Re: How to remove all notes and only show Chords and Lyrics?

[Dominic Sonntag]

Hi Kieren,

we're coming closer! But running your snippet as-is through lilypond I still 
have some
gaps (see attached screenshot).

Now they are (probably) no more between chords and lyrics but between the whole 
lines.

Using annotate-spacing I see that there is a greater "extra dist 
(system-system-spacing)"
between some lines. In most lines it is less than 2, but the two gaps have 5.21 
or 27.86.
How can I reduce those? I can't find a reason for those gaps being that big ...

Kind regards
Dominic



On 10.12.19 18:11, Kieren MacMillan wrote:
> Hi Dominic,
> 
>> Hi Jaap,
>> this is really great!
> 
> I agree!
> 
>> Now I have the problem that in *some* lines the chords are very far away 
>> from the lyrics
>> whereas in most lines, they are positioned very well.
>>
>> Do you have any idea what's the reason for this and how I could solve it?
> 
> There were two issues: the basic- and minimum-distances as set, and the page 
> height. The following modified snippet fixes both (I think?).
> 
> %%%  SNIPPET BEGINS
> \version "2.18.2"
> 
> \paper {
>     indent = 0
>     paper-height = 120\in
>     ragged-right = ##t
>     system-system-spacing = #'((basic-distance . 6) (minimum-distance . 6) 
>                                   (padding . 2.5) (stretchability . 0))
>     score-system-spacing.padding = #12
> }
> 
> lyricsbreak = \tag #'lyricsheet { \bar "" \break }
> 
> verseOne = \lyricmode {
>     \set stanza = "1. "
>     Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy 
> eirmod \lyricsbreak
>     tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam 
> voluptua. \lyricsbreak
>     At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum. Stet clita kasd 
> \lyricsbreak
>     gubergren, no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. 
> \lyricsbreak
> }
> 
> verseTwo = \lyricmode {
>     \set stanza = "2. "
>     Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy 
> eirmod \lyricsbreak
>     tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam 
> voluptua. \lyricsbreak
>     At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum. Stet clita kasd 
> \lyricsbreak
>     gubergren, no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. 
> \lyricsbreak
> }
> 
> 
> harmonies = {
>     \chordmode { \set majorSevenSymbol = \markup { "maj7" }
>                  s4 f2 c bes2 g:m7 f d:m g:m c f c bes g:m7 f d:m % p.1 
>                  g:m c f c bes g:m7 f d:m g:m c f c bes g:m7 f d:m c4 f 
>     }
> }
> 
> melody = \relative c'' {
>     \key f \major
>     \time 4/4
>     \partial 4
>     \autoBeamOff
>     
>     a8 bes | c8. bes16 a bes c8~ c4 a8 bes | c4 c16 c d8~ d f, f g |
>     a4 f8 g a4 bes8 a | a g16 g~ g f g8~ g4 a8 bes16 c~ |
>     c4 a16 bes8 c16~ c4 r8 a16 bes | c4 c8 c16 d~ d8 f, f g | a4 r8 f16 g a4 
> bes16 a8.
>     
>     % p.2:
>     f8 g~ g4 r a8 bes | c bes a16 bes8. c4 r8 a16 bes | c8 c c c d f, r f16 g 
> |
>     a4 r8 f16 g a4 bes16 a f f | g2 r8. f16 a8 bes | c4 r8 a16 bes c8. a16 a8 
> bes16 c~ |
>     c16 c c8~ c16 c d8 r8. f,16 f8 g | \time 6/4 
>     a8. g16 f8 g a16 a8. a16 bes8. a8 g f4 | R1. | \time 4/4
>     r2 r4 a8 bes | c c a16 bes8 c16~ c4 r8 a16 bes |
>     \bar "|."            
> }
> 
> \layout {
>     \context {
>         \ChordNames
>         \override ChordName.font-name = #"Alegreya Medium"
>         \override VerticalAxisGroup.staff-affinity = #DOWN
>         \override VerticalAxisGroup.nonstaff-relatedstaff-spacing =
>         #'((basic-distance . 1) (minimum-distance . 1) (padding . 1) 
> (stretchability . 0))
>     }
>     \context {
>         \Lyrics
>         \override LyricText.font-name = #"Alegreya"
>         \override VerticalAxisGroup.staff-affinity = #UP
>         \override VerticalAxisGroup.nonstaff-relatedstaff-spacing =
>         #'((basic-distance . 1) (minimum-distance . 1) (padding . 1) 
> (stretchability . 0))
>     }
> }
> 
> 
> \score {
>     <<
>         \new ChordNames \harmonies
>         \new RhythmicStaff {
>             \new NullVoice \melody
>             \addlyrics { \verseOne \verseTwo }
>         }
>     >>
>     
>     \layout {
>         \set RhythmicStaff.explicitKeySignatureVisibility = #all-invisible
>         \set Staff.printKeyCancellation = ##f
>         \context { 
>             \RhythmicStaff
>             \remove "Time_signature_engraver"
>             \remove "Bar_number_engraver"
>             \remove "Bar_engraver"
>             \override Clef.break-visibility = #all-invisible
>             \override StaffSymbol.line-count = #'0
>         }
>     }
> }
> %%%  SNIPPET ENDS
> 
> Note that I also removed all the custom contexts from my version (which may 
> be inferior, ultimately, to this one!).
> 
> What remains to fix (IMO) is the mid-lyrics gaps. I’ll look into what’s 
> causing those and report back if I fix it.
> 
> Hope this helps!
> Kieren.
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> 
> Kieren MacMillan, composer (he/him/his)
> ‣ website: www.kierenmacmillan.info
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