B. Cheat sheet
Syntax Description Example
1 2 8 16 durations c4. c4.. augmentation dots c d e f g a b scale fis bes alteration \clef treble \clef bass clefs \time 3/4 \time 4/4 time signature r4 r8 rest d ~ d tie \key es \major key signature note
' raise octave note
, lower octave c( d e) slur c\( c( d) e\) phrasing slur a8[ b] beam << \new Staff … >> more staves c-> c-. articulations c2\mf c\sfz dynamics a\< a a\! crescendo a\> a a\! decrescendo < > chord \partial 8 pickup / upbeat \tuplet 3/2 {f g a} triplets \grace grace notes \lyricmode { twinkle } entering lyrics twinkle\new Lyrics printing lyrics twin -- kle lyric hyphen \chordmode { c:dim f:maj7 } chords \new ChordNames printing chord names <<{e f} \\ {c d}>> polyphony s4 s8 s16 spacer rests