Re: ignoring too many clashing note columns

[James Bailey]

On Sep 11, 2010, at 6:39 PM, Helge Kruse wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I try to write a guitar score. In some measures I found small parts of 
> polyphony. I tried to add temporarily a new voice, but I failed. The example 
> below shows the intention. The second (commented) line gives nearly the same 
> result and Lilypond doesn't show any error. But the g8 should be sound 
> longer. That's why I want to tie it to a g4.
> 
> Can I add this temporarily polyphony on demand or must it start at the first 
> measure filled with lots of silent rests?
> 
> Any suggestion is welcome.
> 
> 
> Helge
> 
> 
> 
> \score
> {
>       <<      
>       \relative c'' {
>               c'8   b16 a~ a g16 g8~  << { g4 } \\ { fis8 e } >>
> %             c'8   b16 a~ a g16 g8   fis8 e
>       }
>       \\
>       \relative c'  {
>               a16 e'8. e e,16~e b''8 e,,16
>       }
>       >>
> }

Remember that you can't tie notes across voice contexts, so you can't use the 
<<{}\\{}>> to tie the notes.
\score { << \new Voice { \voiceOne c8 b16 a~ a g16 g8~ << { \voiceOne g4 } \new 
Voice { \voiceTwo fis8 e } >> } \new Voice { \voiceTwo a16 e'8. e e,16~ e b''8 
e,,16 } >> }