I haven't had time to try this yet, but to double check- is there a way to do
this so the first line has the clef and key signature but not the rest of the
staves? This is the norm for lead sheets for jazz musicians.
> On Sep 28, 2025, at 3:00 AM, Thomas Morley <thomasmorle...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Am So., 28. Sept. 2025 um 04:59 Uhr schrieb William Rehwinkel via
> LilyPond user discussion <lilypond-user@gnu.org>:
>>
>> Dear Mark,
>>
>> Try this:
>>
>> \version "2.25.28"
>>
>> \defineBarLine "|" #'(#t #t #t)
>>
>> \score {
>> \relative c' {
>> \bar "|"
>> c4 d e f g a b c
>> }
>> }
>>
>> Thanks. Does this work?
>> -William
>>
>>> On 9/27/25 8:55 PM, Mark Probert wrote:
>>> Hi.
>>>
>>> I am working on some teaching/learn material that involves displaying
>>> chords. To do this, I have turned off the clef and tine_signature
>>> engravers however, I'd like to have the staff start with a barline
>>> rather than be open.
>>>
>>> I am sure there is an easy way to do this, however it escapes me. Any
>>> help appreciated
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> -mark.
>>
>>
>
> I'd prefer to have SystemStartBar printed:
>
> \layout {
> \context {
> \Score
> \override SystemStartBar.collapse-height = 1
> }
> \context {
> \Staff
> \omit Clef
> \omit TimeSignature
> }
> }
>
> { R1 }
>
> Cheers,
> Harm
>
>
