X: 1
T:Paddy O'Rafferty
C:Trad.
M:6/8
L:1/8
F:http://john-chambers.us/~jc/doc/abc/ABCtut_Intro.html	 2024-04-26 023941 UT
K:D
dff cee|def gfe|dff cee|dfe dBA|dff cee|def gfe|faf gfe|1 dfe dBA:|2 dfe dcB||
~A3 B3|gfe fdB|AFA B2c|dfe dcB|~A3 ~B3|efe efg|faf gfe|1 dfe dcB:|2 dfe dBA||
fAA eAA|def gfe|fAA eAA|dfe dBA|fAA eAA|def gfe|faf gfe|dfe dBA:|
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	Here is what it looks like after processing by <b>abc2mtex</b> and conversion to <b>GIF</b>:
<br><center><img src="img/PaddyORafferty1.gif" alt="PaddyORafferty GIF from abc2mtex" border=3></center>
<br>Here is what it looks like after processing by <b>abc2ps</b> and conversion to <b>PNG</b>:
<br><center><img src="img/PaddyORafferty2.png" alt="PaddyORafferty PNG from abc2ps" border=3></center>
<br>Here is a third version, from <b>Barfly</b>:
<br><center><img src="img/PaddyRafferty_Barfly.gif" alt="PaddyORafferty GIF from Barfly" border=3></center>
<br>Here is what it looks like after processing by <b>abc2ps</b> and conversion to <b>EPS</b>:
<br><center><img src="img/PaddyORafferty2.eps" alt="PaddyORafferty EPS from abc2ps" border=3></center>
    (Does your browser display that one?)
<p>
	You can see that there are some stylistic differences,
	but all of them produce nice-looking music.
	The <a href="img/PaddyORafferty2.eps">PostScript</a>
	output looks even nicer than GIF or PNG files ever can,
	and can also be input to many document preparation programs.
	Unfortunately, few if any browsers will display PS or EPS directly.
	If they did, EPS could be used for the images in this document,
	and they'd be of much higher quality.
<p>
	So now let's go on to how ABC notation works.
	The <a href="ABCtut_Tunes.html">next chapter</a> explains the structure
	of an ABC "<b>tune</b>".
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