Make Ties Transparent

[Mike iLL]

I’m using `\hideNotes` so that multiple similar verses can be lined up beneath one another:

Melody with four beats here

Four syl — la — bles 

Five syl — la — bil — lies

The code:

melody = \relative c'' {

 \clef treble

 \key c \major

 \time 3/4

 <<

   \new Voice = "chorus" {

     \voiceOne

     d4 c4. b8~ | b4 c2 |

   }

   \new Voice = "hidden" {

 \voiceTwo

      \hideNotes {

      d4 c4. b8~ | b4 g4 c4 |

}

}

>>

}

chorus =  \lyricmode {

\set stanza = #"1. " 

 Cho -- ir choir __ 

}

wordsTwo =  \lyricmode {

\set associatedVoice = "hidden"

\set stanza = #"2. " 

      Cho -- ir sing -- ing it.

}

\score {

 <<

   \new Staff  {

     \new Voice = "main" { \melody }

   }

   \new Lyrics \lyricsto "chorus" \chorus

   \new Lyrics \lyricsto "hidden" \wordsTwo

 >>

The melody is hidden but ties and slurs are quite visible.

I think that making objects transparent is going to be the solution, but am not sure what objects I’m looking for:

http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.18/Documentation/notation/visibility-of-objects#making-objects-transparent

Is it something like this `\override NoteHead.transparent = ##t`?

Thanks much.

Mike iLL Kilmer

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http://www.madhappy.com