Slurs - GNU LilyPond
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#### 6.4.2 Slurs

A slur indicates that notes are to be played bound or legato. They are entered using parentheses

>          f( g a) a8 b( a4 g2 f4)
>          <c e>2( <b d>2)

The direction of a slur can be specified with `\slur`DIR, where DIR is either `Up`, `Down`, or `Neutral` (automatically selected).

However, there is a convenient shorthand for forcing slur directions. By adding `_` or `^` before the opening parentheses, the direction is also set. For example,

>          c4_( c) c^( c)

Only one slur can be printed at once. If you need to print a long slur over a few small slurs, please see Phrasing slurs.

##### Commonly tweaked properties

Some composers write two slurs when they want legato chords. This can be achieved in LilyPond by setting `doubleSlurs`,

>          \set doubleSlurs = ##t
>          <c e>4 ( <d f> <c e> <d f> )

##### Predefined commands

`\slurUp`, `\slurDown`, `\slurNeutral`, `\slurDashed`, `\slurDotted`, `\slurSolid`.

##### See also

Program reference: Slur.

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