Hey, list, I have a question about fitting lyrics. In the file I've pasted below this message is the hymn I am arranging for Barbershop chorus. The final stanza has all the four parts singing separately, as you can see. But there are occasional spots, as in stanza 1 where some parts will repeat a lyric. If you compile this file, you will see on the PDF that the \markup words I put in there follow the notes, rather than being in a nice line. Can someone suggest how to do this most conveniently? Each of the *other* three parts (tenor, baritone, bass) might have bits of this in certain spots.
Windoze XP Pro, LilyPond 2.11.14, jEdit 4.4pre9 with LilyPondTool Blessings, Father Gordon Gilbert+ -- Fr. Gordon Gilbert Penetanguishene, ON \header { filename = "AmazingGrace-Sweet-Ads.ly" enteredby = "Gordon Gilbert" composer = "Traditional American Melody" poet = "words: Rev'd John Newton, 1779" arranger = "arr. Gordon Gilbert 2007" date="" title = "Amazing Grace" subtitle = "Arr. for Barbershop Chorus" metre = "" meter = \metre copyright = "Public Domain - Permission granted to perform this arrangement in a not-for-profit setting" style = "Hymn" mutopiacomposer = \composer mutopiapoet=\poet maintainer = "" maintainerEmail = "" lastupdated = "2007/02/04" } \version "2.11.14" \paper{ #(set-paper-size "letter") } global= { \time 3/4 \key g \major } tenor = \context Voice = "tenor" \relative c' { \voiceOne %\override NoteHead #'color = #grey %\override Stem #'color = #grey %\override Beam #'color = #grey { \partial 4 d4 b'2 d8 b d2 dis4 e2 c4 b2 a4 b2 d4 e2 e4 fis2 e4 ^\markup {"like"} d4( ^\markup {"me"} c) b4 b2 d4 d2 b4 c4.( e8 e c) b2 a4 b2 d4 d cis c b4( d) c4 ^ \markup {"I"} b2 ^ \markup {"see"} d,4 b'2 \times 2/3 {d8( c b)} d2 dis4 e2 c4 b2 a4 b2 \times 2/3 {d8( c b)} e2 e4 fis2 e4 d2 d4 b2 d4 d2 b4 c2 a4 b2 a4 b2 d4 d cis c b2 c4 b2 d,4 b'2 d4 d2 dis4 e2 c4 b2 a4 b2 d4 e2 e4 fis2 e4 d2 d4 b2 d4 d2 b4 c4.( e8 e c) b2 a4 b2 d4 d cis c b2. r2. r r r \new Voice = tenorDivisi { \voiceOne \transpose g b' { r4 r b4 b r4 r d'4 d'4 dis' e'2. c'4 b2. r4 % } }} } lead=\context Voice = "lead" \relative c' { \voiceTwo \override NoteHead #'color = #red \override Stem #'color = #red \override Beam #'color = #red { \partial 4 d4 g2 b8( g) b2 a4 g2 e4 d2 d4 g2 b8( g) b2 a4 d2. ~ d2 b4 d4.^ "x"( b8) d( b) g2 d4 e4.( g8) g( e) d2 d4 g2 b8( g) b2 a4 g2 ( fis4 g2) %verse 2 d4 g2 \times 2/3 {b8( a g)} b2 a4 g2 e4 d2 d4 g2 \times 2/3 {b8( a g)} b2 a8.( b16) d2. ~ d2 b4 d2 \times 2/3 {b8( a g)} b2 b8.( a16) g2 e8.( d16) d2 d4 g2 \times 2/3 {b8( a g)} b2 a4 g2. ~ g2 %verse 3 d4 g2 b8( g) b2 a4 g2 e4 d2 d4 g2 b8( g) b2 a4 d2. ~ d2 b4 d4.^ "x"( b8) d( b) g2 d4 e4.( g8) g( e) d2 d4 g2 b8( g) b2 a4 g2. %bridge a ^ \markup \italic {"Bridge"} g g f2 %verse 4 \key b \major \transpose g b' { d4 \time 4/4 g2. b8( g) b2. a4 g2. e4 d2. d4 g2. b8( g) b2. a4 d'1 ~ d'2. b4 d'2 ~ d'8( b8) d'( b) g2. d4 e2 ~ e8 ( g8) g( e) d2. d4 g2. b8( g) b2. a4 g1 ~ g2. g4 ^ \markup \italic {"Tag"} a ^ \fermata b ^ \fermata c' ^ \fermata r8 ^ \fermata d'8 d'1 ~ d' ^ \fermata } \bar "||" } } bari = \context Voice = "bari" \relative c' { \voiceOne \partial 4 d,4 g2 g4 g2 fis4 g2 a4 g2 a4 b2 b4 cis2 a4 d2 a4 ^ \markup {"like"} a2 ^ \markup {"me"} g4 g2 g4 d2 g4 c2 a4 g2 a4 b2 g4 fis4. g8 fis4 g4( b) a ^ \markup {"I"} g2 ^ \markup {"see"} d4 g2 g4 d'2 b4 c2 a4 g2 a4 b2 b4 a2 a4 d2 a4 a2 g4 b2 b4 d2 b4 c2 a4 g2 a4 b2 g4 fis4. e8 fis4 g2. ~ g2 d4 f2 ^ \markup \italic {"Bluesy - Baris, go for the 7ths!"