\header {
  texidoc = "Individual ties may be formatted manually by
specifying their @code{direction} and/@/or @code{staff-position}."
  
}

\version "2.19.2"

\paper {
  ragged-right = ##t
}

{
  \override Tie.staff-position = #-5.5
  c'4 ~ 4
  \override Tie.staff-position = #-6.5
  c'4 ~ 4
  \override Tie.staff-position = #-7.5
  c'4 ~ 4
  \revert Tie.staff-position
  \override Tie.direction = #UP
  c'4 ~ 4
}