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Re: How do I expand lyrics...
From: |
David Kastrup |
Subject: |
Re: How do I expand lyrics... |
Date: |
Tue, 18 Mar 2014 18:03:30 +0100 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.3.50 (gnu/linux) |
Kevin Tough <address@hidden> writes:
> After reading "2.3.2 Aligning lyrics to a melody" from the 2.18.2 manual
> I still cannot seem to get my lyrics to extend over 2 notes. Am I
> missing something or is there something missing from the documentation.
> My Christmas "sleigh" should fill in the complete staff and my "Jingle
> should stay put in the next staff. "X" is currently holding the place
> but naturally does not belong there. HO, HO, HO, Christmas is only 9
> months away.
\version "2.18.0"
% JingleBells.ly
\language "english"
\paper {
ragged-right = ##f
}
\layout {
indent = 0.0\cm
}
\header {
title = "Jingle Bells"
composer = "EwithM"
%subtitle = "English with Guitar"
}
\layout {
\context {
\Score
\remove "Bar_number_engraver"
}
}
\new Staff {
\clef "treble_8"
\relative c' {
\numericTimeSignature \time 4/4
e4 e e2 | e4 e e2 | e4 g c, d | e1 | \break
f4 f f f | f e e e |e d d e | d2 g2 | \break
e4 e e2 | e4 e e2 | e4 g c, d | e1 | \break
f4 f f f | f e e2 | g4 g f d | c1 |
\bar "|."
}
\addlyrics {
Jin -- gle bells, | jin -- gle bells, | jin -- gle all the | way.
Oh, what fun it | is to ride in_a | one horse o -- pen | sleigh. __ _
|
Jin -- gle bells, | jin -- gle bells, | jin -- gle all the | way.
Oh, what fun it is to ride_in_a one horse o -- pen sleigh.
}
}
--
David Kastrup