+@node Special note heads
+@subsubsection Special note heads
+
+@cindex note heads, special
+@cindex note heads, cross
+@cindex note heads, diamond
+@cindex note heads, parlato
+@cindex note heads, harmonic
+@cindex note heads, guitar
+@cindex special note heads
+@cindex cross note heads
+@cindex diamond note heads
+@cindex parlato note heads
+@cindex harmonic note heads
+@cindex guitar note heads
+
+Different note heads are used by various instruments for various
+meanings -- crosses are used for @q{parlato} with vocalists,
+stopped notes on guitar; diamonds are used for harmonics on string
+instruments, etc. There is a shorthand (@code{\harmonic}) for
+diamond shapes; the other note head styles are produced by
+tweaking the property:
+
+@lilypond[verbatim,quote,ragged-right,fragment,relative=1]
+c4 d
+\override NoteHead #'style = #'cross
+e f
+\revert NoteHead #'style
+e d <c f\harmonic> <d a'\harmonic>
+@end lilypond
+
+@noindent
+To see all note head styles, see @ref{Note head styles}.
+
+
+@seealso
+
+Snippets: @lsrdir{Pitches,Pitches}.
+
+Notation Reference: @ref{Note head styles}.
+
+Internals Reference: @internalsref{NoteHead},
+@internalsref{LedgerLineSpanner}.
+
+