@funindex tuplet
Tuplets are made from a music expression with the @code{\tuplet}
-command, multiplying the speed of the music expression by a
-fraction:
+command, multiplying the speed of the music expression by a fraction:
@example
\tuplet @var{fraction} @{ @var{music} @}
@end example
@noindent
-The fraction's numerator will be printed over or
-under the notes, optionally with a bracket. The most common
-tuplets are triplets: 3@tie{}notes sound within the duration
-normally allowed for@tie{}2:
+The fraction's numerator will be printed over or under the notes,
+optionally with a bracket. The most common tuplets are triplets
+(3@tie{}notes sound within the duration normally allowed for@tie{}2).
@lilypond[quote,verbatim,relative=2]
a2 \tuplet 3/2 { b4 4 4 }
@cindex tuplet grouping
@noindent
When entering long passages of tuplets, having to write a separate
-@code{\tuplet} command for each group is inconvenient. It is
-possible to specify the duration of one tuplet group directly
-before the music in order to have the tuplets grouped
-automatically:
+@code{\tuplet} command for each group is inconvenient. It is possible
+to specify the duration of one tuplet group directly before the music
+in order to have the tuplets grouped automatically:
@lilypond[quote,verbatim,relative=2]
g2 r8 \tuplet 3/2 8 { cis16 d e e f g g f e }
@funindex \tupletNeutral
@funindex tupletNeutral
-Tuplet brackets may be manually placed above or below the staff;
-see @ref{Direction and placement}.
+Tuplet brackets may be manually placed above or below the staff:
+
+@lilypond[quote,verbatim,relative=2]
+\tupletUp \tuplet 3/2 { c8 d e }
+\tupletNeutral \tuplet 3/2 { c8 d e }
+\tupletDown \tuplet 3/2 { f,8 g a }
+\tupletNeutral \tuplet 3/2 { f8 g a }
+@end lilypond
Tuplets may be nested:
c4 \tuplet 5/4 { f8 e f \tuplet 3/2 { e[ f g] } } f4
@end lilypond
-Modifying nested tuplets which begin at the same musical moment
-must be done with @code{\tweak}.
-
-To modify the duration of notes without printing a tuplet bracket,
-see @ref{Scaling durations}.
+Modifying nested tuplets which begin at the same musical moment must be
+done with @code{\tweak}.
+To modify the duration of notes without printing a tuplet bracket, see
+@ref{Scaling durations}.
@predefined
@code{\tupletUp},
@rlearning{Tweaking methods}.
Notation Reference:
+@ref{Direction and placement},
@ref{Time administration},
@ref{Scaling durations},
@ref{The tweak command},
@cindex grace notes within tuplet brackets
@knownissues
-Grace notes may be placed within tuplet brackets, @emph{except}
-when a staff begins with a grace note followed by a tuplet. In this
+Grace notes may be placed within tuplet brackets, @emph{except} when a
+staff begins with a grace note followed by a tuplet. In this
particular case, the grace note must be placed before the @code{\tuplet}
command to avoid errors.
@cindex tempo marks within tuplet brackets
When using a tuplet at the beginning of a piece with a @code{\tempo}
-mark, the music must be explicitly entered in a @code{\new Voice}
-block, as discussed in @rlearning{Voices contain music}.
+mark, the music must be explicitly entered in a @code{\new Voice} block,
+as discussed in @rlearning{Voices contain music}.
@node Scaling durations