} f4 c'2 b4 bes2 bes4 g2 a4 b2 b4 g2 g4 d2 a'4 a2 g4 g2 g4 d2 b'4 c2 a4 g2 a4 b2 g4 fis4. e8 fis4 g2. r2. r r r \new Voice = bariDivisi { \voiceOne \transpose g b' { r4 r d d r r g, g, } }} bass = \context Voice = "bass" \relative c { \voiceTwo \partial 4 d4 g,2 b4 d2 b4 c2 e4 g2 fis4 e2 e4 a2 cis,4 d2 e4 fis( e) d b2 d4 g,2 d'4 c2 e4 g2 fis4 e2 e4 d e fis g2 d4 _ \markup {"I"} g,2 _ \markup {"see"} d'4 b2 d4 g2 d4 c2 e4 g2 fis4 e2 e4 a,2 c4 b2.( a2) d4 g2 g4 b2 b4 c2 a4 g4( g) fis4 e2 e4 d e fis g2 d4 g2 d4 g,2 b4 d2 b4 c2 e4 f2 fis4 e2 e4 a,2 cis4 d2( e4 fis d) d b2 d4 g,2 b4 c2 e4 g2 fis4 e2 e4 d e fis g2. g2. c, b' fis2 \key b \major \new Voice = bassDivisi { \voiceTwo \transpose g b { d4 g2. b4 d2. b,4 c2. e4 g2. fis4 e2. e4 a,2. cis4 d2.( e4 fis2 d4) d b,2. d4 g,2. b,4 c2. e4 g2. fis4 e2. e4 d2( e4) fis g2.( c4 g,2.) g4 c b, a, r8 g, g,1 ~ g, } }} accomp=\chordmode { r4 g2 g4:/b g2:/d b4:7 c2 c4:6/e g2 d4:/fis e2.:m a2:9 a4:/cis d2. d2.:7 } stanzaa = \lyricmode { \set stanza = "1." A -- ma -- zing Grace, how sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me;__ I once was lost, but now am found, Was blind but now I see. \set stanza = "2." 'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, And grace my fears re -- lieved; How pre -- cious did that grace ap -- pear The hour I first be -- lieved. \set stanza = "3." Thro' ma -- ny dan -- gers, toils and snares I have al -- rea -- dy come; 'Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far, And grace will lead me home. %bridge Lead us home, Lord! \set stanza = "4." When we've been there ten thou -- sand years Bright shin -- ing as the sun, We've no less days to sing God's praise Than when we first be -- gun! %tag We've on -- ly just be -- gun!! } tenorwords = \lyricmode { When we've been there ten thou -- sand years } bariwords = \lyricmode { When we've been there ten thou -- sand years Bright shi -- ning as the sun } basswords = \lyricmode { When we've been there ten thou -- sand years Bright shin -- ing as the sun, We've no less days to sing God's praise Than when we first be -- gun! } \score { % \transpose g ees \context ChoirStaff << \context ChordNames \accomp \unset ChoirStaff.melismaBusyProperties \context Staff ="upper" { \clef "G" << \global \tenor \lead >>} \new Lyrics \with{ alignAboveContext = "upper" } \lyricsto "tenorDivisi" \tenorwords \lyricsto "lead" \context Lyrics = "stanza-1" { %\set stanza = "1." \stanzaa } \context Staff = "lower" { \clef "F"<< \global \bari \bass >>} \new Lyrics \with { alignAboveContext = "lower" } \lyricsto "bariDivisi" \bariwords \new Lyrics \with { alignBelowContext = "lower" } \lyricsto "bassDivisi" \basswords >> \layout{ indent = 0.0\pt \context { \ChordNames \override ChordName #'style = #'american chordChanges = ##t } } \midi { \context { \Score tempoWholesPerMinute = #(ly:make-moment 60 2) } }}
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