ABC Songbook

Apr 10 2007 09:21 AM

Let's keep this thread strictly ABC, and use the Song Compilation thread for keymapped songs.

You should only be posting songs that have been tested in-game. Please don't clutter the thread with "Fix this please" posts. If you must request songs, please read the entire thread to see if it's already been posted, and don't repost requests: people can spend a lot of time to create/convert music, and if they do it for you, it's a favor, not an entitlement. Treat it as such, please.

You might want to check out http://sourceforge.net/project/showf...roup_id=173582. It will let you convert ABC to the keymapping of your choice. (Thanks to House_of_Dexter)

Official ABC website here: http://www.walshaw.plus.com/abc/ It has links to thousands of ABC format songs, SW that can import/export ABC, tutorials, etc. Comprehensive stuff. An overview of the LotRO Music System, and details about LotRO-specific ABC can be found in the LotRO Lorebook under Player Music System and ABC Notation.

Also, check out Giddily's Music Archive for a really nice collection of ABC music that was written to work for LotRO!

Now for the music. This is all I had posted previously on the beta boards.

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X: 1
T:Ffarwel Mari
M:6/8
L:1/8
O:bennet
Z:jig
K:G
|B2B AGF|D2E B,2B,|D2D G2A|B3 B3|B2B AGF|D2E B,2B,|D2D G2A|B3 B3|B2B ABc|d2B G2B|AGF D2A|c2B A2F|G2A B2c|B2A G2A|A2G E2^D|E3 E3/|

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X:2
T:Hen Wlad fy Nhadau [Land of My Fathers] National Anthem of Wales
C:James James (1856)
N: Words by Evan James, but it's unclear whether this was the father
N: or the brother of the tune's composer. (Both had the same name).
M:3/4
L:1/4
K:C
C \
| EDC | GFE | ccA/B/ | c3 | GEC | CB,C | EDD | D2G |
| GGE/F/ | GGc | ccA/B/ | c2A | GEC | DED | C3- | C3 ||
|| G3 | c3 | GEC | CB,C | D2G \
| G2E/F/ | G2c | c2A/B/ | c2A | GEC | DED | C3- | C3 ||

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X:6 %Music
T:In Dreams %Tune name
C:Composer: %Tune composer
N:Remarks: %Tune infos
Q:1/4=118 %Tempo
V:1 %
%!STAVE 0 '' @
%!INSTR 'Piano 1' 0 0 @
M:4/4 %Meter
L:1/8 %
K:C
z4 z2 CD |E2 G2 E2 D2 |C4 z2 EG |A2 c2 B2 G2 |E4 D2 CD |E2 G2 E2 D2 |C4 z2 EG |A4 AA GE |D8 |]
%End of file

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X:8 %Music
T:The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald %Tune name
C:Gordon Lightfoot %Tune composer
N:Remarks: %Tune infos
Q:1/4=125 %Tempo
V:1 %
M:3/4 %Meter
L:1/8 %
K:C
z2 z2 z G |c2 c2 c2 |c2 d3 c |_BG G2 G2 |G4 _BB |_B2 B2 B2 |A2 G2 F2 |G2 C4 |z2 z2 z G |c2 c2 c2 |c2 d3 c |_B2 G2 G2 |G4 _BB |_B2 B2 B2 |A2 G2 F2 |[1G2 c4 |z2 z2 z G |c2 c2 c2 |c2 d3 c |_BG G2 G2 |G4 _BB |_B2 B2 B2 |A2 G2 F2 |G2 C4 |z2 z2 z G |c2 c2 c2 |c2 d3 c |_B2 G2 G2 |G4 _BB |_B2 B2 B2 |A2 G2 F2 |G2 c4-|c6|

