\version "2.2.0" %$ "\times 1/2" allows 8 eighths to occupy only two beats. %$ Adjust beam angles with the Voice.Beam #'positions arguments. %$ %$ Note that this will produce warnings: "Too many clashing notecolumns. Ignoring them." \score { \notes \relative c' { \context Voice { << { \stemUp \once \override Voice.Beam #'positions = #'(0 . 0.5) \once \override Voice.TupletBracket #'number-visibility = ##f \times 1/2 { c8[ c c c c c c c]} } \\ { \stemUp \once \override Voice.Beam #'positions = #'(0 . -0.5) \once \override Voice.TupletBracket #'number-visibility = ##f \times 1/2 { c[ c c c c c c c] }} >> } r2 } \paper { raggedright = ##t } }