Hi Jonathan
Not entirely sure what you mean, but is it
this?
\version "2.19.52"
\score {
<<
\new ChordNames
\chordmode {
a1 b2 c d1 e
}
\new Lyrics
\with { \override LyricText.self-alignment-X = #LEFT }
\lyricmode {
"bar one"1
"bar two"
"bar three"
"bar four"
}
>>
}
<<
\new ChordNames
\chordmode {
a1 b2 c d1 e
}
\new Lyrics
\with { \override LyricText.self-alignment-X = #LEFT }
\lyricmode {
"bar one"1
"bar two"
"bar three"
"bar four"
}
>>
}
Trevor
----- Original Message -----From: Jonathan HodgsonTo: address@hiddenSent: Sunday, April 16, 2017 5:08 PMSubject: "loose" alignment of lyricsHi,One of the things that attracts me to Lilypond is that I can scale the level of detail to what I need.Now, sometimes what I need, especially in a first iteration, is a quick chord chart with lyrics.Looking at the documentation though, it looks like I have to give full timing information for the vocal melody to position it correctly, but if I'm doing a quick chart that's going to be a pain.What I want to do is just align key bits, say the word at the start of the bar.Is that possible?regardsJon
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