> 1. Is this a default behavior of ottava? I recall v2.14.0 don't have > this behavior. Yes, this is what ottava (8va) means: These notes should be played (should sould) an octave higher than written. As you write the notes in LilyPond as they sound, they are written lower, if ottava is set.
> 2. How can I have the 8va printed on top of the chords? I thought it was explained here, but this is only about items belonging to the same staff: http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/user/lilypond-learning/Outside_002dstaff-objects If I find it, I will tell you. Cheers, Joram _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
