Re: final bar lines :||

[Erik Sandberg]

On Friday 05 March 2004 22.51, address@hidden wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am learning lyrics but with version:
>
> Version: 2.1.0-2
>
> Does that support the /lyricsto command?

No, you need one of the later development versions (the \lyricsto was 
introduced somewhere around 2.1.12, I think).

> Here is what I have but cannot make the final bar a repeat or ||

You must add the \bar in a \notes section, i.e.:....

> \paper { indent = 1.0 }
> \score        {
>       \notes  {
>       \addlyrics {
>               \clef bass \key a \major \time 6/8
>               \partial 8 e8 | a a a a gis fis gis b4 r4 e8
>               b b b b a b cis' a4 r4 a8
>               d' d' d' fis4 d'8 cis'4 b8 a4 a8
>               b4 a8 gis4. b8 a4~a4 r8}
....here:
b4 a8 gis4. b8 a4~a4 r8 \bar ":||" }

>       \new Lyrics \lyrics {
>               On8 Mon8 -- day I went to my ``build -- ing'',8*4 And8
>               there I was paint -- ed in ``col -- our''.8*4 I8
>               sang a nice song,4 the8 whole4 day8 long,4 And8
>               it4 was8 called8*3 ``song name''__ \bar  ":||" }
>               }
>       }
>

Erik