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X:9 %Music
T:A Health for the Company %Tune name
C:Traditional %Tune composer
N: %Tune infos
Q:1/4=104 %Tempo
V:1 %
M:3/4 %Meter
L:1/8 %
K:G
z4 ee |e2 A3 B |AG E3 E |E2 B2 G2 |A6 |A2 c3 g |g2 e2 z d |e2 c3 d |B4 z2 |A2 c3 g |g2 e2 z d |c2 A3 B |A4 EE |E2 B2 B2 |AG E3 E |E2 B2 G2 |A6- |A2 z4 |]
%End of file

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X:10 %Music
T:Gary Owen %Tune name
C: %Tune composer
N: %Tune infos
Q:1/4=200 %Tempo
V:1 %
M:6/8 %Meter
L:1/8 %
K:C % Key
c/B/AG FED |CEF EEc |BAG FED |CDE DDc |BAG FED |CEF E E2 |FGA BcG |EDE D D2 |c/B/AG FED |CEF EEc |BAG FED |CDE DDc |BAG FED |CEF E E2 |FGA BcG |EDE D D2 E/4-|E/4F/ z- z// G/E G2 E/- |E/ G2 E GcB/ |
A2 F2 A2 |F/ A2 F A2 B/ |c2 z/ d e2 d/-|d/cBA GFE/-|E/GAB cGE/-|E/DED3/2 C2-|C6 |]
%End of file

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X:14
T:Brandywine Bridge
C:Composer:
N:Remarks:
Q:1/4=120
V:1
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:F
e3 f ed c2 |B2 d2 c3 z |GB c2 BG F2 |D2 EF G2 G2 |z2 cd cd e2 |c2 f2 ed c2 |z2 fe c2 fe |f g3 g4 |]
%End of file

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X:15
T:The Road Goes Ever On
C:Music by Donand Swan
N:Poems by J.R.R. Tolkien
Q:1/4=120
V:1
M:C
L:1/8
K:Eb
z2 B2 B2 B2 |AG FE D2 B,2 |B2 B2 B2 B2 |AG FE D2 B,2 |D3 E E3 F |F3 G G3 A |A3 B B3 c |c3 d d2 e2 |e2 c2 F2 e2 |e2 B2 E2 e2 |e2 _c2 F2 e2 |e2 A2 E2 D2 |D2 E2 E3 =E |=E2 F2 F2 z2 |z4 z2 A2 |A2 =A2 A2 z2 |
z2 B2 AG FE |B,6 z2 |]
%End of file

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X:16
T:Wild Mountain Thyme
C:Composer: Uncertain
N:Remarks:
Q:1/4=125
V:1
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:C
z4 c2 A2 |G3 G A2 c2 |c c3 e2 g2 |a3 g a2 g2 |e g3 e2 g2 |a4 g2 e2 |d c3 d2 e2 |f3 e d2 c2 |A c3 c2 A2 |G4 A2 c2 |c4 e2 g2 |a3 g a2 g2 |e g3 e2 g2 |a4 g2 e2 |d c3 d2 e2 |f3 e d2 c2 |A c3 c2 A2 |
G4 A2 c2 |c4 z4 |]
%End of file

Apr 10 2007 03:00 PM

I've been searching around here, but....

OK, you put these into a file, then what? Sorry for being a little dense.

I asume there's an in-game command used to read and play the files?

Apr 10 2007 03:38 PM

Originally Posted by scottwilkins

I've been searching around here, but....

OK, you put these into a file, then what? Sorry for being a little dense.

I asume there's an in-game command used to read and play the files?

You're not being dense: Nobody has said just how this is going to work just yet, except that in a future update, you should be able to do what you're saying...somehow.

Devs aren't saying anything more. They love watching us squirm.

Apr 10 2007 03:44 PM

I am still having trouble wrapping my head around ABC, but it's good to see you getting this back in order

Apr 10 2007 07:25 PM

Why not just learn chords manually it's probably easier...

Apr 11 2007 11:15 AM

Originally Posted by Northwoods

You're not being dense: Nobody has said just how this is going to work just yet, except that in a future update, you should be able to do what you're saying...somehow.

Devs aren't saying anything more. They love watching us squirm.

