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@end lilypond
+Another playing technique (especially used on electic guitars) is
+called @notation{palm mute}. The string is hereby partly muted by the
+palm of the striking hand (hence the name). Lilypond supports
+the notation of palm mute-style notes by changing the note head to a
+triangle shape.
+
+@lilypond[quote,ragged-right,verbatim]
+\new Voice { % Warning: explicit Voice instantiation is
+ % required to have palmMuteOff work properly
+ % when palmMuteOn comes at the beginning of
+ % the piece.
+ \relative c, {
+ \clef "G_8"
+ \palmMuteOn
+ e8^\markup { \musicglyph #"noteheads.u2do" = palm mute }
+ e e
+ \palmMuteOff
+ e e \palmMute e e e |
+ e8 \palmMute { e e e } e e e e |
+ \palmMuteOn
+ < e b' e >8 e e e < e b' e >2
+ \palmMuteOff |
+ < \palmMute e b' e >8 \palmMute { e e e } < \palmMute e b' e >2
+ }
+}
+@end lilypond
+
@seealso
Snippets:
@rlsr{Fretted strings}.