Re: addlyrics and lyrics positioning

[Mats Bengtsson]

The trick is to create the staff and lyrics contexts first,
in the order you want them to appear and then use the
already created contexts in the addlyrics section, see
the FAQ at http://appel.lilypond.org/wiki/?LilyPondFaqs.

   /Mats


> Below is a part of a choral arr I am making. Are there some 
> property I can set to get the lyrics above the staff?
> 
> I need to \addlyrics the lyrics to the bassI voice because
> that voice is the only voice that has the correct rhythm.
> 
> \score{
>  <
>    \context Staff=i<
>     \context Voice=i\tenorI
>     \context Voice=ii\tenorII
>    >
>    \context Staff=ii<
>     \addlyrics \context Voice=iii\bassI <
>       \context Lyrics=li\versI
>       \context Lyrics=lii\versII
>      >
>     \context Voice=iv\bassII
>    >
>  >
> }