David,

You are very welcome! Don't forget to reply to the mailing list so others
know you found a solution. BTW, if you haven't read through the Learning
Manual, this will introduce you to many useful topics and concepts like the
one I shared with you. In fact here's the exact section that talks about
this:

http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.18/Documentation/learning/fixing-overlapping-notation#the-staff_002dpadding-property

Best,
Abraham

On Thu, Feb 11, 2016 at 5:19 PM, David Landt <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Abraham, thank you for responding quickly.  Your code works perfectly.
> Why that code works is something I will hopefully learn over time, but, for
> now, I am pleased that I can continue with engraving my sheet music.  Enjoy
> your day.
>
> ------------------------------
> Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2016 15:46:53 -0700
> From: [email protected]
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: Aligning upbows and downbows
>
> David,
>
> On Thu, Feb 11, 2016 at 3:37 PM, david_landt [via Lilypond] <[hidden
> email] <https:///user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=187102&i=0>> wrote:
>
> Hello all.  I am a new user seeking assistance with aligning upbows and
> downbows so that the bows are all aligned horizontally at the same height
> for easier readability.  Thank you.
>
> How about this:
>
> %%%%%%%%%
>
> \version "2.18.2"  % necessary for upgrading to future LilyPond versions.
>
> \header{
>   title = "Here Comes the Sun"
>   subtitle = "Original music and lyrics written by George Harrison 1969."
>
> }
>
> \relative {
>   \set Staff.instrumentName = "Capo VII"
>   \key e \major
>   \override Script.staff-padding = #3 % <--- Adjust to taste
>   a'8^\downbow^"D" <e' a cis>\downbow a\upbow b\downbow cis\upbow <a, e'>
> a' a, |
>   e' cis' b <a, e'> a' <a, e'>
> }
>
> %%%%%%%%%
>
> HTH,
> Abraham
>
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