\version "2.16.2" slashOn = {%\override Flag #'stroke-style = #"grace" \override Stem #'stencil = #(lambda (grob) (let* ((x-parent (ly:grob-parent grob X)) (is-rest? (ly:grob? (ly:grob-object x-parent 'rest)))) (if is-rest? empty-stencil (ly:stencil-combine-at-edge (ly:stem::print grob) Y (- (ly:grob-property grob 'direction)) (grob-interpret-markup grob (markup #:translate '(-0.75 . 0) #:draw-line '(3.5 . 2))) -4 )))) } %\once \override Stem #'extra-offset = #'(-1 . -1) slashOff = { \revert Stem #'stencil %\revert Flag #'stencil } \relative c { \clef bass \stemUp \slashOn cis!8-._\markup {\dynamic pp \italic "sempre, misterioso"} [\slashOff e-.] s \breathe \times 2/3 {\slashOn \once \override Accidental #'transparent = ##t g-.[\slashOff e-.] s \breathe} \times 2/3 {\slashOn a-. [\slashOff c-. a-.] } }