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Slurs are entered using parentheses:
f4( g a) a8 b( a4 g2 f4) <c e>2( <b d>2)
Slurs may be manually placed above or below the notes, see Direction and placement.
c2( d) \slurDown c2( d) \slurNeutral c2( d)
Simultaneous or overlapping slurs are not permitted, but a phrasing slur can overlap a slur. This permits two slurs to be printed at once. For details, see Phrasing slurs.
Slurs can be solid, dotted, or dashed. Solid is the default slur style:
c4( e g2) \slurDashed g4( e c2) \slurDotted c4( e g2) \slurSolid g4( e c2)
\slurUp
,
\slurDown
,
\slurNeutral
,
\slurDashed
,
\slurDotted
,
\slurSolid
.
Using double slurs for legato chords
Some composers write two slurs when they want legato chords. This can
be achieved by setting doubleSlurs
.
\relative c' { \set doubleSlurs = ##t <c e>4( <d f> <c e> <d f>) }
Music Glossary: slur.
Learning Manual: On the un-nestedness of brackets and ties.
Notation Reference: Direction and placement, Phrasing slurs.
Snippets: Expressive marks.
Internals Reference: Slur.