Adjusting vertical spacing of lyrics: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 12:07, 30 December 2025

This snippet shows how to bring the lyrics line closer to the staff.

\version "2.24"

music = \relative c' { c4 d e f | g4 f e d | c1 }
text = \lyricmode { aa aa aa aa aa aa aa aa aa }

<<
  \new Staff \new Voice = melody \music
  % Default layout:
  \new Lyrics \lyricsto melody \text

  \new Staff \new Voice = melody \music
  % Reducing the minimum space below the staff and above the lyrics.
  \new Lyrics \with {
    \override VerticalAxisGroup.nonstaff-relatedstaff-spacing =
      #'((basic-distance . 1))
  } \lyricsto melody \text
>>

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 <lilypond version="2.24">
-% Default layout:
+music = \relative c' { c4 d e f | g4 f e d | c1 }
+text = \lyricmode { aa aa aa aa aa aa aa aa aa }
 <<
-   \new Staff \new Voice = melody \relative c' {
+   \new Staff \new Voice = melody \music
-    c4 d e f
+   % Default layout:
-    g4 f e d
+   \new Lyrics \lyricsto melody \text
-    c1
-   }
-   \new Lyrics \lyricsto melody { aa aa aa aa aa aa aa aa aa }
-   \new Staff {
+   \new Staff \new Voice = melody \music
-    \new Voice = melody \relative c' {
+   % Reducing the minimum space below the staff and above the lyrics.
-      c4 d e f
-      g4 f e d
-      c1
-    }
-  }
-   % Reducing the minimum space below the staff and above the lyrics:
    \new Lyrics \with {
      \override VerticalAxisGroup.nonstaff-relatedstaff-spacing =
        #'((basic-distance . 1))
-   }
+   } \lyricsto melody \text
-  \lyricsto melody { aa aa aa aa aa aa aa aa aa }
 >>
 </lilypond>
-[[Category:Vocal music]]
 [[Category:Spacing]]
 [[Category:Text]]
 [[Category:Tweaks and overrides]]
-[[Category:Workaround]]
+[[Category:Vocal music]]
 [[Category:Included in the official documentation]]
+[[Category:Snippet]]