@lilypond[quote,ragged-right,verbatim]
\relative c' {
\clef "treble_8"
- \override Staff.NoteHead #'style = #'cross
- g8 a b c b4
\override Staff.NoteHead #'style = #'harmonic-mixed
d^\markup { \italic { \fontsize #-2 { "harm. 12" }}} <g b>1
}
@end lilypond
+Dampened notes (also called @notation{dead notes}) are supported
+within normal and tablature staves:
+
+@lilypond[quote,ragged-right,verbatim]
+music = \relative c' {
+ < a\3 \deadNote c\2 a'\1 >4
+ < b\3 \deadNote d\2 b'\1 >4
+ < c\3 \deadNote e\2 c'\1 >8
+ \deadNotesOn
+ \times 2/3 { g16\3 b\2 e\1 }
+ \deadNotesOff
+ < a,\3 c\2 e\1 >4
+}
+\new StaffGroup <<
+ \new Staff {
+ \clef "treble_8"
+ \music
+ }
+ \new TabStaff {
+ \music
+ }
+>>
+@end lilypond
@seealso
Snippets:
c b < g \xNote c f > b
@end lilypond
+As synonyms for @code{\xNote}, @code{\xNotesOn} and @code{\xNotesOff},
+@code{\deadNote}, @code{\deadNotesOn} and @code{\deadNotesOff} can
+be used. The term @notation{dead note} is commonly used by guitarists.
+
There is also a shorthand for diamond shapes which can be used
only inside chords:
Notation Reference:
@ref{Note head styles},
-@ref{Chorded notes}.
+@ref{Chorded notes},
+@ref{Indicating harmonics and dampened notes}.
Internals Reference:
@rinternals{note-event},