This should work: \override Script.script-priority = #0
That will make the fermata go closer to the note than the text. Any value less than 200 should work. I'm not sure what the usual value of a fermata is. I'm surprised it gets positioned above Text by default. Kevin _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user