Re: Odd Volta Behaviour

[Jack Cooper]

I've attached a peculiar little example to illustrate a problem
I am having with Volta using Alternative endings.

Instead of using a regular chordname context to display my chords,
I am creating a new voice consisting entirely of spaces and text
markups.  The text markups contain both the fret diagrams and chordnames
(with and without capo).  In addition to this voice, which I label
"fret", I am also defining a vocal voice, segmented into different
sections of the song.

The song (An abridge version of "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star")
contains a volta repeat with alternative endings.  In this case,
my volta bracket appears below my "chords".  

How do I move the volta above my "chords" while retaining the peculiar
structure I've set up to display my chords/fret diagrams? Is this
a case where I should be defining a new context for my chords/frets?

I am using lilypond 11.

Thanks in advance,

  Jack

 \version "2.11.25"
 \include "english.ly"


\header {
       dedication =""
       title = "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"
       subtitle = ""
       subsubtitle = ""
       poet = ""
       composer = ""
       meter = ""
       opus = ""
       arranger = ""
       instrument = ""
       piece = ""
       breakbefore = ""
       copyright = ""
       tagline= ""
 }


% -- DEFINE TAGS USED THROUGHOUT SONG TEMPLATE --


gmaj    = ^\markup {
            \halign #1 {
            \override #'(font-name . "Verdana Bold" ) 
            \fontsize #-1.8 {\center-align {"G  " "(F)  "} }  }
            \raise #-2.9
            \override #'(size . .80) \fret-diagram 
#"c:6-1-2;6-o;5-3;4-3;3-2;2-o;1-o;"
          }

amaj    = ^\markup {
            \halign #1 {
            \override #'(font-name . "Verdana Bold" ) 
            \fontsize #-1.8 {\center-align {"A  " "(G)  "} }  }
            \raise #-2.9
            \override #'(size . .80) \fret-diagram #"6-3;5-2;4-o;3-o;2-o;1-3;"
          }
dmaj    = ^\markup {
            \halign #1 {
            \override #'(font-name . "Verdana Bold" ) 
            \fontsize #-1.8 {\center-align {"D  " "(C)  "} }  }
            \raise #-2.9
            \override #'(size . .80) \fret-diagram #"6-3;5-3;4-2;3-o;2-1;1-o;"
          }




verseone = {
d'4 d'4 a'4 a'4 |
b'4 b'4 a'2 | \break
}


altone = {  
g'4 g'4 fs'4 fs'4 |
e'4 e'4 d'2 | \break
}


alttwo = {
g'4 g'4 fs'4 fs'4 |
e'4 e'4 d'2 | \break
}

bridge = {
a'4 a'4 g'4 g'4 |
fs'4 fs'4 e'2 | \break
a'4 a'4 g'4 g'4 |
fs'4 fs'4 e'2 | \break
}

versefinal = {
d'4 d'4 a'4 a'4 |
b'4 b'4 a'2 | \break
g'4 g'4 fs'4 fs'4 |
e'4 e'4 d'2

 \bar  "|."
}


song = {
     \mark \markup  \small \italic \column {" " "Place Capo on 2nd fret" "  "} 
     \clef treble
     \key d \major 

     \time 4/4
     \override MultiMeasureRest #'expand-limit = 1 

     
     \repeat volta 2 {
        \new Voice = "verseone" {\verseone}
     }
     \alternative {
        {\new Voice = "altone"     {\altone} }
        {\new Voice = "alttwo"     {\alttwo} }
     }

     \new Voice = "bridge"     {\bridge}
     \new Voice = "versefinal" {\versefinal}
         
}



frets = {
\override TextScript #'staff-padding = #2.5 
\hideNotes

s1\dmaj s2\gmaj s2\dmaj
s2\gmaj s2\dmaj s2\amaj s2\dmaj
s2\amaj s2\dmaj s2\amaj s2\dmaj

s2\dmaj s2\amaj s2\dmaj s2\amaj
s2\dmaj s2\amaj s2\dmaj s2\amaj

s1\dmaj s2\gmaj s2\dmaj
s2\gmaj s2\dmaj s2\amaj s2\dmaj
   
}

lyrVerseOne = \lyricmode {
Twin -- kle Twin -- kle lit -- tle star
}

lyrAltOne = \lyricmode {
How I won -- der what you are
}

lyrAltTwo = \lyricmode {
How I won -- der what you are
}

lyrBridge = \lyricmode {
    Up a -- bove the world so high,
    Like a dia -- mond in the sky
}

lyrVerseFinal = \lyricmode {
  Twin -- kle Twin -- kle lit -- tle star
  How I won -- der what you are
}


   
   
 \score {
    <<
     \set Score.skipBars = ##t 
       
     

   \new Staff = vocals <<
      \set Staff.voltaOnThisStaff = ##t
      \frets
      \new Voice = "song"       { \song }


    >>

    \new Lyrics <<   \lyricsto "verseone"    \lyrVerseOne
                     \lyricsto "altone"      \lyrAltOne
                     \lyricsto "alttwo"      \lyrAltTwo
                     \lyricsto "bridge"      \lyrBridge
                     \lyricsto "versefinal"  \lyrVerseFinal
                     
                >>               
 
     >>

}