Vertical positioning of different texts

[Immanuel Asmus]

Hi all,

I am engraving a leadsheet for a song. It includes section labels (verse, chorus etc.), chords, and text annotations (as "clap") – all above the staff. Unfortunately, the position of the different text seems arbitrary.

Here is a snippet:

\version "2.24.1"

chordNames = \chordmode {
  \set chordChanges = ##t
  \sectionLabel "Intro"
  a1:m f g e:m
 
  \sectionLabel "Strophe 1"
  a1:m a:m
}

melody = \relative c'' {
  \sectionLabel "Intro"
  << {s1*4}
    \new CueVoice {a2.^"kbd." b8 c f,2. b8 c d2. c4 g1}
  >> \bar "||"

  \sectionLabel "Strophe 1"
  \override NoteHead.style = #'cross
  \repeat percent 2 {r8 c^"klatschen" r c r c r c}
  \revert NoteHead.style
}

\score {
  <<
    \new ChordNames \chordNames
    \new Staff { \melody }
  >>
  \layout { }
}
And the result:

Another one further into the score (the code is identical, just the spacing is different):

I’d like the texts to appear as in the "Strophe 1" case: section labels (horizontally aligned) above chords above annotations.

Furthermore, it would be great if section labels stood out a little more by choosing a different font, bold or cursive style. Is it possible to change the font for section labels globally?

Regards,
Immanuel