\header { texidoc = "A solo string can only be printed when a note starts. Hence, in this example, there is no Solo-2 although the 2nd voice has a dotted quarter, while the first voice has a rest. A Solo indication is only printed once; (shared) rests do not require reprinting a solo indication. Solo 1/2 can not be used when a spanner is active, so there is no solo over any of the tied notes. " } vone = \relative a' { d4 r8 d8 d8 r8 d8 r8 d2 ~ d2 ~ d4 } vtwo = \relative g' { g4. g8 r2 g4 r4 r2 g4 } \version "2.12.0" \paper { ragged-right = ##t } << \set Score.skipBars = ##t \partcombine \vone \vtwo >>