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adding lyrics is baffling to me...


From: smacnay
Subject: adding lyrics is baffling to me...
Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2004 15:41:24 -0500
User-agent: Mutt/1.5.5.1+cvs20040105i

Hi everyone,

I need help with lyrics.  I am using version 2.1.0-2 in Debian Sarge
(testing) and my lyrics are not lining up under notes.  I need to know
how to install spaces in lyrics where there are rests.

I have:

\paper { indent = 1.0 }
\score  { <<

\context ChordNames \chords { r2. a2. e2. e2. a2. d2. a2. e2. a2. }
\new Staff \notes { \clef bass \key a \major \time 6/8
\partial 8*1 e8 | a a a a gis fis gis4. r4 e8
b b b b a b a4. r4 a8
d' d' d' fis4 d'8 cis'4 b8 b8 a4 a8
b4 a8 gis4 gis8 a4.~a4 r8}

\context Lyrics \lyrics {
On8 Mon8--day8 I8 went8 to8 my8 home, And8
there8 I8 was8 paint8-ed8 in8 blue. I8
sang8 a8 nice8 song4, the8 whole4 day8 long4, And8
it4 was8 called4 '____'.}
>> }

It is the rests that seem to get words even though I don't want that.

Also, there is a pickup note at the beginning of the piece, how do I set
the final bar as having 5 of the 6 eight notes?

Thanks for any help.  Maybe direction to documentation for my version of
lilypond would be best.  I have some on my machine but the web site has
differing docs.

All the best,

Sterling




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