#### 3.9.2 Entering percussion

Percussion notes may be entered in `\drums` mode, which is similar to `notes`. Each piece of percussion has a full name and an abbreviated name, and both be used in input files

           hihat hh bassdrum bd

The complete list of drum names is in the init file ly/drumpitch-init.ly.

##### See also

Program reference: DrumNoteEvent.

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