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1.2.3.6 Showing melody rhythms

Sometimes you might want to show only the rhythm of a melody. This can be done with the rhythmic staff. All pitches of notes on such a staff are squashed, and the staff itself has a single line

     
     \new RhythmicStaff {
       \time 4/4
       c4 e8 f g2 | r4 g r2 | g1 | r1 |
     }

[image of music]

TODO – put example in with multiple lines as well (used for strumming rhythms in guitar)


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