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Downbeats -
the downbeats are the beats on which the bass drum plays, the upbeats
are usually marked by the snare drum. In all genres derived from the
blues, the downbeats in 4/4 time are beat 1 and 3, the upbeats are 2
and 4. So, you should enter 1,3 in xml. If the time denominator is 8,
the numbers denote the eighth (quaver) in a bar. Popular emphasises are:
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2/4
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1 (meaning the first
quarter of a bar)
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3/4
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1
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4/4
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1,3
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5/4
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1,3 or 1,4 (as in Take Five)
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6/4
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1,4
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7/4
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1,3,5 or 1,3,6
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9/4
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1,4,7
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3/8
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1 (meaning the first quaver
of a bar)
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4/8
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1,3
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6/8
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1,4
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9/8
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1,4,7
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12/8
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1,4,7,10
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If
left blank the program will choose the downbeats automatically.
The
following scales are supported by Lilypond:
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All major scales (c, cis, d , dis, e, f, fis, g, gis, a,
ais, b). Specify it as e.g. gis major. LyMaker uses the default
Lilypond note names (which happen to be Dutch ones). Flat notations are
also supported. So use ais (a-sharp in English) or bes (b-flat). The flat note names are
des,es,ges,as, and bes, The differences some purists see between sharp
and flat notation can be neglected, however, for midi generation.
(notes = 1,3,5,6,8,10,12)
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All natural,
melodic and harmonic minor scales. Specify as e.g. gis minor.
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All Aeolian,
Dorian, Phyrgian, Lydian, Mixolydian and Locrian scales (modes).
Specify as e.g. gis dorian.
All
other scales can be treated as c major. Lilypond will generate the
correct accidentals. Other possible scales include:
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Pentatonic
scales
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Chinese /
Major pentatonic (1,3,5,8,10)
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Japanese
(1,2,6,8,11)
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Blues scales
(1.4,5,6,7,8,11)
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Twelve-tone
scale
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Special scales
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dim
(1,3,4,6,7,9,11)
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aug
(1,3,5,6,9,10,11)
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augmaj
(1,3,5,6,9,10,12)
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