+@node Input modes FIXME
+@subsection Input modes FIXME
+
+\notemode
+
+\notemode turns the front end of LilyPond into note mode
+(which is the default parsing mode).
+It's certainly useful in certain situations, for example if you
+are in \lyricmode or \chordmode or ... and want to insert
+something that only can be done with \notemode syntax.
+
+See for example
+http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/2007-03/msg00418.html
+http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/2007-03/msg00218.html
+http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/2006-12/msg00236.html
+http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/2006-11/msg00061.html
+
+
+\chords
+\drums
+\fretmode ?
+
+
+