ABC(plus) tune page

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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.

Tranposition Options

Special 'one-click transpositions:
None (1 octave down) Cello (2 octaves down) Cello (e.g. Clarinet in) Bb (e.g. Alt Sax in) Eb [=selected] (e.g. Horn in) F (e.g. Euphonium in) Bb, 1 octave down

general transposition:

Viewing score and abc source of 'sample_X4'

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% Sample file to test various features of abc2ps
% abcm2ps >= 7.6.0 - definition of '...' (ellipsis) for PostScript
%%glyph 2026 ellipsis
%K:C		% abcm2ps: automatic clef processing gives a bass clef
X:4
T:Key signature, Accidentals and Decorations
M:C
K:F#maj
L:1/4
^A,=A,_A, ^E=E_E | .D/2.E/2.F/2 Mf/2Me/2Md/2 JA J^A J[A^d] J[A^e] |\
{d}c {A,}B, {AB}A {C^A}f2 {BcBA}B| 
uA va-a/2Mg/2Ma/2Mf/2 | (g4 | g/2).f/2.g/2.a/2 | ~F ~e \
% RA Rg MA Mg | .A .g vf/-g/ (u.a/.b/)  | uR~M.c2  Hg4 || % abcm2ps: '-' is not a slur
RF Re MF Me | .F .e (vd/2e/2) (.uf/2.g/2) | .MR~uA2 He4 ||

%|: [D2FA] ~+d2fa+ | [c2e][df][eg]|\	% abcm2ps: '+' is no more handled
% abcm2ps: '\' is no more handled
%"Am7"A,CC DFF GBB |\M:4/4\"G"a,2b,2"D"c2d2 ||\L:1/4\\K:Bb\"Eb"e4|
%| -"Gb"ede edc | def fed |1 "A"efg "D"gfe | e6 \ % abcm2ps: cannot have '-' before a note