Re: Ghost Notes for Bass

[Marc Hohl]

Marco Vermeulen schrieb:
> Hi all,
>
> I just want to say how amazed I am with the quality of this software. It
> sure beats anything I've ever worked with, and is a real treat for a techy
> kind like me :working:
>
> I am a bass player who likes to play lots of muted notes. I've been trying
> to transcribe some bass lines, and can't seem to find any reference in the
> manual (except using the \parenthesize with drums and percussion) for
> creating ghost notes. Is it possible to render ghost notes on a bass clef
> stave?
>
> Hope someone can help!
> Thanks and regards,
> Marco.
>   
Hi Marco,

have a look at
http://lsr.dsi.unimi.it/LSR/Snippet?id=365

There you can find the definitions

cr = \override NoteHead #'style = #'cross
ncr = \revert NoteHead #'style

You can use them like this

c4 \cr c \ncr d \cr d \ncr

to play four quarters with a ghost note at 2 and 4.

HTH

Marc