Q:1/4 = 100 T:Demo Features %% (optional) title of the song T: T: lines (like this one) show up centered above the song T: See the ABC Standard for more details about various headers, such as T: C: L: etc. T: C: Mozart %% (optional) composer of the song M:4/4 %% (optional. default is 4/4) meter L:1/8 %% (optional. default is eighth) unit -- meter of isolated note %% %% (optional) 'comment', rest of line ignored when parsing %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% T: T: title of the song T: C: composer of the song T: K: (default is C major) key T: M: (default is 4/4) meter T: L: (default is eighth) unit T: P: part title, (the following line should probably be notes) T: \% 'comment', rest of line ignored when parsing T: T: Some examples: T: T:T:Demo Features T:C:Mozart T:K:Am T:M:4/4 T:L:1/8 T:P:Main Theme W: W: This is the end... or is it only the... No, it's the end W: % "Zero indicates a rest [0] " 0 | "W: fields show up below the song (q.v.)! 'This is the end...'" 0 | "w: lyrics under previous (notes) line! [1111] 'he-llo...' " 1111 | w: he-llo he-llo | "regular \ home octave simply uses digits [12]" 12 | "low octave uses commas [1,2,]" 1,2, | "a higher octaves uses tick or plus [1'2'] [+1+2]" 1'2' +1+2 | "transpose down an octave with [1,2, is @- 12] " 1,2, @- 12 | "transpose (back) with @+ up [@+ 12 is 12]" @+ 12 12 | "only go up so far [@+@+@+@+@+ 12]" @+@+@+@+@+ 12 @@ | "reset octaves [@+@+@+@+@+ @@ 11]" @+@+@+@+@+ @@ 11 | "similarly, only go down so far [@-@-@-@-@- 12]" @-@-@-@-@- 12 | "only go up so far with pluses or ticks [1'''''''''''' +++++++++++2]" @@ 1'''''''''''' +++++++++++2 | "transpose down just one note [1,-1 -1'1]" @@ -11, -1'1 | "only go down so far with minuses [----2]" @@ ----2 | "sharp [^2]" ^2 | "flat [_3]" _3 | "natural irrespective of scale [!courtesy!=3 3 =3]" !courtesy!=3 3 =3 | K:D "natural irrespective of scale [!courtesy!=3 3 =3] (cf D major)" !courtesy!=3 3 =3 | K:C % "Length: Isolated notes / rests are 2 units (default 1/4) [ 1 ]" 1 | P: Notes in a cluster are 1 unit each (default 1/8)[ 12 ] 12 | P: An isolated dotted or slashed note is treated as one unit [ .1 1/ ] .1 1/ | "four 16s [.1234]" .1234 | "dots keep halving [.12.3456]" .12.3456 | "o reverses dot [.12o3]" .12o3 | "duration modifiers: [1a 1(lowercase B) 1c]" 1a 1b 1c | P: More modifiers: slashes [ 1/ 1// 11/ 11// ] 1/ 1// 11/ 11// | % P: 'angle' abbreviations "short (16th in 4\4) - long [ 1<2 ]" 1<2 | M:6/8 "short (8th in 6\8) - long [ 1<2 ]" 1<2 | M:4/4 "long (dotted-eighth in 4\4) - short [ 1>2 ]" 1>2 | M:6/8 "long (quarter in 6\8) - short [ 1>2 ]" 1>2 | P:Angle-slash to use 4/4 values even in triplet time [ 1>/2 3/2 33]" | 1<2>3 | P: tuples: 4 (D), 7 (G), 3 (C) -- [(D 1234 (G 1234567 (C 123] | (D 1234 (G 1234567 (C 123 | "single quote after space dot or o repeats note [ 1 ' .'o' ]" 1 ' .'o' | "also immediately after another one [ 1.'' '.'2 ]" 1.'' '.'2 | "auto-slur for single quote after space [ 1 ' 2 'b 3 'a ] " 1 ' 2 'b 3 'a | "back-tick instead of quote omits auto-slur [ 1 ' 2 ` ] " 1 ' 2 ` | "works even with 'angle sugar' [ 1<' 0 2>' 0 3<'>' ] " 1<' 0 2>' 0 3<'>' | "more sugar: 2' equals 9 [ 2'9 ]" 2'9 | "more sugar: 1' equals 8 [ 1'8 ]" 1'8 | " Brackets make the first tick an octave, vs repeated note [1{1'}' ]" 1{1'}' | P:Bang-enclosed items from the ABC standard DS, eg -- [ !D.S.! 1 !segno! 