Hi Frederick, Is this what you're looking for?
Hope this helps! Kieren. \version "2.16" theNotes = { a'4 \override Score.LyricText #'self-alignment-X = #LEFT << { \voiceOne b'2 } \new Voice = "Lower" { \voiceTwo b'16 b' d'' b' b' b'8. } >> \oneVoice a'4 g'4 } theWords = \lyricmode { to you, my love } theOtherWords = \lyricmode { \set associatedVoice = "Lower" the e -- go -- tis -- ti -- cal \unset associatedVoice twerp I love } \score { << \new Staff \theNotes \addlyrics \theWords \addlyrics \theOtherWords >> } _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user