LilyPond Internals Reference: 2.1.9 FretBoards

### 2.1.9 FretBoards

A context for displaying fret diagrams.

This context also accepts commands for the following context(s):

Staff.

This context creates the following layout object(s):

FretBoard, InstrumentName, StaffSpacing and VerticalAxisGroup.

This context sets the following properties:

- Set translator property `handleNegativeFrets` to `'recalculate`.
- Set translator property `instrumentName` to `'()`.
- Set translator property `predefinedDiagramTable` to `#<hash-table 0/113>`.
- Set translator property `restrainOpenStrings` to `#f`.
- Set translator property `shortInstrumentName` to `'()`.

This is a ‘Bottom’ context; no contexts will be created implicitly from it.

This context cannot contain other contexts.

This context is built from the following engraver(s):

> `Axis_group_engraver`

>   Group all objects created in this context in a `VerticalAxisGroup` spanner.

>   Properties (read)

>   > `currentCommandColumn` (graphical (layout) object)

>   >   Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

>   > `hasAxisGroup` (boolean)

>   >   True if the current context is contained in an axis group.

>   > `keepAliveInterfaces` (list)

>   >   A list of symbols, signifying grob interfaces that are worth keeping a staff with `remove-empty` set around for.

>   Properties (write)

>   > `hasAxisGroup` (boolean)

>   >   True if the current context is contained in an axis group.

>   This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

>   VerticalAxisGroup.

> `Font_size_engraver`

>   Put `fontSize` into `font-size` grob property.

>   Properties (read)

>   > `fontSize` (number)

>   >   The relative size of all grobs in a context.

> `Fretboard_engraver`

>   Generate fret diagram from one or more events of type `NoteEvent`.

>   Music types accepted:

>   fingering-event, note-event and string-number-event

>   Properties (read)

>   > `chordChanges` (boolean)

>   >   Only show changes in chords scheme?

>   > `defaultStrings` (list)

>   >   A list of strings to use in calculating frets for tablatures and fretboards if no strings are provided in the notes for the current moment.

>   > `highStringOne` (boolean)

>   >   Whether the first string is the string with highest pitch on the instrument. This used by the automatic string selector for tablature notation.

>   > `maximumFretStretch` (number)

>   >   Don’t allocate frets further than this from specified frets.

>   > `minimumFret` (number)

>   >   The tablature auto string-selecting mechanism selects the highest string with a fret at least `minimumFret`.

>   > `noteToFretFunction` (procedure)

>   >   Convert list of notes and list of defined strings to full list of strings and fret numbers. Parameters: The context, a list of note events, a list of tabstring events, and the fretboard grob if a fretboard is desired.

>   > `predefinedDiagramTable` (hash table)

>   >   The hash table of predefined fret diagrams to use in FretBoards.

>   > `stringTunings` (list)

>   >   The tablature strings tuning. It is a list of the pitches of each string (starting with the lowest numbered one).

>   > `tablatureFormat` (procedure)

>   >   A function formatting a tablature note head. Called with three arguments: context, string number and, fret number. It returns the text as a markup.

>   This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

>   FretBoard.

> `Instrument_name_engraver`

>   Create a system start text for instrument or vocal names.

>   Properties (read)

>   > `currentCommandColumn` (graphical (layout) object)

>   >   Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

>   > `instrumentName` (markup)

>   >   The name to print left of a staff. The `instrumentName` property labels the staff in the first system, and the `shortInstrumentName` property labels following lines.

>   > `shortInstrumentName` (markup)

>   >   See `instrumentName`.

>   > `shortVocalName` (markup)

>   >   Name of a vocal line, short version.

>   > `vocalName` (markup)

>   >   Name of a vocal line.

>   This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

>   InstrumentName.

> `Output_property_engraver`

>   Apply a procedure to any grob acknowledged.

>   Music types accepted:

>   apply-output-event

> `Separating_line_group_engraver`

>   Generate objects for computing spacing parameters.

>   Properties (read)

>   > `createSpacing` (boolean)

>   >   Create `StaffSpacing` objects? Should be set for staves.

>   Properties (write)

>   > `hasStaffSpacing` (boolean)

>   >   True if the current `CommandColumn` contains items that will affect spacing.

>   This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

>   StaffSpacing.

#### Internals Reference v2.22.2 (stable-branch).