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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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