Thanks, I guess we wait...

(player drums his fingers... player taps his foot... player bangs his head against a tree... player passes out...)

Apr 11 2007 02:53 PM

Apr 19 2007 11:02 AM

Apr 19 2007 11:47 AM

Yeah, it'll be interesting to see what's playable and what's not. When the Big patch hits, I'll either color-code the unplayable songs I've posted (short term) and/or fix them to make them playable (long term). One can hope they'll all play, but I'm especially wary of the multi-voice pieces.

What the heck, though. At least people can still import them into something that supports ABC to listen or play around with them now, so it's not a total waste to post early.

Apr 21 2007 10:20 PM

Nice, thanks for this. =)

Apr 24 2007 08:44 PM

Perhaps this is because I sing and don't actually play an instrument in Real Life. (though I am learning the Piano thanks to the music system, so yay Lotro for that)

But I am completely clueless as to how I am supposed to read those files you placed there. If I was going to for example not just input them and let the computer play them, but actually plunk them out on my keys how would I go about doing that?

Sorry in advance if this should be easy to understand

Apr 25 2007 02:14 PM

Originally Posted by DrakkelLongshire

But I am completely clueless as to how I am supposed to read those files you placed there. If I was going to for example not just input them and let the computer play them, but actually plunk them out on my keys how would I go about doing that?

ABC isn't something you're going to type letter for letter. It's more like reading sheet music (ABC website, with a tutorial, in my sig). "C" isn't the letter you press, but the note "C". Numbers and slashes following the notes indicate duration.

If you want to map ABC to a familiar keymapping, check out http://sourceforge.net/project/showf...roup_id=173582, courtesy of House_of_Dexter.

Apr 26 2007 05:18 PM

Well I read through a bunch of the information in your Sig link, I just didn't understand what the | marks were for and why some letter are Caiptals and others aren't. Why some are in brackets and others arent's etc.

Also what all the various sections markers are for before the piece is listed.

Thanks for responding to this, it's just hard for me to see what you typed in relation to the actually scaled notes is all. The picture they showed converted as an example is what I am used to seeing.

Did a copy and paste to try to explain it better

Don't understand what this part is for or is it just to tell
The computer what to do when it's playing it?

X:1
T:Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
C:Johann Sebastian Bach
M:9/8
L:1/8
Q:3/8=48 % 1/8 = 2 server-quantized ticks
Z:Northman
K:G % F# by default
% End of header

zGA [BGD]d[cF] [cGE]e[cA]|[dBG]gA [gBE]d[BG] [GEB,]A[BD]|
[cE]d[eF] [dGD]c[BD] [AEC]B[GB,]|[FC]G[AD] [AD]F[AG] [cAF]B[AF]|
[BGD]G[BF] [BG]d[cF] [cGE]e[cA]|[dBG]gA [gBE]d[BG] [GEB,]A[BG]|
[AEC]d[cF] [BGE]A[GE] DG[FC]|[GDB,]9|]

Hard to visualize this as notes on a musical scale what's the difference between e and E. Where do they fall on the scale etc.

Apr 26 2007 05:51 PM

I don't know if it's been posted for people "how", exactly to playback these files. Y'know... on their pc, before the update to LOTRO goes online. And without using a commercial notation program that can import ABC files. I did a quick search online and found a link from where you can download a program called "iabc". Open the program, cut and paste the songs posted on this thread into the box at the bottom left of the iabc screen, hit control-L to refresh the player, and "Export Midi..." from the Midi menu. Now you can double-click the MIDI file that was saved and play it back using Windows Media Player, Winamp, etc:

https://sourceforge.net/projects/abc/

If it turns out this was a redundant post, I apologize.

