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#### 6.1.7 Skips

An invisible rest (also called a `skip') can be entered like a note with note name ``s`' or with `\skip` duration

>          a4 a4 s4 a4 \skip 1 a4

The `s` syntax is only available in note mode and chord mode. In other situations, for example, when entering lyrics, you should use the `\skip` command

>          <<
>            \relative { a'2 a2 }
>            \new Lyrics \lyricmode { \skip 2 bla2 }
>          >>

The skip command is merely an empty musical placeholder. It does not produce any output, not even transparent output.

The `s` skip command does create Staff and Voice when necessary, similar to note and rest commands. For example, the following results in an empty staff.

>          { s4 }

The fragment `{ \skip 4 }` would produce an empty page.

##### See also

Program reference: SkipMusic.

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