On 09/02/2025 10:09, Raphael Mankin wrote:
Attached is a MWE.

I tried using explicit syllable lengths, but it appears that they were ignored. So writing "rhythm4" or "jer8 -- "ky8" does nothing.

Switching the order of the voices in << ... >> made no difference; it always aligned to the shorter notes. So " << c4 \\ {a8  a8 } >>" or "<< {a8  a8 } \\ c4 >>" yielded the same result.

I have not played with  more complicated rhythms, e.g. tuplets. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

For the simple cases I need atm it seems that a spacer "_" is sufficient. Beyond that, it is guess and fiddle.

Here is your example adjusted to use explicit syllable durations.

\version "2.24.3"
\language "english"

\header {
  title = "Variant Rhythms"
  subtitle = "Explicit syllable lengths"
}

global = {
  \key c \major
  \time 4/4
  \partial 4
}

chordNames = \chordmode {
  \global
  % Chords follow here.

}

melody = \relative c'' {
  \global
  % Music follows here.
  c4 |
  c4 c << c4 \\ {a8  a8 } >> c4 |
  c4 c8 c c4
}

verseA = \lyricmode {
  % Lyrics follow here.
  Verse4 with smooth rhythm words
  And stac8 -- ca -- to4
}

verseB = \lyricmode {
  % Lyrics follow here.
   Verse4 with short jer8 -- ky words4
   And stac8 -- ca -- to4
}
\score {
  <<
    \new ChordNames \chordNames
    \new Staff { \melody }
    \new Lyrics { \verseA }
    \new Lyrics { \verseB }
  >>
  \layout { }
}

--
Timothy Lanfear, Bristol, UK.

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