Apr 26 2007 06:26 PM

Originally Posted by DrakkelLongshire

X:1
T:Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
C:Johann Sebastian Bach
M:9/8
L:1/8
Q:3/8=48 % 1/8 = 2 server-quantized ticks
Z:Northman
K:G % F# by default
% End of header

zGA [BGD]d[cF] [cGE]e[cA]|[dBG]gA [gBE]d[BG] [GEB,]A[BD]|
[cE]d[eF] [dGD]c[BD] [AEC]B[GB,]|[FC]G[AD] [AD]F[AG] [cAF]B[AF]|
[BGD]G[BF] [BG]d[cF] [cGE]e[cA]|[dBG]gA [gBE]d[BG] [GEB,]A[BG]|
[AEC]d[cF] [BGE]A[GE] DG[FC]|[GDB,]9|]

Hard to visualize this as notes on a musical scale what's the difference between e and E. Where do they fall on the scale etc.

In brief:

The stuff in orange is header information, which tells the reader how to interpret the rest (and tell you what the heck the music is).

The different cases describe different scales.
C, D, E, etc is the scale below middle C
C D E etc is the scale of middle C
c d e etc is the next one up from that
c' d' e' is the next higher, etc.

A number following a letter indicats how many beats to hold the note. C2 gets held for 2 beats, C/2 (or C/) a half a beat, etc. The | define a measure just like in sheet music (which is what ABC is). z is a rest (no note played).

The rest you'll need to read the spec.

May 03 2007 04:02 PM

Ok Thanks a lot for that Woods, makes a lot more sense now.

It was just hard to figure out the style of it. Is there a way to process them like in your signature to see them as the actual scale look? Like a program or something?

Cause in your sig it shows a setup like you posted and then shows it in scale format after processing. The after processing is easy to read, but I just can't seem to get my mind to read the letters sitting there.

May 04 2007 11:29 AM

Originally Posted by DrakkelLongshire

Is there a way to process them like in your signature to see them as the actual scale look? Like a program or something?

There are plenty of programs in the sites "Software" section that can be used to show ABC as music notation. I use a combo of Melody Assistant and Acrobat Elements to "print" the music as PDF files (which can be played by a PDF2Music player!)

May 06 2007 03:20 PM

Thanks a ton again North.

May 31 2007 05:19 AM

May 31 2007 01:29 PM

Taps

X: 1
T:Taps
M:4/4
L:1/16
K:G
D3 D| G12 D3 G| B12 D3 G| B4 D3 G B4 D3 G|\
B12 G3 B| d8 B4 G4| D12 D3 D|G8 z4||

May 31 2007 06:33 PM

Here is my favoritemost one I have found so far. This is actually changed from the source version (Findable through here), but I left the header-info the same. It sounds very good on the harp and lute, very.. cheerfully mournful? Like you're sad someone is gone, but glad they were alive.

X:16
T:Avant-deux Mardi-Gras
R:Avant-deux
N:tagafolk.abc
O:France
A:Poitou
Z:<anamnese@laposte.net> -- http://anamnese.fr.st
M:4/4
L:1/8
Q:1/4=120
K:C
V:1
%%MIDI program 20
A/B/c/d/ ee dg dB | GB A/B/c/d/ ee e2 | A/B/c/d/ ee dg dB | GB A/B/c/B/A2 A2 :||:
A/E/C/E/ AA cB G2 | G/E/C/E/ GG E G A2 | A/E/C/E/ AA cB G2 | G/E/C/E/ GG E G A2 |
e/c/A/c/ ee ce g2 | g/e/c/e/ gg eg e2 | e/c/A/c/ ee ce g2 | g/e/c/e/ gg eg e2 |
V:2
%%MIDI program 20
A/B/c/d/ ee dg dB | GB A/B/c/d/ ee e2 | A/B/c/d/ ee dg dB | GB A/B/c/B/A2 A2 :||:
A/E/C/E/ AA cB G2 | G/E/C/E/ GG E G A2 | A/E/C/E/ AA cB G2 | G/E/C/E/ GG E G A2 |
e/c/A/c/ ee ce g2 | g/e/c/e/ gg eg e2 | e/c/A/c/ ee ce g2 | g/e/c/e/ gg eg e2 |
V:3
%%MIDI program 20
A,2 A,2 G,2 G,2 | G,2 G,2 A,2 E,2 | A,2 A,2 G,2 G,2 |G,2 G,2 A,2 A,2 :||:

A bit of a request: I'd LOVE to have avril14th by Aphex Twin, and A Warm Place by NIN.

