diff --git a/firstline.fmt b/firstline.fmt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3742ca4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/firstline.fmt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+% Format for a graphic with a single tune
+continueall false
+measurenb false
+writefields SRBDZHN 0
+titleformat
+titlespace 0
+topspace 0
+infoline false
+writehistory false
+musiconly true
+scale 0.9
+botmargin 0pt
+leftmargin 0pt
+rightmarin 0pt
+topmargin 0pt
diff --git a/makeGraphics.sh b/makeGraphics.sh
index dbdb550..59fec1d 100755
--- a/makeGraphics.sh
+++ b/makeGraphics.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ find $booke -name "*.abc" | sort |
 
         # and make the first line graphic.
         $dir/abcfirstline.py $filename > firstline.abc
-        abcm2ps +c -M +Q -E -O $graphicsdir/firstline-$name.eps firstline.abc
+        abcm2ps -E -F firstline -O $graphicsdir/firstline-$name.eps firstline.abc
         mv $graphicsdir/firstline-${name}001.eps $graphicsdir/firstline-${name}.eps
         rm firstline.abc
         epstopdf --outfile=$graphicsdir/firstline-$name-tocrop.pdf $graphicsdir/firstline-${name}.eps