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<h5 class="unnumberedsubsubsec">Stems</h5>
<p><a name="index-stem-1600"></a><a name="index-stem_002c-invisible-1601"></a><a name="index-invisible-stem-1602"></a>
Whenever a note is found, a <code>Stem</code> object is created
automatically. For whole notes and rests, they are also created but
made invisible.
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<h5 class="subsubheading">Predefined commands</h5>
<p><a name="index-g_t_005cstemUp-1603"></a><a name="index-g_t_005cstemUp-1604"></a>
<code>\stemUp</code>,
<a name="index-g_t_005cstemDown-1605"></a><a name="index-g_t_005cstemDown-1606"></a>
<code>\stemDown</code>,
<a name="index-g_t_005cstemNeutral-1607"></a><a name="index-g_t_005cstemNeutral-1608"></a>
<code>\stemNeutral</code>.
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<h5 class="subsubheading">Selected Snippets</h5>
<p><a name="index-stem_002c-direction-1609"></a><a name="index-stem_002c-up-1610"></a><a name="index-stem_002c-down-1611"></a><a name="index-stem_002c-neutral-1612"></a>
<em>Default direction of stems on the center line of the staff</em>
<p>The default direction of stems on the center line of the staff is set
by the <code>Stem</code> property <code>neutral-direction</code>.
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\relative c'' {
a4 b c b
\override Stem #'neutral-direction = #up
a4 b c b
\override Stem #'neutral-direction = #down
a4 b c b
}
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Notation Reference:
<a href="Direction-and-placement.html#Direction-and-placement">Direction and placement</a>.
<p>Snippets:
<a href="../../../input/lsr/lilypond-snippets/Editorial-annotations.html#Editorial-annotations">Editorial annotations</a>.
<p>Internals Reference:
<a name="index-Stem_005fengraver-1613"></a><a href="../lilypond-internals/Stem_005fengraver.html#Stem_005fengraver">Stem_engraver</a>,
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