1 % "Ah, vous dirais-je, maman" (Mozart, KV 265)
3 % \bare bones version. (written down from memory :-)
4 % for lyrics, see twinkle.ly
10 % declare \music (which will be in *one* \staff ) for the lead \voice
13 % switch Lilypond in note-mode
15 \octave {} % set the default \octave
16 % the default note duratino is 4
18 c c | % the '|' checks if there is a new measure here.
22 g2| % g2 means a "g-1" pitched half-note
24 g g| f f| e e| d d| g g| f f| e e| d d|
26 c r8 c8 % r8 means an 8th rest.
28 % NOTE: the slur\start should be directly after the note
30 g r8 g8 (| ) a r8 a8 (| ) g r4
31 f r8 f8 (| ) e4 r8 e8 ( |) d4 r8 d8 (| ) c4 r4
36 % \clef bass % bass-\clef
37 % \music { % as you can see, the sign obliges
38 % you to precede \keyword by a backslash: \
41 \octave { ` } % default \octave: 1 below the first \octave.
44 `c % ` means one \octave lower.
45 % Similarly: ' means one higher.
46 c e c f c e c d `b c `a `f `g `c2
48 e `g d `g c `g `b `g e `g d `g c `g `b `g
50 r8 e8() c r8 e8() c r8 f8()c r8 e8()c
51 r8 d8()`b r8 c8()`a r8 `a8()`f r8 `e8()`c
55 % create a \staff named bstaf
58 \music { begeleiding } % use the declared \music
59 \music { \meter {2/4 } }
66 % default \clef is violin \clef
67 \music { \meter {2/4 } }
75 \unitspace 2.5\cm % a whole note takes 2.5 \cm ideally.