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1.2.2.2 Skips

An invisible rest (also called a ‘skip’) can be entered like a note with note name s or with \skip duration

     
     a4 a4 s4 a4 \skip 1 a4

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The s syntax is only available in note mode and chord mode. In other situations, for example, when entering lyrics, one must use the \skip command:

     
     <<
       { a2 a2 }
       \new Lyrics \lyricmode { \skip 2 bla2 }
     >>

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The skip command is merely an empty musical placeholder. It does not produce any output, not even transparent output.

The s skip command does create Staff and Voice when necessary, similar to note and rest commands. For example, the following results in an empty staff.

     
     { s4 }

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See also

Snippets: Rhythms

Internals Reference: SkipMusic.


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