xsawyerx / sawnote

Sawyer's guitar notation

sawnote

Sawyer's guitar notation - a very short notation for guitar tabs and a parser to create pretty tabs

Example

Input:

# Godfather (intro)
2:9>1:9>1:12>1:11>1:9>1:12>1:9>1:11>1:9>2:10>2:12>2:9>>2:9>1:9>1:12>1:11>1:9>1:12>1:9>1:11>1:9>2:9>2:8>2:7

# Mama Said
1:1+4:0>2:3>3:2>1:1>2:3>3:2>1:3+4:0>2:3>3:2>1:1+4:0>2:3>3:2

Output:

Godfather (intro)
E|----9--12--11--9--12--9--11--9-----------------9--12--11--9--12--9--11--9----------
A|-9------------------------------10--12--9---9------------------------------9--8--7-
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Mama Said
E|-1--------1--------3--------1-------
A|----3--------3--------3--------3----
D|-------2--------2--------2--------2-
G|-0-----------------0--------0-------
B|------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------

The notation:

• 1:3 - 1st string, 3rd fret
• 1:3>2:2 - 1st string, 3rd fret, then 2nd string, 2st fret
• 1:3>>2:2 - same as above, but with extra space in between
• # Song name... - Header above the notes listing
• 1:3+4:2 - Combination of note at the same time
• L3002xx - Alternative to combination of notes
• 2h3 - Hammer on from 2 to 3
• 3p2 - Pull-off from 3 to 2
• 1:3v - Vibrate on 3rd fret in 1st string
• / or \\ - slide up or down, respectively
• C>F#>B7 - Chords by names (Supported: A/Am/B/Bm/C/Cm/D/Dm/E/Em/F/Fm/G/Gm/A7/B7/D7/E7/G7)
• C+6:3 - Override a chord with whatever notes you want
• ... X 3 - ... should be repeated 3 times (not supported yet)