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    (e.g. Horn in) F [=selected]    (e.g. Euphonium in) Bb, 1 octave down

general transposition:


Viewing score and abc source of 'sample_X8'

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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
% RA Rg MA Mg | .A .g vf/-g/ (u.a/.b/)  | uR~M.c2  Hg4 || % abcm2ps: '-' is not a slur
%|: [D2FA] ~+d2fa+ | [c2e][df][eg]|\	% abcm2ps: '+' is no more handled
X:8
T:Changing Time or Key Signatures, Guitar Chords
M:6/8
K:Dmaj
"Bm"EFG ABc |\
M:9/8
% 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|
"Em7"E,G,G, A,CC DFF |[M:4/4]"D"E2F2"A"G2A2 ||[L:1/4][K:Fmaj]"Bb"B4-|
K:Dbmaj
M:6/8
L:1/8% abcm2ps: basic length is not reset on M:
%| -"Gb"ede edc | def fed |1 "A"efg "D"gfe | e6 \ % abcm2ps: cannot have '-' before a note
| "Db"BAB BAG | ABc cBA |1 "Fb"Bcd "Bbb"dcB | B6 \
:|2 "Ebb"ded "Dbb"c"Cbm"B"Bbb7"A | "Abb"G6 |]