Re: Simple chord/lyrics sheets?

[James]

Hello,

On 28 February 2012 12:11, John Hartnup <address@hidden> wrote:
> Hi. I'm new to LilyPond, but I'm familiar with the TeX-like compilation
> model.
>
> I'm looking for a way to produce chord sheets of the kind used by several of
> the communities I play with. These are very much akin to a lead sheet --
> with bar lines, time signatures, chord names above, repeat marks, etc. --
> but there are no stave lines or notes.
>
> For a hand-drawn example, and an ASCII-art one, see this question on Stack
> Exchange:
> http://music.stackexchange.com/questions/5551/lead-sheets-fake-sheets-without-score
>
> I'm looking for a way to produce these which:
>  - Is fast and convenient to write
>  - Produces an attractive and readable end-product
>  - Is easy to distribute by email etc.

>
> I've found a way of doing this in LilyPond by making the notes and stave
> invisible -- but lyrics are tied to notes, to even though I'm not displaying
> notes, I have to write them -- breaking the "fast and convenient to write"
> requirement.
>
> - Is LilyPond the right program to tackle this, or would something else be
> better (some LaTeX package?)
> - If LilyPond, can I produce lyrics without corresponding notes?

http://www.vromans.org/johan/projects/Chordii/

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James