Kevin Tough <[email protected]> writes:

> After reading "2.3.2 Aligning lyrics to a melody" from the 2.18.2 manual
> I still cannot seem to get my lyrics to extend over 2 notes. Am I
> missing something or is there something missing from the documentation.
> My Christmas "sleigh" should fill in the complete staff and my "Jingle
> should stay put in the next staff. "X" is currently holding the place
> but naturally does not belong there.   HO, HO, HO, Christmas is only 9
> months away.

\version "2.18.0"

% JingleBells.ly

\language "english"

\paper {
  ragged-right = ##f
}

\layout {
  indent = 0.0\cm
}

\header {
  title = "Jingle Bells"
  composer = "EwithM"
  %subtitle = "English with Guitar"
}


\layout {
  \context {
    \Score
    \remove "Bar_number_engraver"
  }
}

\new Staff {
  \clef "treble_8"
  \relative c' {
    \numericTimeSignature \time 4/4
    e4 e  e2  | e4 e  e2 | e4 g c,  d | e1 | \break
    f4 f f f  | f  e  e  e |e  d  d  e | d2 g2 | \break
    e4 e  e2  | e4 e  e2 | e4 g c,  d | e1 | \break
    f4 f f f  | f  e  e2 | g4 g  f  d | c1 | 
    \bar "|."
  }
  \addlyrics {
   Jin -- gle bells, | jin -- gle bells, | jin -- gle all the | way.
   Oh, what fun it | is to ride in_a | one horse o -- pen | sleigh. __ _
|
   Jin -- gle bells, | jin -- gle bells, | jin -- gle all the | way.
   Oh, what fun it is to ride_in_a one horse o -- pen sleigh.
}
}

-- 
David Kastrup
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