deco Dm 3 Dm 36 0 0
%%deco Bb 3 Bb 36 0 0
%%deco C7 3 C7 36 0 0
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% -- arpeggios
%%deco arpu 2 arpu 0 0 0
%%deco arpd 2 arpd 0 0 0
%%deco arps 2 arps 0 0 0
%%deco arpe 2 arpe 0 0 0
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% -- optional breath
%%deco opbrth 3 opbrth 0 0 0
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% -- head decorations
%%deco m 0 hlmrd 0 0 0 % lower mordent on the left
%%deco head-x 0 dsh0 0 0 0 % X head
%%deco head-shd 0 shd 0 0 0 % small head
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% -- measure bar between two staves
%%deco hbar 3 hbar 0 0 0
X:1
T:Customized decorations
M:C
L:1/8
K:Amaj clef=treble-8
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K: clef=treble
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%%staves {1 2}