How would I add rests in lyricmode?

In the song that I am arranging, I need a couple of chords to occur without
any lyrics, then the lyrics come in after say 2 measures worth of rests.

On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 2:15 PM, Pierre Perol-Schneider <
[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi Ryan, Hi Kieren,
>
> \include "predefined-guitar-fretboards.ly" should help too...
>
> So it would go:
>
>
> \version "2.19.15"
> \language "english"
> \include "predefined-guitar-fretboards.ly"
>
> the_words = \lyricmode {
>   My4 eyes4 are4 dim,4
>   I4 cannot2 see,4
>   I4 have4 not4 brought4 my4 specs4 with4 me!4
> }
>
> the_chords = \chordmode {
>   s4
>   g1
>   c1
>   a1:m
>   d1
> }
>
> \score {
>   <<
>     \new ChordNames \the_chords
>     \new FretBoards \the_chords
>     \new Lyrics \the_words
>   >>
> }
>
>
> Pierre
>
>
> 2015-02-24 17:50 GMT+01:00 Kieren MacMillan <[email protected]
> >:
>
>> Hi Ryan,
>>
>> > Basically, I want to create this:
>> > http://lilypond.org/ly-examples/chart.png
>> > without the melody.  So just lyrics with chords on top.
>>
>> You mean like this?
>>
>> \version "2.19"
>> \language "english"
>>
>> the_words = \lyricmode {
>>   My4 eyes4 are4 dim,4
>>   I4 cannot2 see,4
>>   I4 have4 not4 brought4 my4 specs4 with4 me!4
>> }
>>
>> the_chords = \chordmode {
>>   s4
>>   g1
>>   c1
>>   a1:m
>>   d1
>> }
>>
>> \score {
>>   <<
>>     \new ChordNames \the_chords
>>     \new FretBoards \the_chords
>>     \new Lyrics \the_words
>>   >>
>> }
>>
>> > The manual isn't very helpful - in fact, it says, "You are better off
>> using another program”.
>>
>> Wow. That’s not a great thing for our own docs to say, is it?  =)
>>
>> Hope this helps!
>> Kieren.
>> _______________________
>>
>> Kieren MacMillan, composer
>> www:  <http://www.kierenmacmillan.info>
>> email:  [email protected]
>>
>>
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