May 31 2007 07:47 PM

I am a little confused here... This is what I thought you should do to play this ingame...
equip instrument
type /music hit enter
type /play "songtitle" hit enter

I get my instrument equiped and I get it to go into the animation ok.
But when I type /play "songtitle" I get a message of "unknown command"

So what am I doing wrong?

any ideas?

May 31 2007 08:45 PM

Originally Posted by rogerwroten

I am a little confused here... This is what I thought you should do to play this ingame...
equip instrument
type /music hit enter
type /play "songtitle" hit enter

I get my instrument equiped and I get it to go into the animation ok.
But when I type /play "songtitle" I get a message of "unknown command"

So what am I doing wrong?

any ideas?

Thios only works on the Roheryn server at the moment. The feature hasn't rolled out to Live yet.

May 31 2007 11:03 PM

Originally Posted by Northwoods

Thios only works on the Roheryn server at the moment. The feature hasn't rolled out to Live yet.

Ahhh, well that explains it.

Thanks.

Jun 03 2007 07:28 PM

I worked out a few myself, any bars can be ignored.

X:1
T:Mario
Z:Earacorn of Meneldor
M:4/4
L:1/8
Q:108
E/2 E/2 z/2 E C/2 |E G z/2 G,2 |C z/2 G, z/2 E, z/2 A,/2| B, ^A,/2 A, z/4 G, |
E G/2 A F/2| G E C D/2 |B,
z2 C z/2 | G, z/2 E, z/2 A,/2 B, |^A,/2 A, z/2 G, E| G/2 A F/2 G |E C D/2 B,|
z2 G ^F/2 |F/2 ^D E/2 z/2 A,/2| A,/2 C A,/2 C |D/2 z G ^F/2 F/2| ^D E/2 c c/2 c z |
G ^F/2| F/2 ^D E/2 z/2 A,/2 A,/2 |C A,/2 C D| z ^D2 D2 C2 z/2|
C/2 C/2 C | C/2 D E/2 C A,/2 | G,2 C/2 C/2 C C/2 | D E/2 z2 C/2 C/2 C C/2 D E/2 |
C A,/2 G, z |
E/2 E/2 z/2 E/2 z/2 C/2 |E G2 G,2 z/2 E/2 C/2 z/2 G,|
G,/2 z/2 A,/2 F F/2 A,| z/2 B,/2 A A/2 A G F/2| E/2 C A,/2 G, z/2 E/2 C/2| z/2
G, G,/2 z/2 A,/2 F| F/2 A, B, z/2 F F/2| F E D C2|

X:1
T:Zelda
Z:Earacorn of Meneldor
M:4/4
L:1/8
Q:108
^A,2 F,2 F, ^A,/2 C/2 D/2 ^D F/2 F2 z/2
F ^F/2 ^G/2 ^A z ^A ^A/2 ^G ^F/2 ^G ^F/2 F2 z/2 F2 ^D ^D/2 F/2 ^F z/2
F ^D ^C ^C/2 ^D/2 F z/2 ^D ^C C C/2 D/2 E z/2 G2 F F,/2 F,/2 F,/2 z/2 F,/2 F,/2 F,/2

X:1
T:Fur Elise
Z:Earacorn of Meneldor
M:4/4
L:1/8
Q:108

E ^D E ^D E B, D C A, C, E, A, B, E, ^G, B, C E, E ^D E ^D E B, D C A, C, E, A, B,
E, C B, A, z2
E ^D E ^D E B, D C A, C, E, A, B, E, ^G, B, C E, E ^D E ^D E B, D C A, C, E, A, B,
E, C B, A, z2
B, C D E A, F E D G, E D C F, D C B, z
E ^D E ^D E B, D C A, C, E, A, B, E, ^G, B, C E, E ^D E ^D E B, D C A, C, E, A, B,
E, C B, A,

