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Revision as of 23:31, 21 November 2025
Lyrics can be moved vertically to place them inside the staff. The lyrics are moved with \override LyricText.extra-offset = #'(0 . dy) and there are similar commands to move the extenders and hyphens. The offset needed is established with trial and error.
\version "2.24"
% LSR : contributed by Jan-Peter Voigt http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/2010-10/msg00451.html
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\new Staff <<
\new Voice = "voc" \relative c' { \stemDown a bes c8 b c4 }
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\new Lyrics \with {
\override LyricText.extra-offset = #'(0 . 8.6)
\override LyricExtender.extra-offset = #'(0 . 8.6)
\override LyricHyphen.extra-offset = #'(0 . 8.6)
} \lyricsto "voc" { La la -- la __ _ la }
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