2] !D.S.! 1 !segno! 2 | P:Bangs are not parsed in 123, but simply 'handed' to ABC. Another one: "[!trill!] 3 ]" !trill! 3 | P:Beware of ABC pass-thru's (PDF bug: 'b' in AaBbCc can show as flat) "Eg, [1 meat is raw 1 B's: AaBbCc]" " -- some letters show up as notes on the music sheet" 1 meat is raw 1 B's: AaBbCc | "Can escape \"quotes\" yeah ((but for some reason not regular / forward slashes))" 0 | P: But can use slashes // / in P: directives "(This is a) quote beginning with '(', vs a digit 1-7 (so, a non-chord)" 1 | 2 | K:C "1 (arabic 1) at beginning of quote (\"1...\") becomes C in key of C" 1 | 23 | " 1 (arabic 1) at beginning of quote (\" 1...\") (leading whitespace is ignored)" 1 | 23 | "I (roman I) at beginning of quote (\"I...\") becomes C at beginning of quote in key of C" 1 | 23 | "Im (Im) at beginning of quote (\"Im...\") with added 'm' after arabic or capital roman to get minor" 1 | 23 | "i (lowercase 'i', no 'm') at beginning of quote (\"i...\") in C becomes Cm" 1 | 23 P:Sharp or flat keys with K directive -- say eg K:D#, not K:^D. K:Db, not K:_D 0 K:C#m " eg, K:C#m [\"i\" 1] should say '\"C#m\"' over a C#" 0 "i" 1 K:Ab " K:Ab [\"1\" 1] should say '\"A♭\"' over an A♭" 0 "1" 1 K:C "Part directives ( 'P:...' ) -- should be followed by 'notes' line" 0 | "-- If multiple P: in succession, only the last shows. E.g., no Part B here, but it's in the 123" 0 | P: Part B P: Part C "Endings, eg 1st and 2nd '[1 23 | 0 [2 34 ]'" 0 0 0 [1 23 | 0 [2 34 ] || P:Scales can be major, minor, frey (freygish) or mish (misheberakh) K:Cm " K:Cm .1234 .5432 1 " .1234 .5432 1 | P:Note: frey and mish get transformed into ABC's Phr(ygian) and Dor(ian) K:C frey =E " K:C frey =E .1234 .5432 1" .1234 .5432 1 | K:C mish " K:C mish .1234 .5432 1" .1234 .5432 1 | K:C frey " K:C frey (no thirds mentioned in 123) .1234 .5432 1" .1234 .5432 1 | K:C P: Multi stops (or spelled-out chords): '[58]d [58]/ [468]c' [58]d [58]/ [468]c | " (does not recognize 'isolated') [468] but can say '[468]b' " [468] [468]b || " And first duration prevails if inside the bracket '[4d6a8]'" [4d68] || "A note following (no space) a chord gets absorbed, its duration prevails '[123]8c'" [123]8c || P:FYI, the infinite shuffle-play separately shuffles between the double bars: || 135 || .1234 .5678 || 316 || P: Some T'amim / Trup macros "(double colon macros)" ::5B-Mahpakh-21:: | ::5B-Pashta-21:: | ::5B-Munnach-21_b4Zqf_Qtn:: | ::5B-Zaqef_Qatan-21:: | "(single colon macros)" :5B-Mahpakh-21: | :5B-Pashta-21: | :5B-Munnach-21_b4Zqf_Qtn: | :5B-Zaqef_Qatan-21: | "Brackets are used in macros, but you can use them anywhere [p1d] [p1]" p1d p1 || "Comment centered before a note [q\"1st one\"2 0 | q\"2nd one\" 2 0]" q"1st one"2 0 | q"2nd one" 2 0 | P: Some macros for spelled-out chords K:C ::sys-1Chord:: ::sys-2Chord:: "with added 2 [3Chord::2]" ::sys-3Chord::2 ::sys-4Chord:: ::sys-5Chord:: ::sys-6Chord:: ::sys-7Chord:: K:B ::sys-1Chord:: ::sys-2Chord:: "with added 2" ::sys-3Chord::2 ::sys-4Chord:: ::sys-5Chord:: ::sys-6Chord:: ::sys-7Chord:: K:C "Shorthand: qXX for courtesies. ♮, ♯, ♭: [qNN 1 qSS 2 qFF 3]" qNN 1 qSS 2 qFF 3 || P: Inline key-changes (starting from key of C) K:C "(1234)" 1234 [K:C frey] "C frey" "(1234)" 1234 [K:Dm] "(1234)" 1234 [K:D mish] "D mish" "(1234)" 1234 | [K:C#m] "(1234)" 1234 [K:Ebm] "(1234)" 1234 | "End of demo..." 1 8 1 ||