Hello Hendrik,
Better, using laissezVibrer in combination with the nifty \extendLV function (from Thomas Morely if I recall). I often use the back shifted LV's in my music.
Andrew
== snip
\version "2.19.58"
extendLV =
#(define-music-function (parser location further) (number?)
#{
\once \override LaissezVibrerTie.X-extent = #'(0 . 0)
\once \override LaissezVibrerTie.details.note-head-gap = #(/ further -2)
\once \override LaissezVibrerTie.extra-offset = #(cons (/ further 2) 0)
#})
laissezVibrerTieDashed = {
\once \override LaissezVibrerTie.dash-definition = #'((0 1 0.5 1.0))
}
{
c'4 d' e' f'
\bar "||"
\extendLV 2
\once \override LaissezVibrerTie.extra-offset = #'(-3 . 0)
<g_\laissezVibrer c'e'>2 <a c' f'>_(
<g c' e'>)
\extendLV 2
<a_\laissezVibrer c' f'>
\bar "||"
c'4 d' e' f'
}