Ghost notes

Ghost notes for drums and percussion may be created using the \parenthesize command detailed in Parentheses. However, the default \drummode does not include the Parenthesis_engraver plugin which allows this.

     
     \new DrumStaff \with {
       \consists "Parenthesis_engraver"
     }
     <<
       \context DrumVoice  = "1" { s1 }
       \context DrumVoice  = "2" { s1 }
       \drummode {
         <<
           {
             hh8[ hh] <hh sn> hh16
             < \parenthesize sn > hh
             < \parenthesize sn > hh8 <hh sn> hh
           } \\
           {
             bd4 r4 bd8 bd r8 bd
           }
         >>
       }
     >>

Also note that you must add chords (< > brackets) around each \parenthesize statement.

See also

Snippets: Percussion.

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