Re: Ties, Slurs, and Voices Again!

[Thomas Morley]

2014-04-24 0:53 GMT+02:00 Knute Snortum <address@hidden>:
> I'm haven't problems with ties, slurs, and voices again, but the previous
> answers don't seem to help.
>
> I have a situation when I have basically two chords, except that the top
> voice moves in a different rhythm from the other two.  Plus the inner voice
> needs a slur and the lower voice needs a tie.  This is the closest I've
> gotten:
>
> \version "2.18.2"
>
> \language "english"
>
> {
>
>  \time 5/4
>
>  \key af \major
>
>  <af df' f'>4 <g bf ef'> <c' ef' af'>
>
>  <<
>
>   { bf'8 ( [ ef'' ] c'' ) }
>
>   \\
>
>   {
>
>   <<
>
>    { g'4 ( af'8 ) }
>
>    { ef'4 ~ ef'8 }
>
>   >>
>
>   }
>
>  >>
>
>  r8
>
> }
>
>
> If you render this, the inner slur and the lower tie are right next to each
> other on the bottom.  I want the slur moved up so that it touches the heads
> of the inner voice's notes.  Any ideas?
>
> Knute Snortum
> (via Gmail)

Hi Knute,

you may want to try the \shape-command:

\version "2.18.2"

\language "english"

 <<
  { bf'8 ( [ ef'' ] c'' ) }
  \\
  {
  <<
   \shape #'((1 . 1.8) (0.7 . 2.2) (-0.1 . 2.05) (-0.1 . 2.0)) Slur
   { g'4( af'8 ) }
   { ef'4 ~ ef'8 }
  >>
  }
 >>

HTH,
  Harm