LilyPond Learning Manual: 2.1.7 Advanced rhythmic commands

### 2.1.7 Advanced rhythmic commands

### Partial measure

Music Glossary: anacrusis.

A pickup (or anacrusis) is entered with the keyword `\partial`. It is followed by a duration: `\partial 4` is a quarter note pickup and `\partial 8` an eighth note.

>     \partial 8 f8 |
>     c2 d |

### Tuplets

Music Glossary: note value, triplet.

Tuplets are made with the `\times` keyword. It takes two arguments: a fraction and a piece of music. The duration of the piece of music is multiplied by the fraction. Triplets make notes occupy 2/3 of their notated duration, so a triplet has 2/3 as its fraction

>     \times 2/3 { f8 g a }
>     \times 2/3 { c8 r c }
>     \times 2/3 { f,8 g16[ a g a] }
>     \times 2/3 { d4 a8 }

### Grace notes

Music Glossary: grace notes, acciaccatura, appoggiatura.

Grace notes are created with the `\grace` command, although they can also be created by prefixing a music expression with the keyword `\appoggiatura` or `\acciaccatura`:

>     c2 \grace { a32[ b] } c2 |
>     c2 \appoggiatura b16 c2 |
>     c2 \acciaccatura b16 c2 |

#### See also

Notation Reference: Grace notes, Tuplets, Upbeats.

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