> For the record, the answer to your original question can also be found in > an example in the Tips and Tricks document (I'm sure it's included in the > LilyPond Snippet Repository as well).
Many thanks for the pointers. I hadn't even discovered the existence of the Tips and Tricks document until you mentioned it. > > To reduce the spacing, you can do > \new ChordNames \with { > chordChanges = ##t > voltaOnThisStaff = ##t > \override VoltaBracket #'minimum-space =#0 > } { ... } This looks like it should work, and LP accepts it OK, but it doesn't have any effect. The volta brackets are still much too high. I can't see any difference in output appearance between the versions with and without the "\override VoltaBracket #'minimum-space = #0" line. Below is my current LP source in case you'd like to try and see if it really works for you. Again, many thanks for helping! -- Robert ---------------------------------------- \header{ title = "Bouncing with Bud (Bebop in Pastel)" composer = "Earl Rudolph \"Bud\" Powell" enteredby = "Robert Kennedy" style = "jazz" tagline = "" } harmonies = \chordmode { \repeat volta 2 { bes1:maj bes1:maj b1:maj } \alternative { { b1:maj } { b1:maj } } bes2:maj c:m7 d:m7 ees:dim7 d:m7 g:7 c:m7 d:7 g1:m7 des:dim7 c2:m7 f:7 bes:maj b:maj bes2:maj c:m7 d:m7 ees:dim7 d:m7 g:7 c:m7 d:7 g1:m7 des:dim7 c2:m7 f:7 bes:maj d:7 g1:m6 g:m6 a:m7.5- d:7.9+ g:7.11+ c:7.9+ c:m7 f:7 bes2:maj c:m7 d:m7 ees:dim7 d:m7 g:7 c:m7 d:7 g1:m7 des:dim7 c2:m7 f:7 bes1:maj fis2:dim g:m6 d:7.9- g:m6 b:dim7 c:m7 b:dim7 c:m7 f1:7.9 f2.:7.9 b8:maj bes:maj r1 r1 } melody = \relative { \key bes \major \repeat volta 2 { r8 f bes[ f'~] f4. f,8 bes f'8~ f2 r4 r8 f,8 b[ f'~] f4. f,8 } \alternative { { b8 f'~ f2 r4 } { b,8 f'~ f2 r8 ees8 } } { \once \override Score.RehearsalMark #'extra-offset = #'(-1 . 0) | \mark \markup { \box "A1" } d c bes a c bes a g f d ees ges~ ges4 f8 ees d c f b, r4. g'8~ g4 ees8 c a'4 fis8 d bes' g r2 r8 a bes g r2 r8 a bes g a bes g ees d c f4 r2 r8 ees'8 \once \override Score.RehearsalMark #'extra-offset = #'(-1 . 0) | \mark \markup { \box "A2" } d a r8 c r bes r d, r a' r fis g f ees d f b, r2 r8 f' fis g ees c gis' a fis d bes' g r2 r8 a bes g r2 r8 a bes g a bes g ees d c f bes, r8 d f d fis g~ | \mark \markup { \box "B" } g << g4 e d bes >> << a' fis dis c >> << bes' g e d >> << d'8~ bes~ g~ e~ >> << d'4 bes g e >> << bes'8 g e d >> << a'4 fis dis c >> << g' e d bes >> << d'8~ a~ g~ ees~ >> << d'2~ a~ g~ ees~ >> << d'8 a g ees >> d' \times 2/3 { a g ees } \times 2/3 { << f'8 c bes fis >> ees' << f~ c~ bes~ fis~ >> } << f'2 c bes fis >> << ees'8 bes fis >> << cis'~ a~ e~ b~ >> << cis'2~ a~ e~ b~ >> << cis'8 a e b >> e' cis f, \times 2/3 { << ees' bes aes e >> des' << ees~ bes~ aes~ e~ >> } << ees'2 bes aes e >> des'8 << d~ bes~ g~ ees~ >> << d' bes g ees >> << bes'~ g~ ees~ d~ >> << bes'4 g ees d >> bes'16 a aes g ees8 g << des' e, >> << c'~ ees,~ >> << c'4 ees, >> r4 r8 ees'8 | \mark \markup { \box "A3" } d c bes a c bes a g f d ees ges~ ges4 f8 ees d c f b, r4. g'8~ g4 ees8 c a'4 fis8 d bes' g r2 r8 a bes g r2 r8 a bes g a bes g ees d c f8 bes, r2. \bar "||" | \mark \markup { \box "C" } c'4 c bes r8 a~ a a~ a g~ g4 r d' f ees r8 b~ b4 d8 c~ c4 aes8 g~ g1~ g2. b8 bes r1 r1 \bar "|." } } \layout { \context { \Score \override RemoveEmptyVerticalGroup #'remove-first = ##t } } << \new ChordNames \with { chordChanges = ##t voltaOnThisStaff = ##t \override VoltaBracket #'minimum-space = #0 } { \harmonies } \new Staff \with { voltaOnThisStaff = ##f } { \melody } >> \version "2.10.14" ---------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user