CHORDS
So far, we have only looked at one line melody notes. ABC allows for chords as well! Chords are indicate by enclosing the notes in the chord in square brackets. Load this into EasyABC and give a listen!
X:1
T:Chords
L:1/8
K:C
[C4E4G4][C4F4A4]| [C4E4G4] [B,4D4G4] | [C8E8G8]|]
VOICES
Multi-voice notation is perhaps the most exciting part of the ABC standard, and it is fully implemented in EasyABC. It allows, for example, two (or more) part harmony and counterpoint, and is perfect for two ocarinists who want to play a tune together! Each voice is on a separate staff line beneath the voice field V:[number], e.g., V:1, V:2, and so forth. This is much easier to illustrate than to explain!
X:1
T:America the Beautiful
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:C
V:
G2 |"C" G3 E E2 G2 | "G7" G3 D D2 "C#dim" E2 | "G7" F2 G2 A2 B2 | "C" G6 G2 |
"C" G3 E E2 G2 | "C" G3 D D2 d2 | "C#dim"^c2 "G" d2 "d7" e2 A2 | "G"d6 G2 |
"C" e3 e d2 "F#dim" c2 | "Dm7" c3 "G7" B B2 c2 | d2 B2 A2 G2 |
"C" c6 c2 | "F" c3A A2 c2 | "C" c3 G G2 G2 |
"F" A2 c2 "G7" G2 d2 | "C" c6 |]
V:2
E2 | E3 E C2 E2 | B,3 B, B,2 ^C2 | D2 E2 F2 G2 | E6 E2 |
E3 C C2 E2 | B,3 B, B,2 G2 | G2 A2 ^F2 E2 | G6 D2 |
c3 c B2 A2 | F3 D D2 E2 | F2 G2 D2 D2 |
G6 G2 | F3 F F2 F2 | E3 E E2 E2 |
F2 A2 F2 F2 | E6 |]
So far, we have only looked at one line melody notes. ABC allows for chords as well! Chords are indicate by enclosing the notes in the chord in square brackets. Load this into EasyABC and give a listen!
X:1
T:Chords
L:1/8
K:C
[C4E4G4][C4F4A4]| [C4E4G4] [B,4D4G4] | [C8E8G8]|]
VOICES
Multi-voice notation is perhaps the most exciting part of the ABC standard, and it is fully implemented in EasyABC. It allows, for example, two (or more) part harmony and counterpoint, and is perfect for two ocarinists who want to play a tune together! Each voice is on a separate staff line beneath the voice field V:[number], e.g., V:1, V:2, and so forth. This is much easier to illustrate than to explain!
X:1
T:America the Beautiful
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:C
V:
G2 |"C" G3 E E2 G2 | "G7" G3 D D2 "C#dim" E2 | "G7" F2 G2 A2 B2 | "C" G6 G2 |
"C" G3 E E2 G2 | "C" G3 D D2 d2 | "C#dim"^c2 "G" d2 "d7" e2 A2 | "G"d6 G2 |
"C" e3 e d2 "F#dim" c2 | "Dm7" c3 "G7" B B2 c2 | d2 B2 A2 G2 |
"C" c6 c2 | "F" c3A A2 c2 | "C" c3 G G2 G2 |
"F" A2 c2 "G7" G2 d2 | "C" c6 |]
V:2
E2 | E3 E C2 E2 | B,3 B, B,2 ^C2 | D2 E2 F2 G2 | E6 E2 |
E3 C C2 E2 | B,3 B, B,2 G2 | G2 A2 ^F2 E2 | G6 D2 |
c3 c B2 A2 | F3 D D2 E2 | F2 G2 D2 D2 |
G6 G2 | F3 F F2 F2 | E3 E E2 E2 |
F2 A2 F2 F2 | E6 |]
