At the moment I am having an issue with a tie from the alto part where it is automatically "squished" by Lillypond. I didn't find an answer anywhere else on how to create some space between or make the tie somewhat noticeable. Also using the command* \shape* on the tie was not the right choice this time (which I successfully used on some colliding ties somewhere else in the piece).
This is how it looks in the original source: [image: tie.png] and this is how Lilypond engraved it (notice the tie became a very little dot): [image: bar 78 lily.png] Here is the relevant part of my code (I include one measure before and one after to preserve the layout) : _____________ \version "2.24.3" global = { \time 4/4 \key a \minor } soprano = \relative d'' { \voiceOne d8 c16 b d c b a b2~ | 8 gis a4~ 16 b c8~ 16 a fis! b | a gis fis e a8 a~ 16 gis a fis gis8.^\trill a16 } alto = \relative e' { \voiceTwo e4 a2 gis8. b16 | e,4~ 8 dis16 e fis8 r16 fis~ 8 8| e4~ 16 e fis! dis e2 | } tenor = \relative g { \voiceOne r8 gis a c f, d' b d~| 8 b c4~ 8 r8 a b | c2 b | } bass = \relative c, { \voiceTwo c8 r r f' d16 e f8~ 16 d b d | c d e8~ 16 c a c dis,4 r8 dis' | e1 | } \score { \new PianoStaff << \new Staff = "up" << \global \clef "treble" \new Voice = "soprano" { \soprano } \new Voice = "alto" { \alto } >> \new Staff = "down" << \global \clef "bass" \new Voice = "tenor" { \tenor } \new Voice = "bass" { \bass } >> >> \layout { \context { \Score \override SpacingSpanner.common-shortest-duration = #(ly:make-moment 1/8 ) } } } I would really appreciate your help. Best, George