Editing Creating harp glissandi

You can notate an ad lib. harp glissando in LilyPond using transparent <code>NoteHead</code>s with no ledger lines.

<lilypond version="2.24.0">
%% http://lsr.di.unimi.it/LSR/Item?id=796

% The positions of the headless notes are dependent on the clef.
% You can use a Pitch_squash_engraver to get around this.

\new PianoStaff <<
  \new Staff = "right" {
    \clef treble
    e'''8\glissando^"gliss. ad lib." s8*3
    \change Staff = "left"
    \override NoteHead.transparent = ##t
    \override NoteHead.no-ledgers = ##t
    c,8\glissando s8*3 |
    \change Staff = "right" c'''8 r
    % Back to normal
    \override NoteHead.transparent = ##f
    \override NoteHead.no-ledgers = ##f
    c''4 d'' e''
  }
  \new Staff = "left" {
    \clef bass
    s1 |
    r4 c d e
  }
>>
</lilypond>

[[Category:Staff notation]]
[[Category:Unfretted strings]]