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A slur indicates that notes are to be played bound or legato. They are entered using parentheses
f( g a) a8 b( a4 g2 f4)
<c e>2( <b d>2)
The direction of a slur can be specified with
\slurDIR, where DIR is
either Up, Down, or Neutral (automatically
selected).
However, there is a convenient shorthand for forcing slur
directions. By adding _ or ^ before the opening
parentheses, the direction is also set. For example,
c4_( c) c^( c)
Only one slur can be printed at once. If you need to print a long slur over a few small slurs, please see Phrasing slurs.
Some composers write two slurs when they want legato chords. This can
be achieved in LilyPond by setting doubleSlurs,
\set doubleSlurs = ##t
<c e>4 ( <d f> <c e> <d f> )
\slurUp,
\slurDown,
\slurNeutral,
\slurDashed,
\slurDotted,
\slurSolid.
Program reference: Slur.
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