Hi Vivyan, > <http://lilypond.1069038.n5.nabble.com/file/t5486/Screen_Shot_2018-02-03_at_19.png> > > > This excerpt is from Gymnopedie which is in 3/4 but still, this notation is > involved. I'm just trying to write it into lilypond.
Those are three different voices: two have dotted half notes, and one has a quarter rest and two quarter notes — therefore, in each voice, the total number of beats is 3 (matching the 3/4 time signature). Here's one way of accomplishing what you want: \version "2.19.80" \layout { ragged-right = ##f line-width = 2\in } \new PianoStaff \with { \consists #Span_stem_engraver } << \new Staff { \time 3/4 \clef treble << { \voiceOne f'2. } \new Voice { \voiceTwo r4 \crossStaff { d'4 <d' g'> } } >> \oneVoice } \new Staff { \time 3/4 \clef bass << { \voiceThree e,2. } { \voiceOne s4 \stemDown <b, a> <e b> } >> } >> Hope that helps! Kieren. ________________________________ Kieren MacMillan, composer ‣ website: www.kierenmacmillan.info ‣ email: i...@kierenmacmillan.info _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user