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Positioning lead sheet symbols

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Revision as of 22:50, 26 October 2025 by Jean Abou Samra (talk | contribs) (Import snippet from LSR)
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To position lead sheet symbols above repeat brackets, override their Y-offsets. Without additional elements the values in the snippet can be used; they may have to be tweaked in a real music context.

\version "2.24.0"

<<
  \chords {
    c2 g:sus4
    \override Score.ChordName.Y-offset = #2
    f e
    g c
    \override Score.ChordName.Y-offset = #0
    c/g c
  }
  \relative c'' {
    \override Score.VoltaBracketSpanner.Y-offset = #1
    \repeat volta 2 { a4 e c8 e r4}
    \alternative { { b2 c4( d) } { b8 r d4 c2 } }
    c1
  }
>>