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Re: Two simple questions
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Graham Percival |
Subject: |
Re: Two simple questions |
Date: |
Thu, 02 Jan 2003 18:38:46 -0800 |
On Thu, 02 Jan 2003 20:27:34 -0500
Jeremy Cowgar <address@hidden> wrote:
> I am curious: #1. How I can skip a chord on a pickup measure? i.e. 3/4
> time and the first measure has only one beat, while the last has the
> other two. I know in the notes area to use \skip 4*2 in that instance,
> but in the chords, the first chord is not played until the first full
> measure. How can I do that?
I'm not certain what you mean by "skipping a chord". To have a "pickup"
(also called an "anacrusis") in the first bar, do this:
\time 3/4 \partial 4
c4 | c2 c4 | d2 d4 |
I expect that the chords should fall into place.
Cheers,
- Graham