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# NoteHead

class `abjad.` `NoteHead`(client, pitch=None)

  Bases: `abjad.notehead.interface.NoteHeadInterface`

  The head of a single note or one of the heads in a chord.

      abjad> note = Note(1, (1, 4))
      abjad> note.notehead
      NoteHead(cs')

  The Abjad NoteHead overrides the LilyPond NoteHead grob.

      abjad> note.notehead.color = 'red'
      abjad> print note.format
      \once \override NoteHead #'color = #red
      cs'4

  `format`

    Read-only format string of notehead.

    Todo

    appears to not currently be working, or necessary.

        abjad> note = Note(1, (1, 4))
        abjad> note.nothead.format
        "cs'"

  `formatter`

    Read-only reference to note head formatter.

        abjad> note = Note(1, (1, 4))
        abjad> note.notehead.formatter
        <_NoteHeadFormatInterface>

  `pitch`

    Read / write pitch of notehead.

        abjad> note = Note(1, (1, 4))
        abjad> note.notehead.pitch = 2
        abjad> print note.format
        d'4

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