Re: Simple Question

[Mats Bengtsson]

The short answer is that you don't input the music score line by score 
line.
Just enter the full piece as one unit:

§\version "2.10.20"
\header{ title = "Listen to the Rain" }
upper = \relative c'' {
\clef treble
\key bes \major
\time 4/4
\tempo 4=120

g g a bes d2 c2 bes1
bes4 bes bes a g ees2. r1
}

lower = \relative c {
\clef bass
\key bes \major
\time 4/4

g4 g a bes d2 c2 bes1
bes4 bes bes a g ees2. r1
}

text = \lyricmode {
Lis -- ten to the ra -- a -- ain
com -- ing down from the throne }

\score {
<<
\new Staff = upper { \new Voice = "singer" \upper }
\new Lyrics \lyricsto "singer" \text
\new Staff = lower {
\clef bass
\lower
}
>>

\layout {
\context { \Staff \accepts "Lyrics" }
 \context {
   \Lyrics \consists "Bar_engraver"
  \override BarLine #'transparent = ##t
 }
}

\midi { }
}


LilyPond will automatically insert line breaks wherever it finds 
suitable, but if
you wish, you can also manually specify where you want a line break, 
using the
\break command. For example:

upper = \relative c'' {
\clef treble
\key bes \major
\time 4/4
\tempo 4=120

g g a bes d2 c2 bes1 \break
bes4 bes bes a g ees2. r1
}


  /Mats

Ron wrote:
> I have not got a clue whether this is where I should be asking this 
> question. But here goes.
>
> Please let me know if this should posted elsewhere.
>
> I have a very simple question: I am trying to add a second line to the 
> song I am writing. I can get the second line to appear, but the first 
> line plays at the same time as the second line. How do I separate the 
> two lines?
>
> Here's what I have written so far:
> \version "2.10.20"
> \header{ title = "Listen to the Rain" }
> uppera = \relative c'' {
> \clef treble
> \key bes \major
> \time 4/4
> \tempo 4=120
>
> g g a bes d2 c2 bes1
> }
>
> lowera = \relative c {
> \clef bass
> \key bes \major
> \time 4/4
>
> g4 g a bes d2 c2 bes1
> }
> texta = \lyricmode {
> Lis -- ten to the ra -- a -- ain
> }
>
> upperb = \relative c'' {
> \clef treble
> \key bes \major
> \time 4/4
>
> bes4 bes bes a g ees2. r1
> }
>
> lowerb = \relative c {
> \clef bass
> \key bes \major
> \time 4/4
>
> bes4 bes bes a g ees2. r1
> }
> textb = \lyricmode {
> com -- ing down from the throne
> }
>
> \score {
> <<
> \new Staff = uppera { \new Voice = "singer" \uppera }
> \new Lyrics \lyricsto "singer" \texta
> \new Staff = lowera {
> \clef bass
> \lowera
> }
> >>
> <<
> \new Staff = upperb { \new Voice = "singer" \upperb }
> \new Lyrics \lyricsto "singer" \textb
> \new Staff = lowerb {
> \clef bass
> \lowerb
> }
> >>
>
> \layout {
> \context { \Staff \accepts "Lyrics" }
> \context { \Lyrics \consists "Bar_engraver" }
> }
>
> \midi { }
> }
>
> Thank you,
> Ron
>
>
>
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