Re: [Lilypond] How to add chorus to multi-verse lead sheet for guitar?
On Tue, May 21, 2019 at 8:07 PM John Helly wrote:
>
> I have a multi-verse guitar lead sheet working but cannot figure out how to
> add a chorus. I’m struggling to find an example with a chorus and wonder if
> anyone can point me in the right direction, pls?
>
> The structure I have is shown below but it results in the chorus being added
> as another stanza.
How about adding the chorus lyrics to the end of second stanza?
\new Lyrics = "lyricsII" {
\lyricsto "voiceMelody" \verseII \chorusI
}
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Re: [Lilypond] How to add chorus to multi-verse lead sheet for guitar?
Mahalo. Definite maybe. I found a reference to using multiple voices in
the learning manual that might be a more general solution but don't
understand it yet.
J.
On 5/21/19 15:46, Karlin High wrote:
> On Tue, May 21, 2019 at 8:07 PM John Helly wrote:
>> I have a multi-verse guitar lead sheet working but cannot figure out how to
>> add a chorus. I’m struggling to find an example with a chorus and wonder if
>> anyone can point me in the right direction, pls?
>>
>> The structure I have is shown below but it results in the chorus being added
>> as another stanza.
> How about adding the chorus lyrics to the end of second stanza?
>
> \new Lyrics = "lyricsII" {
> \lyricsto "voiceMelody" \verseII \chorusI
> }
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Re: [Lilypond] How to add chorus to multi-verse lead sheet for guitar?
On 2019-05-21 8:48 pm, John Helly wrote:
Mahalo. Definite maybe. I found a reference to using multiple voices
in
the learning manual that might be a more general solution but don't
understand it yet.
One thing multiple voices would let you do is separate the melody
between the verse and chorus so you may associate the lyrics
independently. Consider:
\version "2.19.82"
Song.Voice.Verse = \fixed c' { f4 f g g | a2 c' }
Song.Voice.Chorus = \fixed c' { bes4 a g bes | a1 }
Song.Lyrics.VerseI = \lyricmode { Lyr -- ics for the | first verse. }
Song.Lyrics.VerseII = \lyricmode { Sec -- ond verse has | these words. }
Song.Lyrics.VerseIII = \lyricmode { Syl -- la -- bles on | verse three.
}
Song.Lyrics.Chorus = \lyricmode { Cho -- rus text goes | here. }
<<
\new Staff {
\key f \major
\new Voice = "verse" { \Song.Voice.Verse \bar "||" }
\new Voice = "chorus" { \Song.Voice.Chorus \bar ":|." }
}
\new Lyrics \lyricsto "verse" { \Song.Lyrics.VerseI }
\new Lyrics <<
\lyricsto "verse" { \Song.Lyrics.VerseII }
\lyricsto "chorus" { \Song.Lyrics.Chorus } >>
\new Lyrics \lyricsto "verse" { \Song.Lyrics.VerseIII } >>
Note that I have, like Karlin recommended, put the lyrics for the chorus
in the same Lyrics context as those for the second verse. If you have
an odd number of verses, you typically will include the chorus with the
middle one so you automatically get the correct vertical alignment.
However, if the chorus text only ever appears on its own line (as it
would if you add a \break after \bar "||"), then it should not matter
which Lyrics context the words are in. In fact, you could add a new one
just for the chorus.
-- Aaron Hill
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Re: [Lilypond] How to add chorus to multi-verse lead sheet for guitar?
Thanks very much. I don't understand all of that just yet but this is
great advice. I just finished reading Fundamental Concepts.
J.
On 5/21/19 19:08, Aaron Hill wrote:
> On 2019-05-21 8:48 pm, John Helly wrote:
>> Mahalo. Definite maybe. I found a reference to using multiple voices in
>> the learning manual that might be a more general solution but don't
>> understand it yet.
>
> One thing multiple voices would let you do is separate the melody
> between the verse and chorus so you may associate the lyrics
> independently. Consider:
>
>
> \version "2.19.82"
>
> Song.Voice.Verse = \fixed c' { f4 f g g | a2 c' }
> Song.Voice.Chorus = \fixed c' { bes4 a g bes | a1 }
>
> Song.Lyrics.VerseI = \lyricmode { Lyr -- ics for the | first verse. }
> Song.Lyrics.VerseII = \lyricmode { Sec -- ond verse has | these words. }
> Song.Lyrics.VerseIII = \lyricmode { Syl -- la -- bles on | verse three. }
> Song.Lyrics.Chorus = \lyricmode { Cho -- rus text goes | here. }
>
> <<
> \new Staff {
> \key f \major
> \new Voice = "verse" { \Song.Voice.Verse \bar "||" }
> \new Voice = "chorus" { \Song.Voice.Chorus \bar ":|." }
> }
> \new Lyrics \lyricsto "verse" { \Song.Lyrics.VerseI }
> \new Lyrics <<
> \lyricsto "verse" { \Song.Lyrics.VerseII }
> \lyricsto "chorus" { \Song.Lyrics.Chorus } >>
> \new Lyrics \lyricsto "verse" { \Song.Lyrics.VerseIII } >>
>
>
>
> Note that I have, like Karlin recommended, put the lyrics for the
> chorus in the same Lyrics context as those for the second verse. If
> you have an odd number of verses, you typically will include the
> chorus with the middle one so you automatically get the correct
> vertical alignment.
>
> However, if the chorus text only ever appears on its own line (as it
> would if you add a \break after \bar "||"), then it should not matter
> which Lyrics context the words are in. In fact, you could add a new
> one just for the chorus.
>
>
> -- Aaron Hill
>
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