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+% include the lilydrum file
+include lilydrum.ly
+
+% Now a tiny example : 6/8
+\score {
+	\new DrumStaff {
+		\drummode {
+			\time 6/8
+			\partial 8 d8:32(_"7" |
+			\repeat volta 2 {
+				g8.[) g16 \dragd d8] d8.[ d16 \dragg g8] |
+				g8.[ \dragd d16 d8] d8.[ d16 \dragg g8] |
+				\fladdr d8. d16 g8 d4.:32(_"13" |
+				d8.) g16 d8 \flag g4 d8:32(_"7" \fr |
+				\break
+				g8.[) g16 \dragd d8] d8.[ d16 \dragg g8] |
+				g8.[ \dragd d16 d8] d8.[ d16 \dragg g8] |
+				\fladdr d8. d16:64(_"5" d8) \flad d8. d16 \flag g8 |
+				d8.:32(_"5" d16) \flag g8 \flad d4. \fr |
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}