LilyPond Learning Manual: 2.1.6 Automatic and manual beams

### 2.1.6 Automatic and manual beams

Music Glossary: beam.

All beams are drawn automatically:

>     a8 ais d ees r d c16 b a8

If you do not like the automatic beams, they may be overridden manually. To correct just an occasional beam mark the first note to be beamed with `[` and the last one with `]`.

>     a8[ ais] d[ ees r d] c16 b a8

If you want to turn off automatic beaming entirely or for an extended section of music, use the command `\autoBeamOff` to turn off automatic beaming and `\autoBeamOn` to turn it on again.

>     \autoBeamOff
>     a8 c b4 d8. c16 b4 |
>     \autoBeamOn
>     a8 c b4 d8. c16 b4 |

#### See also

Notation Reference: Automatic beams, Manual beams.

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