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Node:Skips, Next:, Previous:Rests, Up:Note entry



Skips

An invisible rest (also called a `skip') can be entered like a note with note name `s' or with \skip duration:

     a2 s4 a4 \skip 1 a4
     
[picture of music]

In Lyrics mode, you can make invisible syllables by entering `" "' or `_':

     <
       \context Lyrics \lyrics { lah2 di4 " " dah2 _4 di }
       \notes\relative c'' { a2 a4 a a2 a4 a }
     >
     
[picture of music]
In this case, syllables containing a space will be printed. In the case that you really need an invisible space (i.e. something taking up time, but not space), you should use \skip.

Note that the s syntax is only available in Note mode and Chord mode. In other situations, you should use the \skip command, which will work outside of those two modes:

     \score {
       \context Staff <
         { \time 4/8 \skip 2 \time 4/4 }
         \notes\relative c'' { a2 a1 }
       >
     }
     
[picture of music]

The skip command is merely an empty musical placeholder. It doesn't produce any output, not even transparent output.

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