[LAU] leadsheet software needed

[drew Roberts]

On Tuesday 16 October 2007 14:52, Bill White wrote:
> Josh Lawrence wrote:
> > Hello all!
> >
> > I group I recently joined is doing a gig in two weeks.  After a few
> > months of practicing, there are still a few tunes that I don't have
> > memorized, so I need to generate a lead sheet pretty quickly.  I could
> > write them out by hand fairly easily, but I would like to keep a
> > digital library of leadsheets.  Is there a program that will generate
> > "realbook-style" leadsheets for Linux?  I basically need just a simple
> > staff with what I call rhythm slashes, and a mechanism for putting
> > chord symbols above the staff.  (Jazz players who have spent many
> > nights in a dark room reading the original - and illegal - Real Book
> > know exactly what I'm looking for here.)
> >
> > I realize there are complex tools like Lilypond that will probably do
> > this, but I would like something simpler, maybe with a gui.
> >
> > Thanks!
>
> abc will do this (I think), though you can add notes as well.

I just sent some links to the list for some gui / abc stuff.

Don't know if they will do this style, but one will put notes on a staff...

>
> No gui though.  I have to admit, my small experience with GUI
> notation tools tells me that they are a mistake, at least if
> you are a touch typist.

all the best,

drew