How do you create lyrics for some brief alternative notes existing in repeated sections (when there are not enough notes to justify duplicating the section)? Here is a demonstration picture of what I am trying to do:
http://jeffyepstein.com/tmp/alternative_lyrics.gif The red is what I can't figure, either with or without a second-verse of lyrics. I cannot seem to add anything else without causing a problem. The below lilypond code is a demonstration of my problem. Thank you for any advice. I am new to LilyPond, but I'm a programmer and have an excellent first impression of it--and I was going to spend 90 bucks, when this is free??!! ----------------------------------------------- \version "2.12.2" \relative c'' { \time 4/4 \repeat volta 2 { c4 b a g } \repeat volta 2 { f4 e d c } \repeat volta 2 { c'4 b a << \override Stem #'direction = #UP { g4 } \\ \teeny \override NoteColumn #'force-hshift = #1.7 \override Stem #'direction = #DOWN \override Stem #'length = #4 { g16 a g8 } >>} \repeat volta 2 { c,4 e << \override Stem #'direction = #UP { g4 c4 } \\ \teeny \override NoteColumn #'force-hshift = #1.7 \override Stem #'direction = #DOWN \override Stem #'length = #4 { g8 g8 c4 } >>} } \addlyrics { do ti la so fa mi ray do do ti la } ----------------------------------------------- -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Newbie-question%3A-Brief-alternative-lyrics-and-notes-during-repeat-tp22002470p22002470.html Sent from the Gnu - Lilypond - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user