Lyrics above the staff they are assigned to
Lyrics can also be placed above the staff to … …and do the actual lyrics assignment later: \context Lyrics = "lyricsname" \lyricsto "voicename" \lyricsdefinition This snippet is a simple example how to add lyrics above and/or below the staff.
…otherwise you'll get errors!) << % create empty dummy lyrics contexts, we'll do the actual assignment later % … …the same as in the above definitions! \context Lyrics = "above" \lyricsto "mainvoice" \lyricsAbove \context Lyrics = "below" \lyricsto "mainvoice" \lyricsBelow >> }