X:1
T:Kirby
Z:Earacorn of Meneldor
M:4/4
L:1/8
Q:108

G, G,/2 C z/2 C E/2 G c B/2 A G z/2 E G/2 F z/2 D E/2 D z/2 E D/2 C z
G, G,/2 C z/2 C E/2 G c B/2 A G z/2 E G/2 F z/2 D E/2 D z/2 E D/2 C z
C C/2 D E C D/2 C z
C D/2 ^D z/2 D ^D/2 F z/2 ^D F/2 G z/2 F G/2 C z/2
C D/2 ^D z/2 D ^D/2 F z/2 ^D F/2 G2 c
C D/2 ^D z/2 D ^D/2 F z/2 ^D F/2 G z/2 F G/2 C z/2
C D/2 ^D z/2 D ^D/2 F z/2 ^D F/2 D2 G

X:1
T:Jeopardy
Z:Earacorn of Meneldor
M:4/4
L:1/4
Q:108

G c G C/2 C/2 G c G z/2
G c G c f e/2 d/2 c/2 B/2 A/2 z/2 G c G C/2 C/2 G c G z/2
c A/2 G/2 z/2 F E D C

Some might need a bit of polish here and there but the non-ABC savvy should like them.

Here's Frogger:

X:1
T:Frogger
Z:Earacorn of Meneldor
M:4/4
L:1/8
Q:120

B G G G B G G G c c B B A z/2 c A A A c A A A d c B A G

Jun 04 2007 03:38 AM

Originally Posted by Earacorn

I worked out a few myself, any bars can be ignored.

Thanks so much! I have been working on a zelda-theme (yes yes, I know), but I'm really not so great. Now that I have something to compare mine to, I can learn more gooder =D One note- I'd stick "Translated by Earacorn" or something in the composer field. It's what I'm putting in my .abc's

Also, san-br, could you possibly shorten the quote by removing the songs or part of them? You add a huge amount of scroll to the page. The reason they don't work is because when they were posted, we had no way of knowing just what the system would allow. They are a useful tool for people to learn the system though- I picked up on how things work trying to get the Wales Anthem to work.

Jun 04 2007 05:56 AM

Originally Posted by san-br

most of them don't work in lotro.

Yeah, these were originally posted long before the game had any ABC support.

On the other hand, they could all be converted to work. Some would be simple (removing chords, repeated phrases), some more complex (the milti-voice melodies). All could be arranged for LotRO, if anyone was so inclined.

Jun 05 2007 08:00 PM

X:1
T:Imperial March
Z:Earacorn of Meneldor
M:4/4
L:1/4
Q:100

G G G ^D3/4 ^A/2 G2/3 z/2 ^D3/4 ^A/2 G z/2
d d d ^d3/4 ^A/2 G2/3 z/2 ^D3/4 ^A/2 G z
g G g ^f/2 f/2 e/4 ^d/4 e ^G2/3 ^c c/2 B/2
^A/4 A/4 ^A ^D/2 G3/4 ^D3/4 ^A/2 G ^D ^A/2 d z
g G g ^f/2 f/2 e/4 ^d/4 e ^G2/3 ^c c/2 B/2
^A/4 A/4 ^A ^D/2 G3/4 ^D3/4 ^A/2 G ^D3/4 ^A/2 G

Enjoy.

Jun 06 2007 09:49 PM

Jun 07 2007 11:05 AM

Originally Posted by Northwoods

Erm...
It looks like you're doing that in the key of D, but with K:G in the body, you're missing the C#. Right?

