Re: relative mode quandary with example

[Paul Scott]

chip wrote:

> I am using relative mode to enter notes, and have defined a variable 
> to hold a phrase, which contains one ' mark on the first note. When I 
> call that variable in the piece multiple times consequitively, it is 
> raised an octave each time because of the ' mark. I can't add a , to 
> the last note becuase that will lower the last note an octave too low. 
> Is there a way to work around this or should I use absolute mode?
> The code in question is copied below.
> Thanks
> --
> Chip
>
> The code in question -
>
> interTwo = \notes {
>         r8 r16 fis' fis4 r gis
>         ais4 r8 ais gis4 ais
>         }

It looks like you are answering your own questions but:

How about

> interTwo = \notes\relative c' {
>         r8 r16 fis fis4 r gis
>         ais4 r8 ais gis4 ais
>         }

instead?

Paul Scott