4.1.6 Skips

An invisible rest (also called a `skip') can be entered like a note with note name `s' or with \skip duration:

     a2 s4 a4 \skip 1 a4

The s syntax is only available in Note mode and Chord mode. In other situations, you should use the \skip command:

     \score {
       \new Staff <<
         { \time 4/8 \skip 2 \time 4/4 }
         \notes\relative c'' { a2 a1 }
       >>
     }

The skip command is merely an empty musical placeholder. It does not produce any output, not even transparent output.

See also

SkipEvent (lilypond-internals).

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