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3.2 Multiple notes at once
This section introduces notation having more than one note at the same time: multiple instruments, multiple staves for a single instrument (such as the piano), and chords.
Polyphony in music refers to having more than one voice occurring in a piece of music. Polyphony in LilyPond refers to having more than one voice on the same staff.
| 3.2.1 Music expressions explained | ||
| 3.2.2 Multiple staves | ||
| 3.2.3 Staff groups | ||
| 3.2.4 Combining notes into chords | ||
| 3.2.5 Single-staff polyphony |