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SongWright Dictionary
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A SongWrightV file consists of two parts:

    a) header
    b) music

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Syntax of the header
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There are eight lines starting thus:
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N-
C-
A-
T-
S-
K-
B-
F-
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N-Name of piece
C-Composer
A-Author
T-Tempo
S-Speed (15- 270 range)
K-Key eg A Bb F# a (minors in lower case)
B-Time eg 4/4 (0/0 is free time)
F-Footnote, eg date
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Entries for the KEY and the TIME are the only necessary ones.
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Syntax of the music
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Header line
One or two music lines
One or more lyric lines
(One or two music lines)
(One or more lyric lines)
(etc.)
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Each line has a fixed begining
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H-
M- or M+ or m- or etc.
L-
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Words and/or guitar chords can be put in the header line.
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eg
H- Am Dm G7 Am
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Syntax
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[clef part][width part][notes]
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Syntax of clef part

    [clef][+or-][number of bars in line]
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    M treble clef
    m bass clef
    + treble clef with bars joined to clef below
    - bass clef not joined below
    # (need not be accurate!)

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Syntax of width part
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You may see a width display command next such as
W-1 W-2 W-3 W-4 W-5
Note, W-3 is the default and may be omitted.
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Syntax of notes
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[note code][accidental][measure][characteristic]
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Note codes
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Treble clef note codes (white notes)
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    Code Note

    < C-- lowest note
    = D--
    > E--
    ? F--
    @ G--
    A A--
    B B--
    C C-
    D D-
    E E-
    F F-
    G G-
    a A-
    b B-
    c C Middle C
    d D
    e E
    f F
    g G
    h A
    i B
    j C+
    k D+
    l E+
    m F+
    n G+
    o A+
    p B+ highest note
    r rest
    R rest
    x blank
    X blank

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Bass clef note codes (white notes)
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    Code Note
    < C--- lowest note
    = D---
    > E---
    ? F---
    @ G---
    A A---
    B B---
    C C--
    D D--
    E E--
    F F--
    G G--
    a A--
    b B--
    c C--
    d D-
    e E-
    f F-
    g G-
    h A-
    i B-
    j C middle C
    k D
    l E
    m F
    n G
    o A
    p B highest note
    r rest
    R rest
    x blank
    X blank

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Accidental codes
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    code meaning
    - normal
    # sharp
    $ double sharp
    & flat
    * double flat
    % natural

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Measure codes
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    Code meaning
    1 whole note
    2 half note
    3 dotted half note
    4 quarter note
    5 dotted quarter note
    8 eighth note
    9 dotted eighth note
    0 sixteenth note
    - dotted sixteenth note
    = thirty second note
    / triplet
    6 quarter triplet
    7 eighth triplet
    ) sixteenth triplet

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Characteristic codes
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    Code meaning
    [space] nothing
    + chorded with next note
    _ tied to next note
    . staccato
    - legato

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EXAMPLE
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This line of music:

                               -O-

                         |    |

----**--------------------|--|-|---------|--------|--|

   * *       /|         O   |       |   |       | |

--*----*----/__|_------------|-------|---|-------O---|

       *       |    |       |      O    |          |

-------*-------------|-------|-----------|-----------|

      *       /|    O       |          |   |       |

-----*------/__|-------------|-----------|---|-------|

    *          |             |          | O       |

--*--------------------------|-----------|-----------|



would appear as:

H-
m-3c-2 g-2 j-2 e-2 a-2 f-4
L-
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