Shouldn't the note-body be (please correct me as I'm at work and can't test this for certain, and I still haven't tried the LotRO ABC yet):
d2 GA Bc|d2 G2 G2|e2 cd ef|g2 G2 G2|
c2 dc BA|B2 cB AG|F2 GA BG|A6|
d2 GA Bc|d2 G2 G2|e2 cd ef|g2 G2 G2|
c2 dc BA|B2 cB AG|A2 BA GF|G6|
b2 ga bg|a2 de fd|g2 ef gd|^c2 Bc A2|
AB ^cd ef|g2 f2 e2|f2 A2 ^c2|d6|
d2 GF G2|e2 GF G2|d2 c2 B2|AG FG A2|
DE FG AB|c2 B2 A2|Bd G2 F2|G6|]

I left out the repeats. They would happen after the two G6 with the second one going back to just after the first G6. You could copy the first four lines over and the last four lines over (leaving the ] until the end). The A6 is sometime played like that, other times written and played as a grace note (ABC 1.6 "{B}A6") or as two notes (LotRO ABC "B2 A4")

(I see you put a whole rest at the beginning of your MIDI files, too. It annoys me when people don't set/reset their MIDI during rests [using an extra channel if really necessary] nor give enough allowance for SMPTE to do its magic syncronizing [both mistakes possibly "stumbling" the music].)

Dang. I was going to use this time to fix one of my previous posts for LotRO ABC.

Maybe tomorrow...

Jun 07 2007 11:13 AM

Originally Posted by Northman

Erm...
It looks like you're doing that in the key of D, but with K:G in the body, you're missing the C#. Right?

Dang! I'm impressed. You, sir, are exactly correct.

Originally it was in D, but something about Minuet in G being in D bothered me. I thought that just changing the Key tag would adjust the notes accordingly, but trying it in-game showed otherwise. It sounded off. I left it as is to see if anyone would notice.

Jun 07 2007 04:23 PM

A simple little reel.

X: 134
T:Come West Along the Road
S:IrTrad; Naka Ishii, 6/97
Q:150
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:reel
K:G
z4|d2BG d2BG|G2Bd eage|
d2BG d2BG|ABcd edBd|
d2BG d2BG|G2Bd eage|
d2BG d2BG|ABcd edBd|
|g2bg egdg|egdg edBd|
g2bg egdB|ABcd edBd|
gabg egdg|egdg edBd|
gabg efge|dega bag2||

%%%%%%%%%%%%%

Oh, one snippet just for fun. Serenade a Lore Master.

X:1 %Music
T:Hedwig's Theme %Tune name
C:Composer: %Tune composer
N:Remarks: %Tune infos
Q:1/4=150 %Tempo
M:3/4 %Meter
L:1/8 %
K: D
z4 F2 |B3 d c2 |B4 f2 |e6 |c6 |B3 d c2 |^A4 =c2 |F6 |z4 F2 |B3 d c2 |B4 f2 |a4 _a2 |g4 e2 |g3 f ^e2 |A4 d2 |B6 |]
%End of file

Jun 08 2007 05:55 AM

One of the 'basics' of ABC Notation is to change keys (K: ) or speed (Q: ) in the middle of a song. I have spent awhile trying to find a way for the Lotro system to accept change. Does anyone that has been testing the system on the test server found a way to do this?

From what I understand from the Notation is you just have to put K: or Q: on a new line. I have even tried copying the text (except the X: ) and it won't change. Has Turbine made a list anywhere of what commands/notations their system can use?

Things that don't work:
' after a note:higher octave than game allows
,, after a note: lower octave than the game allows
- extended note length which is longer than the game allows
more than one space, picky system
cords: not allowed, I think it is notes between [ ]

Notes of the allowed 3 octaves, I think the sharps and flats are ^ and ~:

c,d,e,f,g,a,b, CDEFGAB cdefgab

Hope this helps a few and anyone with more tips would be nice to hear from you.

I use AbcNavigator for editing and it is Free! Mid2Abc will convert midi to abc and is also Free.

Gid

Jun 08 2007 07:44 AM

Pretty on much on the mark, Giddily.

