Moving slur positions vertically - Revision history

Lemzwerg at 15:29, 12 January 2026

2026-01-12T15:29:44Z

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	The vertical position of a slur can be adjusted using the <code>positions</code> property of <code>Slur</code>. The property has 2 parameters, the first referring to the left end of the slur and the second to the right. The values of the parameters are not used by LilyPond to make an exact movement of the slur - instead it selects what placement of the slur looks best, taking into account the parameter values. Positive values move the slur up, and are appropriate for notes with stems down. Negative values move downward slurs further down.		The vertical position of a slur can be adjusted using the <code>positions</code> property of <code>Slur</code>. The property has 2 parameters, the first referring to the left end of the slur and the second to the right. The values of the parameters are not used by LilyPond to make an exact movement of the slur – instead it selects what placement of the slur looks best, taking into account the parameter values. Positive values move the slur up, and are appropriate for notes with stems down. Negative values move downward slurs further down.

	See also [[Adjusting slur positions vertically]].		See also snippet [[Adjusting slur positions vertically]].

	<lilypond version="2.24">		<lilypond version="2.24">

Lemzwerg at 14:46, 3 December 2025

2025-12-03T14:46:44Z

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	The vertical position of a slur can be adjusted using the <code>positions</code> property of <code>Slur</code>. The property has 2 parameters, the first referring to the left end of the slur and the second to the right. The values of the parameters are not used by LilyPond to make an exact movement of the slur - instead it selects what placement of the slur looks best, taking into account the parameter values. Positive values move the slur up, and are appropriate for notes with stems down. Negative values move downward slurs further down.		The vertical position of a slur can be adjusted using the <code>positions</code> property of <code>Slur</code>. The property has 2 parameters, the first referring to the left end of the slur and the second to the right. The values of the parameters are not used by LilyPond to make an exact movement of the slur - instead it selects what placement of the slur looks best, taking into account the parameter values. Positive values move the slur up, and are appropriate for notes with stems down. Negative values move downward slurs further down.

			See also [[Adjusting slur positions vertically]].

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Lemzwerg: New category

2025-11-21T23:22:41Z

New category

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Lemzwerg at 22:56, 21 November 2025

2025-11-21T22:56:26Z

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Jean Abou Samra: Replace version="2.24.0" with version="2.24" now that the LilyWiki extension supports auto-selecting the latest release in a stable series

2025-11-16T18:54:49Z

Replace version="2.24.0" with version="2.24" now that the LilyWiki extension supports auto-selecting the latest release in a stable series

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	The vertical position of a slur can be adjusted using the <code>positions</code> property of <code>Slur</code>. The property has 2 parameters, the first referring to the left end of the slur and the second to the right. The values of the parameters are not used by LilyPond to make an exact movement of the slur - instead it selects what placement of the slur looks best, taking into account the parameter values. Positive values move the slur up, and are appropriate for notes with stems down. Negative values move downward slurs further down.		The vertical position of a slur can be adjusted using the <code>positions</code> property of <code>Slur</code>. The property has 2 parameters, the first referring to the left end of the slur and the second to the right. The values of the parameters are not used by LilyPond to make an exact movement of the slur - instead it selects what placement of the slur looks best, taking into account the parameter values. Positive values move the slur up, and are appropriate for notes with stems down. Negative values move downward slurs further down.

	<lilypond version="2.24.0">		<lilypond version="2.24">
	\relative c' {		\relative c' {
	\stemDown		\stemDown

Jean Abou Samra: Import snippet from LSR

2025-10-26T22:45:22Z

Import snippet from LSR

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The vertical position of a slur can be adjusted using the <code>positions</code> property of <code>Slur</code>. The property has 2 parameters, the first referring to the left end of the slur and the second to the right. The values of the parameters are not used by LilyPond to make an exact movement of the slur - instead it selects what placement of the slur looks best, taking into account the parameter values. Positive values move the slur up, and are appropriate for notes with stems down. Negative values move downward slurs further down.

<lilypond version="2.24.0">
\relative c' {
\stemDown
e4( a)
\override Slur.positions = #'(1 . 1)
e4( a)
\override Slur.positions = #'(2 . 2)
e4( a)
\override Slur.positions = #'(3 . 3)
e4( a)
\override Slur.positions = #'(4 . 4)
e4( a)
\override Slur.positions = #'(5 . 5)
e4( a)
\override Slur.positions = #'(0 . 5)
e4( a)
\override Slur.positions = #'(5 . 0)
e4( a)
\stemUp
\override Slur.positions = #'(-5 . -5)
e4( a)
\stemDown
\revert Slur.positions
e4( a)
}
</lilypond>

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