Hello Joseph, \finger is only really necessary for using a markup as fingering indication (like in \finger "5-4"). For simple numeric fingerings you can always use ^/-/_ with a number. So instead of fs^\finger "2" ^\finger "5" simply do ^2^5.
Cheers,
Valentin
Am Mittwoch, 31. August 2022, 20:48:29 CEST schrieb Joseph Srednicki:
> The example below shows some fingerings as I would like them to appear.
> Is there a better and more efficient way to code this music and achieve the
> same result without using multiple \finger commands for the same note? (I
> am placing the fingerings above the notes to indicate clearly that they
> pertain to right hand. In some places, the left hand must strike some notes
> in the second or lower voice. My score places any fingering pertaining to
> the left hand below the notes in the second voice. Therefore, I do not want
> to place any right-hand fingerings below the notes of the second voice.) If
> the Lilypond documentation or snippets provide a good example of a better
> way to do what I am trying to achieve and I missed it, please point me to
> appropriate references. Thanks for any advice.
> Joe Srednicki
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> \version "2.22.2"\language "english"
> global = { \key c \major \numericTimeSignature \time 2/4}
> rightOne = \relative c'' { \global e4^5 fs^\finger "2" ^\finger "5" | }
> rightTwo = \relative c'' { \global c16 b c^\finger "2" ^\finger "5-4" d
> c e d c | } \score { \new PianoStaff << \new Staff = "right" <<
> \rightOne \\ \rightTwo >> >>}
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