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

[Kieren MacMillan]

Hi Dominic,

> I can reduce the spacing between the system to a very small amount via 
> (padding . 0.0) in
> system-system-spacing. But then the distance between chords and the 
> corresponding lyrics
> is relatively big (like setting the above padding to 2.0). Which spacing 
> setting can be
> used to reduce this spacing?

Since you’re not showing the ["fake"] RhythmicStaff, why not put the chords and 
lyrics on the same side?
See modified snippet, below.

Hope that helps!
Kieren.

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\version "2.19.83"

\paper {
   indent = 0
   paper-height = 120\in
   ragged-right = ##t
   ragged-bottom = ##f
   system-system-spacing =
        #'((basic-distance . 3) (minimum-distance . 3) (padding . 2) 
(stretchability . 0))
   score-system-spacing.padding = #12
}

verseOne = \lyricmode {
   \set stanza = "1. "
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eirmod \break
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}

verseTwo = \lyricmode {
   \set stanza = "2. "
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eirmod \break
   tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. 
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\break
   gubergren, no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. \break
}


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 {
    \Score
    \remove "Bar_number_engraver"
  }
  \context {
    \ChordNames
    \override ChordName.font-name = #"Alegreya Medium"
    \override VerticalAxisGroup.staff-affinity = #DOWN
    \override VerticalAxisGroup.nonstaff-nonstaff-spacing =
        #'((basic-distance . 1.5) (minimum-distance . 1.5) (padding . 0.25) 
(stretchability . 0))
  }
  \context {
    \Lyrics
    \override LyricText.font-name = #"Alegreya"
    \override VerticalAxisGroup.staff-affinity = #DOWN
    \override VerticalAxisGroup.nonstaff-relatedstaff-spacing =
        #'((basic-distance . 1) (minimum-distance . 1) (padding . 1) 
(stretchability . 0))
  }
  \context {
    \Staff
    printKeyCancellation = ##f
  }
  \context { 
    \RhythmicStaff
    \remove "Time_signature_engraver"
    \remove "Bar_number_engraver"
    \remove "Bar_engraver"
    explicitKeySignatureVisibility = #all-invisible
    \override Clef.break-visibility = #all-invisible
    \override StaffSymbol.line-count = 0
  }
}


\score {
   <<
       \new ChordNames \harmonies
       \new Lyrics \with { alignAboveContext = "melody" } { \verseOne \verseTwo 
}
       \new RhythmicStaff \new NullVoice = "melody" \melody
   >>
}
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