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This short vertical line placed above the note is commonly used in baroque music. Its meaning can vary, but generally indicates notes that should be played with more “weight”. The following example demonstrates how to achieve such a notation.
This short vertical line placed above the note is commonly used in baroque music. Its meaning can vary, but generally indicates notes that should be played with more “weight”. The following example demonstrates how to achieve such a notation.


<lilypond version="2.24.0">
<lilypond version="2.24">
upline =
upline =
\tweak stencil   
\tweak stencil   
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</lilypond>
</lilypond>


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[[Category:Expressive marks]]
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Latest revision as of 15:07, 3 December 2025

This short vertical line placed above the note is commonly used in baroque music. Its meaning can vary, but generally indicates notes that should be played with more “weight”. The following example demonstrates how to achieve such a notation.

\version "2.24"

upline =
\tweak stencil   
  #(lambda (grob) 
    (grob-interpret-markup grob #{ \markup \draw-line #'(0 . 1) #}))
  \stopped

\relative c' {
  a'4^\upline a( c d')_\upline
}