In using partial lilypond ignores the rules. Try a first simple example: \version "2.16.2"
{ \partial 4 { d8 g' \repeat volta 2 { g4 <d' b g>8 g'8 d'4 b8 g' } \alternative { { <d' b g>8 g' a4 r4 {g8^" H" [(a)]} {<d' b g>8 [g']} a4} { <d' b g>8 g' a4 } } } } And with a second example with a second reptition section: \version "2.16.2" { \partial 4 { d8 g'\5 \repeat volta 2 { e'4 <d' b g>8 g'8\5 b4 g8^" H" (a) | } \alternative { { <d' b g>8 g'\5 a4 r4 {g8^" H" [(a)]}} { <d' b g>8 g'\5 a4 <d' b g>8 g'8\5 a8 g |} } %\break \repeat volta 2 { e'4 d'8 g'\1 b4 g8^" H" (a) <d' b g> g'\5 b4 <d' d'\2 g>8 g'\5 {b [g'\5]} } \alternative { { <d' c' a\3 d>8 g'\5 <d' b g> g'\5 r2} { <d' c' a\3 d>8 g'\5 <d' b g d>4 g'\5 r4 |} } } } In any case the last bar counts 4/4 independet of \partial! Regards B. Blochl _______________________________________________ bug-lilypond mailing list bug-lilypond@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-lilypond