Perfect! Thank you very much, Carl.
\new NullVoice = "verse_two" {
etc...
> On Dec 7, 2025, at 5:01 PM, Carl Sorensen <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>
> On Sun, Dec 7, 2025, 5:44 PM Mike Kilmer <[email protected]
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>> Hi all.
>>
>> Making song charts.
>>
>> How does one hide notes _and_ their ties and slurs?
>>
>> When printing multiple verses with different rhythms eg:
>>
>> Happy birthday dear Brody
>> Happy birthday dear Meredith
>>
>> I usually create two voices and use /hideNotes like this:
>>
>> <<
>> \new Voice = "verse" {
>> \voiceOne
>> r2 c8 c | c'4 a f | e d2 | % etc...
>> }
>>
>> \new Voice = "verse_two" {
>> \voiceTwo
>> \hideNotes
>> r2 c8 c | c'4 a f | e8 e d2 | % etc...
>> }
>> >>
>>
>> But any _slurs or _ties aren't hidden (by /hideNotes). (They get displayed
>> at top and bottom)
>>
>> Have experimented with:
>>
>> \override Tie.color = #white and \override Slur.color = #white
>> (with perhaps there being some Opacity override I haven't found yet.)
>>
>> But I expect this is a solved problem I'm in need of some
>> schooling/direction on.
>
>
> Instead of putting the alternate rhythm in a Voice with hideNotes, pot the
> alternate rhythm in a NullVoice. Then it won't show, but you can still use
> it with \lyricsTo
>
> Hth,
>
> Carl
