Dear Mark, You can do it easily in this way: \version "2.22" tune = \relative c'' { \clef treble r4^"A" \tuplet 3/2 { d8 d d } \tuplet 3/2 { d8 d d } d8 r8 | r4^"B" r8 \tuplet 3/2 { d8[ d d] } \tuplet 3/2 { d8[ d d] } d8 | } \score { \new Staff \tune } But I would recommend to do it as quoted below: \version "2.22" %sechzehnteltriolen ST = #(define-music-function (x) (ly:music?) #{ \set Voice.beamExceptions = #'( ) \set Voice.baseMoment = #(ly:make-moment 1/8) \set Voice.beatStructure = #'(1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ) \tupletSpan 8 \tuplet 3/2 { $x } \tupletSpan \default \unset Voice.baseMoment \unset Voice.beatStructure \unset Voice.beamExceptions %\unset Voice.beamExceptions
#}) tune = \relative c'' { \clef treble r4^"A" \tuplet 3/2 { d8 d d } \tuplet 3/2 { d8 d d } d8 r8 | r4^"B" r8 \repeat "unfold" 2 { \ST { d8 16 ~ 16 8 } } d8 \noBeam | } \score { \new Staff \tune } Hope this helps!