Re: [Lilypond] How to add chorus to multi-verse lead sheet for guitar?

[John Helly]

Thanks very much.  I don't understand all of that just yet but this is
great advice.  I just finished reading Fundamental Concepts.
J.

On 5/21/19 19:08, Aaron Hill wrote:
> On 2019-05-21 8:48 pm, John Helly wrote:
>> Mahalo. Definite maybe.  I found a reference to using multiple voices in
>> the learning manual that might be a more general solution but don't
>> understand it yet.
>
> One thing multiple voices would let you do is separate the melody
> between the verse and chorus so you may associate the lyrics
> independently.  Consider:
>
> %%%%
> \version "2.19.82"
>
> Song.Voice.Verse = \fixed c' { f4 f g g | a2 c' }
> Song.Voice.Chorus = \fixed c' { bes4 a g bes | a1 }
>
> Song.Lyrics.VerseI = \lyricmode { Lyr -- ics for the | first verse. }
> Song.Lyrics.VerseII = \lyricmode { Sec -- ond verse has | these words. }
> Song.Lyrics.VerseIII = \lyricmode { Syl -- la -- bles on | verse three. }
> Song.Lyrics.Chorus = \lyricmode { Cho -- rus text goes | here. }
>
> <<
>   \new Staff {
>     \key f \major
>     \new Voice = "verse" { \Song.Voice.Verse \bar "||" }
>     \new Voice = "chorus" { \Song.Voice.Chorus \bar ":|." }
>   }
>   \new Lyrics \lyricsto "verse" { \Song.Lyrics.VerseI }
>   \new Lyrics <<
>     \lyricsto "verse" { \Song.Lyrics.VerseII }
>     \lyricsto "chorus" { \Song.Lyrics.Chorus } >>
>   \new Lyrics \lyricsto "verse" { \Song.Lyrics.VerseIII } >>
>
> %%%%
>
> Note that I have, like Karlin recommended, put the lyrics for the
> chorus in the same Lyrics context as those for the second verse.  If
> you have an odd number of verses, you typically will include the
> chorus with the middle one so you automatically get the correct
> vertical alignment.
>
> However, if the chorus text only ever appears on its own line (as it
> would if you add a \break after \bar "||"), then it should not matter
> which Lyrics context the words are in.  In fact, you could add a new
> one just for the chorus.
>
>
> -- Aaron Hill
>
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