> > Twinkle twinkle as > > a4 a e e fis fis e2 d4 d cis cis b b a2 > > instead of (current relative mode): > > a4 a e' e fis fis e2 d4 d cis cis b b a2 > > or (current absolute mode): > > a,4 a, e e fis fis e2 d4 d cis cis b, b, a2, > > > > /Mats > > That can't be done already? You can't write \relative a ? > I had no idea. It is certainly a desirable feature. daveA
\relative is for relative mode. For 'absolute' mode, \transpose is the only octave-related command. Actually, there is a way of getting rid of all ':s in twinkle using transpose: \transpose a' {c4 c g g a a g2 f4 f e e d d c2} (not very practical, though...) Erik _______________________________________________ Lilypond-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user