How can I shorten the space for a final single note?

[Robert Blackstone]

Hi Pierre. Harm and David, 

Many thanks for your help. Three different solutions for my problem is a precious gift. 

They all work but I do need some time to understand your codes. They are so totally different from mine.

I use TeXShop as my editor but that should not be a problem. 

I made for myself a set of templates for various types of music. Usually they work for me. 

Another habit is to never use “relative” and always add the duration of a note. 

Anyway, I will try to make an MWE with my tools for you to find my errors and\or clumsiness. 

Thanks in advance.

Best regards,

Robert