Stephanie <sim.musicsch...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have a few questions which I need help with. > I not sure what the /relative is for?
Ordinarily, notes in Lilypond specify not only the pitch, but the octave. Middle C is c' -- third-space C is c'' -- two ledger lines C is c'''. Similarly, 2nd space bass clef C is c -- two ledger lines below is c, -- octave below that is c,, . Note that "c4" means a quarter note. The "4" is not an octave number. It can get tedious to write all those ticks and commas on every note. So, most people use "relative" mode, where each note is assumed to be close to the note just before. "\relative c" says that the following block is starting close to the C below middle C. That applies only to the stuff INSIDE the braces. Did you type your message on a phone? I'm wondering if it was auto-correct that changed your scale to: c4 do every from go from every do c4 So, you probably want something similar to this: upper = \relative c' { \clef treble \key c \major \time 4/4 c4 d e f | g4 f e d | c1 } lower = \relative c { \clef bass \key c \major \time 4/4 g4 f e d | c4 d e f | g1 } \new PianoStaff << \new Staff \upper \new Staff \lower >> -- Tim Roberts, t...@probo.com Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc. _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user