C,D,E,F,G,A,B,CDEFGABcdefgabc' is what they've given us, with accidentals across the 3 octaves.

They designate C, as C2, but it isn't what midi sees as C2. That's ok, since the LOW NOTE that is played depends on the instrument. I submitted a post to thebrasse.com showing the notes across all instruments, but the fact is, you just have to accept LOTRO mapping.

If you have a midi keyboard, use Nolaquen's MIDI2KEY to allow you to play your kbd in the game.

As far as ABC notation, the devs said they were implementing a toned-down version of the ABC implementaion. Chords aren't supported. I don't think they are allowing much more than the x2 or x/2 (and 3, 4, 6, 8) note lengths.

You've probably learned all this by experimentation, but I thought I'd let you know many of us have experimented as well and found the shortcomings of the DEV's ABC implementation.

Personally, I had created solo-note versions for all the parts of "And I Love Her" and other Beatles songs. (With a rhythm-guitar part that could be played on the lute.) I was hoping 3-6 of us could "group" and then the leader could start the song, synched.

The devs had a simpler implementation in mind.

What I call the "shortcomings" of the developers' implementation is still head and shoulders beyond anything else I've seen.

be well

Jun 08 2007 08:13 AM

Good points, but let's please put discussion of ABC in http://forums.lotro.com/showthread.php?t=63866

and leave this thread for song postings, just to keep things cleaner.

Jun 08 2007 05:15 PM

I managed to work out part of 'Always look on the Bright side of Life' from the Life of Brian. I would recommend a clarinet or flute. There are still some incomplete parts and a few quirks I'm working out.

Jun 09 2007 12:14 AM

Originally Posted by chigger_bite

I managed to work out part of 'Always look on the Bright side of Life' from the Life of Brian. I would recommend a clarinet or flute. There are still some incomplete parts and a few quirks I'm working out.

I'm toying with the idea of attempting to arrange it in multi-part as well.....

I really wanted this one to work in game...but sadly...

Expected a ':'. Line 118, column 2.
Unexpected token. Line 118, column 2.

Don't know if 118 is from the header or after...plus I had no desire to count 118 lines...hehehehe

Jun 09 2007 10:06 AM

Originally Posted by haplo88

I really wanted this one to work in game...but sadly...

Expected a ':'. Line 118, column 2.
Unexpected token. Line 118, column 2.

Don't know if 118 is from the header or after...plus I had no desire to count 118 lines...hehehehe

chigger_bite,
I took your idea and ran with it. This sounds best on a lute and also after you have pressed all c-scale keys (as it delays when caching the notes for the first time or you can play it once to yourself and then play it again after all the notes are cached). (There're no meter and no measure bars. Sorry. Adding the 16th notes pretty much threw out any reasonable meter.)

It's interesting to me that as I was working on the song, it started raining in-game (storming actually)... quite appropriately (if one has seen the movie, Life of Brian).

Try it and see if it rains on you, too.

This has been moved up here to consolidate my ABC posts ITT.

Jun 09 2007 02:08 PM

Thanks for cleaning it up Northman! That was my first attempt at an arrangment

Jun 10 2007 10:27 AM

Originally Posted by chigger_bite

Thanks for cleaning it up Northman! That was my first attempt at an arrangment

BTW, if you want to play it outside of LotRO, you'll need to put a natural =F on the first F's following the ^F's (or a bar between them). LotRO doesn't keep accidentals implied throughout a measure (meaning you have to mark one for every accidental regardless where it is if it's not part of the key signature), but most external programs seem to rely on the measure bars or further overrides to stop accidentals that aren't in the key signature, or else they remain implied throughout the rest of the piece.

It's worthy to note that some programs will draw that piece really freaky if you only put in two bars after the ^F's.

As I used LotRO to write it (and apologies go to any stealthed burglars in the area who had to listen to it over and over again), I didn't know that it sounded funny outside of LotRO.

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