\version "2.14.1" \header { title = "Lyrics Spacing Test-2" } \paper { #(set-paper-size "a4" ) line-width = 165\mm %{ Commenting out the system-system spacing definition here affects the overall appearance % of the page - particularly the spacing of the Lyrics from the staves - but, leaving it 'in', % with the values set to 1 allows the Lyrics in the second score to move down a little, as desired. system-system-spacing = #'((basic-distance . 1) (minimum-distance . 1) (padding . 1) (stretchability . 0)) %} } global = { \key c \major \override Staff.TimeSignature #'style = #'() \time 4/4 } Music = \relative c' { \tempo 4 = 120 \autoBeamOff \partial 8 d8^\ppp e4 e4 c4. d8 \break e4 e4 c2 } Words = \lyricmode { "...aaand" One Two Three "...aaand" One Two Three } \score { \transpose c g << \new Staff = voices \new Voice = voices { \global \Music } \context Lyrics = voices \lyricsto voices \Words >> \layout { indent = 0 } } \score { \transpose c g << \new Staff = voices \new Voice = voices { \global \Music } \context Lyrics = voices \lyricsto voices \Words >> \layout { indent = 0 \context { \Lyrics \override VerticalAxisGroup #'nonstaff-relatedstaff-spacing = #'( (basic-distance . 7) (minimum-distance . 7) (padding . 0) %Altering this affects the Lyrics vertical position (stretchability . 100) ) } } }