Re: alternatives

[Mats Bengtsson]

First of all, your Lilypond version is very old, I recommend to
upgrade to the latest stable version 1.6.9 (note that 1.6.7 and
some earlier 1.6.x version contain a bug that gives the wrong fonts
in PDF files). The answer below applies to 1.6.9, I don't have access
to a manual for your version but hopefully this was implemented already
then.

You can manually specify the text on the different endings, see
http://lilypond.org/stable/Documentation/user/out-www/lilypond/Manual-repeat-commands.html
and search http://lilypond.org/stable/input/test/out-www/test.html for 
repeat-manual.ly. Then, you can say for example 1-5,7-8 on the first
repeat.

   /Mats

Jan Kohnert wrote:
> I wan't to write some sheet of music in popsong format (Lilypond-1.4.10) and I 
> need alternatives. But if I try with \alternative {} I have only the chance 
> for the first alternativ from 1-N and then afterwards N+1, N+2, ... But I 
> need the first alternative from 1-N exept some number f.e. 3, and then the 
> second alternative only with the 3. I send my .ly-File with this Mail (It 
> istn't really at the and, so the lyrics and chords are a little bit out of 
> order, but I hope you can see the problem: The break comes after the second 
> stanza and all the other endings of the stanzas are the same, so why do I 
> have to write all the endings explicitly (in fact that's a very ugly style.
> I hope you can help me, I'm new to lily, and did only find how to set 
> alternatives principally, but not how to type in my special case.
> And by the way, how do I get the title a little bit more away from the notes?
>
> Thank you!!!
>
> Regards Jan Kohnert
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> % Generated automatically by: lilypond-book.py
> % options are 
> filename=/var/www/lilypond/src/lilypond-1.6.9/input/template/melody-lyrics-chords.ly
>  printfilename
> \include "paper16.ly"
> \paper  {
>   linewidth = 433.619940\pt
>   
>   
> }
>
> \header {
>   texidoc = "popsong format: chords, melody and lyrics."
>   title = "Paranoid"
>   composer = "Black Sabbath"
> }
>
> melody = \notes \relative c'' {
>   \key g \major 
>     \repeat volta 5 {
>       g'8 g ~ g g ~ g g ~ g g ~ | g  e ~ e e ~ e e ~ e4 | d8 d ~ d d ~ d  fis ~ 
>  fis4 | fis8 e ~ e4  e2 |
>       g8 g ~ g g ~ g g ~ g g ~ | g  e ~ e e ~ e e ~ e4 | d8 d ~ d d ~ d  fis ~  
> fis4 | }
>     \alternative  { 
>       { fis8 e ~ e4  e2 |  \break }
>       { fis8 e ~ e4  e2 | g8 g ~ g a ~ a g ~ g4 ~ | r1 | r1 | a8 a ~ a a ~ a a 
> ~ a a ~ | a16 g e8 ~  e4 r2 | r4. g8 ~ g e d e | d1 | r1 | }
>       { fis8 e ~ e4  e2 | }
>       { fis8 e ~ e4  e2 | }
>       { fis8 e ~ e4  e2 | }
>     }
> }
>
> text = \lyrics { <
>   \context LyricsVoice = "duet-1" {
>     \property LyricsVoice . stanza = "1"
>     Finish- ed with my wo- man 'cause she could- n't help me with my mind Peo- 
> ple say I'm in- sane be- cause I am frou- ning all the time.
>   }
>   \context LyricsVoice = "duet-2" {
>     \property LyricsVoice . stanza = "2"
>     All day long I think of things but no- thing seems to sa- tis- fy Think 
> I'll lose my mind if I don't find some- thing to pa- ci- fy.
>     Can you help me oc- cu- py my bra- -  in? Oh- - -  ye- ah
>   }
>   \context LyricsVoice = "duet-3" {
>     \property LyricsVoice . stanza = "3"
>     I need some- one to show me the things in life that I can't find I can't 
> see the things that make true hap- pi- ness, I must be blind.
>   }
>   \context LyricsVoice = "duet-4" {
>     \property LyricsVoice . stanza = "4"
>     Make a joke and I will sigh and you will laugh and I will cry Hap- pi- ness 
> I can- not feel and love to me is so un- real.
>   }
>   \context LyricsVoice = "duet-5" {
>     \property LyricsVoice . stanza = "5"
>     And so as you hear these words - tell- ing you now of my state I tell you 
> to en- joy life I wish I could but it's too late.
>   } >
> }
>
> accompaniment = \chords {
>   e1:min e1:min  d1 d2 e2:min e1:min e1:min  d1 d2 e2:min
>   e1:min e1: min d1 d1 e1:min e1:min d1 d1
> }
>
> \score {
>   <
>     \context ChordNames \accompaniment
>     \addlyrics
>       \context Staff = one {
>         \property Voice.autoBeamSettings \override #'(end * * * *) = 
> #(make-moment 1 32)
>         \property Staff.automaticMelismata = ##t
>         \property Staff.voltaSpannerDuration = #(make-moment 1 1)
>         \melody
>       }
>       \context Lyrics \text
>   >
>   \paper { }
>   \midi  { }
> }
>
>
>
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