Re: Unable to align lyric to rests (with MWE)

[John Helly]

Hi Kieren.

But, ... I don't really see why it should.  There are many songs for 
which the vocal precedes the melody.  Perhaps there is some other way to 
accomplish this that I'm unaware of.  I'm pretty much a novice at 
writing.  However, I am transcribing a published score into LP as an 
exercise but also to do my own arrangement.

Rests are valid musical expressions (AFAIK) so why shouldn't it be 
possible to attach a syllable to a rest?

J.

On 1/2/24 13:03, Kieren MacMillan wrote:
> Hi John,
>
> > I need to attach the word to the rest so the rest of the lyrics align properly.
> Right. (Certainly it would be *VERY* unusual to actually attach a lyric to a 
> rest!)
>
> > I don't think shifting it will do the job (although I'll try it).
> Just to clarify: I gave you an adjusted snippet to consider; if it’s not 
> shifted enough, increase the #0.5.
>
> Cheers,
> Kieren.
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