\version "2.18.2" \paper {} \layout {} testStaff = << \new PianoStaff \with { \override VerticalAxisGroup.staff-staff-spacing = #'((basic-distance . 10) (padding . 5)) } { << \time 3/4 \context Staff = "upper" { % Right hand \clef "treble" \key c \major \relative e'' << { e2^"Example 1" a,4} \\ {e'32 c a e \change Staff="lower" \stemUp {c a e c} \change Staff = "upper" \stemDown {a'' c a e} \change Staff = "lower" \stemUp {c a e c} \change Staff = "upper" \stemDown \set tieWaitForNote = ##t {a'' e ~ c ~ a ~} \change Staff = "lower" \stemUp \set tieWaitForNote = ##t {g ~ e ~ c~ }} \\ { s4 s4 s8 \stemDown } >> \relative e'' << { e2^"Example 2" a,4} \\ {e'32 c a e \change Staff="lower" \stemUp {c a e c} \change Staff = "upper" \stemDown {a'' c a e} \change Staff = "lower" \stemUp {c a e c} \change Staff = "upper" \stemDown \set tieWaitForNote = ##t {a'' e ~ c ~ a ~ 8} } \\ {\change Staff = "lower" \stemUp \set tieWaitForNote = ##t {s4 s4 s8 g,32 ~ e ~ c~ }} >> } \context Staff = "lower" { % Left hand \clef "bass" \key c \major s2. s2. } >> } >> \book{ \score { << \testStaff >>} }