Re: note / rest clash

[Kieren MacMillan]

Hi,

> How do I move the rests further to the right to avoid the clashing note 
> columns?

Use Lilypond’s built in voices:

\version "2.16.0"

melody = \relative c' {
        \time 3/4
        << { \voiceTwo b,2 b4\rest } \\ { \voiceThree g'4 g g } \\ { \voiceOne 
d'2 d4\rest } >> | \break
}

\score {
        <<
                \context Voice {
                        \clef "treble_8"
                        \melody
                }
        >>
} % score

Hope this helps!
Kieren.