GeezerVison

Simple

<score>
  {c' d' e' f' g' fis' es' cis' c'2}
</score>

<score lang="ABC">
  L:1/4
  CDEF | G^F_E^C | C2
</score>

More elaborate

<score sound="1">
  \transpose c g \relative c' { % display G for C, A for D, etc. and one octave higher
    \key c \minor
    \time 4/4
    c4 e8 e g4 g           % (text after the % is just a comment)
    <c es g>2 <c es g>     % angle brackets create chords
    es4 d( c b)            % parentheses create slurs
    a4. r8 r8 a8 ~ a4      % r creates rests; ~ creates ties
    e-- e-> e-. g\fermata  % accents and other signs
    \bar "|."
  }
</score>

<score lang="ABC">
  K: Gm
  M: 4/4
  L: 1/4
  G =B/2B/2 dd |       % a comment
  [gbd']2 [gbd']2 |    % square brackets create chords (not supported by abc2ly)
  b (ag^e) |           % parentheses create slurs
  =e3/2 z/2 z/2 c/2-c  % z creates rests; – creates ties
  !tenuto!=B LB .B HB  % see standard section "Decorations" (not supported by abc2ly)
  |]
</score>

Pitch

<score lang="lilypond" sound="1">
  {
    a,, c, e, a, c e a c' % Middle C
    e' a' c'' e'' a'' c''' e''' g''' \bar "||"
    aes'' bes'' gis'' dis'' aeses'' beses'' gisis'' disis'' \bar "||"
    aeh'' beseh'' gih'' disih'' \bar "||"
    \language "english"
    af'' bf'' gs'' ds'' aff'' bff'' gss'' bx'' \bar "||"
    aqf'' btqf'' gqs'' dtqs''
  }
</score>

<score lang="lilypond" sound="1">
  \relative c' {
    e f <c e g>2
    a'4( b c) c,
    d8 e f16 g a b
    c4. a8 e' f g, f r \autoBeamOff e d c
    b4 a g b-> c2.-> r4
    \bar "|."
  }
</score>

Rhythm

<score lang="lilypond" sound="1">
  \relative c''{b1 b2 b4 b8 c r4 b4. r8 \times 2/3 {a8 g f}}
</score>

Adding lyrics

<score raw="1" lang="lilypond">
  \header {
    tagline = "" % no footer
    title = "Good Morning"
    composer = "trad."
  }
  \relative g' {
    \key g \major \time 3/4
    \partial 4 d
    e d g
    fis2 d4
    e d a'
    g2 d4
    d' b g
    fis e c'
    b g a
    g2 \fermata
    \bar "|."
  }
  \addlyrics {
    Good mor -- ning to you,
    Good mor -- ning to you,
    Good mor -- ning dear chil -- dren,
    Good mor -- ning to all.
  }
</score>

Adding chord names

<score lang="lilypond" sound="1">
  <<
    \new ChordNames \chordmode {
      \set chordChanges = ##t % Only display chord when there is a change (e.g., don't repeat the Am here)
      a4:m a4:m |  % measure 1 – A7 would be a:7
      g2 |         % measure 2
    }
    \new Staff \relative c''{
      \key a \minor
      \time 2/4
      a8 a16 a a8 a16 a |  % measure 1
      b8 a g4 |            % measure 2
    }
  >>
</score>

Adding whitespace

Accents and other symbols

<score>
  \relative c' {
    e-> f-- g-+ a-.
    b\fermata c-_ d-! e-^
  }
</score>

Gregorian notation

<score sound="1" raw="1">
  \version "2.24.4"
  \include "gregorian.ly"
  \header { tagline = ##f }
  \layout { ragged-right = ##t }
  cantus = {
    \set Staff.midiInstrument = "choir aahs" %\clef "vaticana-do3"
    f e f d e c d \augmentum d \divisioMaior
    f \[ f\melisma \pes g \melismaEnd \]
    \[ f\melisma \flexa e \melismaEnd \]
    \[ d\melisma \flexa c\melismaEnd \]
    e f e \augmentum d \divisioMaior
    a, \[ c\melisma \pes d\melismaEnd \]
    d \[ d\melisma \flexa c\melismaEnd \]
    e f e \augmentum d \divisioMaxima
  }
  verba = \lyricmode {
    Di -- es i -- rae, di -- es il -- lla,
    sol -- vet sae -- clum in fa -- vil -- la:
    tes -- te Da -- vid cum Si -- byl -- la.
  }
  \score {
    \new VaticanaVoice ="cantus" { \clef "vaticana-do3" \cantus }
    \addlyrics { \verba }
    \layout { }
    \midi { \tempo 4=108 }
  }
</score>

Color

<score lang="lilypond" sound="1">
  {
    \omit Score.TimeSignature
    \relative c' {
      \clef treble
      \time 7/4
      \once \override NoteHead.color = #red c4 d
      \once \override NoteHead.color = #red e f
      \once \override NoteHead.color = #red g a b
      \time 2/4 c2 \bar "||"
      \time 4/4 <c, e g>1 \bar "||"
    }
  }
</score>

MIDI instruments

Repeated sections and MIDI

MIDI only

<score sound raw>
  \header { tagline = ##f }
  triad = \relative c' { c4 e g <c e g>2 }
  empty = r1
  \score { \empty \layout { \context { \Staff \RemoveAllEmptyStaves } } }
  \score { \midi { } \triad }
</score>

Hiding tempo

Individual staff sizes

Overall size

Alignment

Grouping

{{Image frame|content=<score>
  {
    \omit Score.TimeSignature
    \relative c' {
      \clef treble \time 4/4
      e4^\markup { Enharmonic genus } feh geses a b ceh deses e
    }
  }
</score>

<score>
  {
    \omit Score.TimeSignature
    \relative c' {
      \clef treble \time 4/4
      e4^\markup { Chromatic genus } f ges a b c des e
    }
  }
</score>

<score>
  {
    \omit Score.TimeSignature
    \relative c' {
      \clef treble \time 4/4
      e4^\markup { Diatonic genus } f g a b c d e
    }
  }
</score>|width=300|caption=The three genera of the Dorian [[octave species]] on E}}