Maybe it is my musical knowledge that was lacking there :) I was looking
for a way to write 'the right sized note to fill a bar' but I realize that
specifying the duration absolutely makes the most sense. And in this case I
guess it is a dotted half, not a whole note. Thanks!

On Sat, 13 Dec 2014 6:54 am Phil Holmes <m...@philholmes.net> wrote:

>  If, by whole note you mean a semi-breve in UK-English, or a 4-beat note,
> how do you fit the 4 beats into 3/4 time?
>
> --
> Phil Holmes
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Henry Baxter <henry.bax...@gmail.com>
> *To:* lilypond-user@gnu.org
> *Sent:* Saturday, December 13, 2014 2:57 AM
> *Subject:* 3/4 time and whole notes
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm certain this is online somewhere but I just can't find it. How do I
> tell Lilypond I want a whole note?
>
> \version "2.18.2"
> {
>     \time 3/4
>     c1 c1 c1 c1
> }
>
> These have a value of 4 quarters so that doesn't work.
>
> Thanks!
>
>
> Henry
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