--- /dev/null
+\version "2.16.0"
+
+\header {
+ texidoc = "The control points of a broken or unbroken slur may be offset by
+@code{\\shape}. The blue slurs are modified from the default slurs shown first."
+}
+
+\layout {
+ indent = 0
+ ragged-right = ##t
+}
+
+% unmodified
+\relative c'' {
+ d4( d' b g
+ g,8 f' e d c2)
+ d4( d' b g
+ \break
+ g,8 f' e d c2)
+}
+
+% modified
+\relative c'' {
+ \override Slur #'color = #blue
+ \shape Slur #'((0 . -2) (-1 . 3.5) (0.5 . 0.5) (0 . -2.5))
+ d4( d' b g g,8 f' e d c2)
+ \shape Slur #'(
+ ((0 . -2.5) (0 . 1.5) (0 . 1) (0 . -0.5))
+ ((1 . 2.5) (0 . 1.5) (0 . 1) (0 . 0))
+ )
+ d4( d' b g
+ \break
+ g,8 f' e d c2)
+}