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
14 \octave {} % set the default octave
15 % the default note duratino is 4
17 c c | % the '|' checks if there is a new measure here.
21 g2| % g2 means a "g-1" pitched half-note
23 g g| f f| e e| d d| g g| f f| e e| d d|
25 c r8 c8 % r8 means an 8th rest.
27 % NOTE: the slurstart should be directly after the note
29 g r8 g8 (| ) a r8 a8 (| ) g r4
30 f r8 f8 (| ) e4 r8 e8 ( |) d4 r8 d8 (| ) c4 r4
36 \music { % as you can see, the $ sign obliges
37 % you to precede keyword by a backslash: \
38 \octave { ` } % default octave: 1 below the first octave.
41 `c % ` means one octave lower.
42 % Similarly: ' means one higher.
43 c e c f c e c d `b c `a `f `g `c2
45 e `g d `g c `g `b `g e `g d `g c `g `b `g
47 r8 e8() c r8 e8() c r8 f8()c r8 e8()c
48 r8 d8()`b r8 c8()`a r8 `a8()`f r8 `e8()`c
52 % create a staff named bstaf
55 music { begeleiding } % use the declared music
56 commands { % commands with Staff-wide impact.
57 clef "bass" % bass-clef
65 commands { clef "violin" }
66 % default clef is violin clef
74 unitspace 2.5cm % a whole note takes 2.5 cm ideally.
77 meter 2* 4 % a 2/4 meter.
78 skip 33:0 % skip 32 measures, and generate the bars
79 % meter 6 8 % another meter