q shortcut and voicings in TAB

[David B. Stocker]

Question:

Using the q shorthand for chords doesn't result in exact duplicates with regard to fret positions.

In my minimal example, pasted below, I would intend for repeated chords to have the same fret position as the initial iteration. I would think this would be the desired behavior to save typing using the q shorthand.

\version "2.18.2"

\new TabVoice \relative c {

<a\6 e'\5>8 q q q

}

% desired output:

\new TabVoice \relative c {

\repeat unfold 4 { <a\6 e'\5>8 }

}

Thanks,

David