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It is followed by a duration: <code>\partial 4</code> is a quarter note pickup and <code>\partial 8</code> an eighth note. <blockquote> <pre class="verbatim"> \partial 8 f8 c2 d </pre> <p> <a href="../b9/lily-56aea521.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../b9/lily-56aea521.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> </blockquote> <p><a name="index-tuplets-129"></a><a name="index-triplets-130"></a> <h4 class="subheading">Tuplets</h4> <p>Music Glossary: <a name="index-note-value-131"></a><a href="../music-glossary/note-value.html#note-value">note value</a>, <a name="index-triplet-132"></a><a href="../music-glossary/triplet.html#triplet">triplet</a>. <p><var>Tuplets</var> are made with the <code>\times</code> keyword. It takes two arguments: a fraction and a piece of music. The duration of the piece of music is multiplied by the fraction. Triplets make notes occupy 2/3 of their notated duration, so a <var>triplet</var> has 2/3 as its fraction <blockquote> <pre class="verbatim"> \times 2/3 { f8 g a } \times 2/3 { c r c } \times 2/3 { f,8 g16[ a g a] } \times 2/3 { d4 a8 } </pre> <p> <a href="../a1/lily-235dafdf.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../a1/lily-235dafdf.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> </blockquote> <p><a name="index-grace-notes-133"></a><a name="index-acciaccatura-134"></a><a name="index-appoggiatura-135"></a> <h4 class="subheading">Grace notes</h4> <p>Music Glossary: <a name="index-grace-notes-136"></a><a href="../music-glossary/grace-notes.html#grace-notes">grace notes</a>, <a name="index-acciaccatura-137"></a><a href="../music-glossary/acciaccatura.html#acciaccatura">acciaccatura</a>, <a name="index-appoggiatura-138"></a><a href="../music-glossary/appoggiatura.html#appoggiatura">appoggiatura</a>. <p><var>Grace notes</var> are created with the <code>\grace</code> command, although they can also be created by prefixing a music expression with the keyword <code>\appoggiatura</code> or <code>\acciaccatura</code>: <blockquote> <pre class="verbatim"> c2 \grace { a32[ b] } c2 c2 \appoggiatura b16 c2 c2 \acciaccatura b16 c2 </pre> <p> <a href="../bb/lily-4a6051f1.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../bb/lily-4a6051f1.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> </blockquote> <p class="noindent"> <h5 class="subsubheading">See also</h5> <p class="indent"> <p>Notation Reference: <a name="index-Grace-notes-139"></a><a href="../lilypond/Grace-notes.html#Grace-notes">Grace notes</a>, <a name="index-Tuplets-140"></a><a href="../lilypond/Tuplets.html#Tuplets">Tuplets</a>, <a name="index-Upbeats-141"></a><a href="../lilypond/Upbeats.html#Upbeats">Upbeats</a>. <!-- footer_tag --><br><hr> <div class="node"> <p> Previous: <a rel="previous" accesskey="p" href="Automatic-and-manual-beams.html#Automatic-and-manual-beams">Automatic and manual beams</a>, Up: <a rel="up" accesskey="u" href="Single-staff-notation.html#Single-staff-notation">Single staff notation</a> </div> <div style="background-color: #e8ffe8; padding: 2; border: #c0ffc0 1px solid;"> <p> <font size="-1"> This page is for LilyPond-2.11.57 (development-branch). <br> <address> Report errors to <a href="http://post.gmane.org/post.php?group=gmane.comp.gnu.lilypond.bugs">http://post.gmane.org/post.php?group=gmane.comp.gnu.lilypond.bugs</a>. </address> <br> Your <a href="http://lilypond.org/web/devel/participating/documentation-adding">suggestions for the documentation</a> are welcome. </font> </p> </div> <P> Other languages: <a href="Advanced-rhythmic-commands.fr.html">français</a>, <a href="Advanced-rhythmic-commands.es.html">español</a>, <a href="Advanced-rhythmic-commands.de.html">deutsch</a>. <BR> </P> </BODY></html>