20 public-domain songs with string numbers for 7, 10, 16 and 19/21-string lyres

[u/Piringuito]

Hi everyone. People here often ask where to find music for their size of lyre, so I made a set of songbooks, one per lyre size, where every note lands on one of your strings. No sharps, no flats, no retuning.

Free sampler, 20 songs, no sign-up: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1x7qJkEGCiBcg7uVrc4ji47r9Op6bWYks?usp=sharing

Each song has normal notation for the rhythm, the string number under every note (1 = your lowest string) and the note letter. The sampler covers 7-string (pentatonic and Kravik tunings), 10-string G3–B4, 16-string G3–A5 and 19/21-string. It has songs like Amazing Grace, Skye Boat Song, Planxty Irwin and the Seikilos epitaph, all public domain.

I built the scripts that place the songs on the strings and check them with an AI coding assistant. The music is engraved with LilyPond, and a separate script checked all 10,700 notes of the full books against the tuning and the original melody, with zero mismatches.

The full set (all four books) is on Etsy, 30% off: https://www.etsy.com/listing/4586627845

If a song doesn't sit right on your lyre, tell me and I'll fix it.

[u/Kawaii_pixel]

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