Appendix E Cheat sheet

Syntax	Description	Example
1 2 8 16	durations
c4. c4..	augmentation dots
c d e f g a b	scale
fis bes	alteration
\clef treble \clef bass	clefs
\time 3/4 \time 4/4	time signature
r4 r8	rest
d ~ d	tie
\key es \major	key signature
note'	raise octave
note,	lower octave
c( d e)	slur
c\( c( d) e\)	phrasing slur
a8[ b]	beam
<< \new Staff ... >>	more staves
c-> c-.	articulations
c\mf c\sfz	dynamics
a\< a a\!	crescendo
a\> a a\!	decrescendo
< >	chord
\partial 8	upstep
\times 2/3 {f g a}	triplets
\grace	grace notes
\lyricmode { twinkle }	entering lyrics	twinkle
\new Lyrics	printing lyrics
twin -- kle	lyric hyphen
\chordmode { c:dim f:maj7 }	chords
\context ChordNames	printing chord names
<<{e f} \\ {c d}>>	polyphony
s4 s8 s16	spacer rests