Reposting a previous question with code example. Note that depending on how the alignment is defined, about a notehead of space is added to one side of the lyrics or the other.
Thanks, Carl ==== \version "2.16.2" \score { << \new Staff = "top" { \new Voice = "tester" { c' e' g' c'' } } \new Lyrics \lyricsto "tester" \lyricmode {This is a test } \new Staff = "bottom" { \clef bass c' g e c } >> \header { piece = "default behavior" } } \score { << \new Staff = "top" { \new Voice = "tester" { c' e' g' c'' } } \new Staff = "bottom" { \clef bass c' g e c } \new Lyrics \with {alignAboveContext="bottom"} \lyricsto "tester" \lyricmode {This is a test } >> \header { piece = "aligned above bottom staff" } } \score { << \new Staff = "top" { \new Voice = "tester" { c' e' g' c'' } } \new Staff = "bottom" { \clef bass c' g e c } \new Lyrics \with {alignBelowContext="top"} \lyricsto "tester" \lyricmode {This is a test } >> \header { piece = "aligned below top staff" } }
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