To obtain dotted note lengths, simply add a dot (`.') to the number. Double-dotted notes are produced in a similar way.
a'4 b' c''4. b'8 a'4. b'4.. c''8.
Dots are normally moved up to avoid staff lines, except in polyphonic situations. The following commands may be used to force a particular direction manually
\dotsUp
,
\dotsDown
,
\dotsNeutral
.
Program reference: Dots, and DotColumn.
This page is for LilyPond-2.10.33 (stable-branch).
Other languages: French.