-\version "2.16.0"
+\version "2.19.0"
\include "pop-chords.ly"
\include "english.ly"
-% Good sizes are 16, 18, & 20
+% Good sizes are 16, 18, & 20 (11, 13, 14, 23, 26)
staffSize = #18
#(set-default-paper-size "letter")
#(set-global-staff-size staffSize)
%
-% Lead vocal
+% Song's structure
%
-
-LeadVox = \relative c'
+Global =
{
-% \set Voice.autoBeaming = ##f
-% \set Staff.instrument = #"Lead vox"
- \override Staff.TimeSignature #'style = #'()
+ \numericTimeSignature
\clef G
\key a \major
\time 4/4
-\override Score.SpacingSpanner #'average-spacing-wishes = ##f
% Intro
- R1^\markup { \italic { perc. } } \bar "||" % 1
+ s1^\markup { \italic { perc. } } \bar "||" % 1
+ s1*8 \bar ".|:-||" % 2-9
+
+ % Verse
+
+ \mark \markup { \override #'(font-family . sans) { \box { A } } }
+ s1*8 \bar "||" % 10-17
- R1 | % 2
- R1 | % 3
- R1 | % 4
- R1 | % 5
- R1 | % 6
- R1 | % 7
- R1 | % 8
- r2 r4 r8 cs \bar "||:" % 9
+ \mark \markup { \override #'(font-family . sans) { \box { A9 } } }
+ s1*8 \bar "||" % 18-25
+
+ % Prechorus
+
+ \mark \markup { \override #'(font-family . sans) { \box { A17 } } }
+ s1*4 \bar "||" % 26-29
+
+ % Chorus
+
+ \mark \markup { \override #'(font-family . sans) { \box { B } } }
+ s1*12 \bar "||" % 30-41
% Verse
-\mark \markup { \override #'(font-family . sans) { \box { A } } }
+ \key c \major
+
+ \mark \markup { \override #'(font-family . sans) { \box { C } } }
+ s1*8 \bar "||" % 42-49
+
+ \mark \markup { \override #'(font-family . sans) { \box { C9 } } }
+ s1*8 \bar "||" % 50-57
+
+ % Prechorus
+
+ \mark \markup { \override #'(font-family . sans) { \box { C17 } } }
+ s1*4 \bar "||" % 58-61
+
+ % Chorus
+
+ \mark \markup { \override #'(font-family . sans) { \box { D } } }
+ s1*10 \bar "||" % 62-71
+
+ % Bridge
+
+ \mark \markup { \override #'(font-family . sans) { \box { E } } }
+ s1*12 \bar "||" % 72-83
+
+ % Prechorus
+
+ \mark \markup { \override #'(font-family . sans) { \box { F } } }
+ s1*5 | % 84-88
+
+ \repeat volta 4
+ {
+ % Chorus
+
+ \mark \markup { \override #'(font-family . sans) { \box { G } } }
+ s1*7 | % 89-95
+ }
+ \alternative
+ {
+ {
+ s1 | % 96
+ }
+ {
+ s1 | % 97
+ }
+ }
+
+ % Outro
+
+ \mark \markup { \override #'(font-family . sans) { \box { H } } }
+
+ \repeat volta 2
+ {
+ s1*4 | % 98-101
+ }
+
+ s1 \bar "|." % 102
+}
+
+
+%
+% Lead vocal
+%
+LeadVox = \relative c'
+{
+ % Intro
+
+ R1*8 | % 1-8
+ r2 r4 r8 cs | % 9
+
+ % Verse
e8 e4 e8 ~ e4. cs8 | % 10
e8 e4 e8 ~ e cs4 a8 ~ | % 11
cs4 cs8 cs ~ cs4 r8 a | % 14
b8 b4 b8 ~ b gs4 gs8 | % 15
a4. a8 ~ a4 fs8 fs ~ | % 16
- fs2 r4 r8 cs'8 \bar "||" % 17
-
-\mark \markup { \override #'(font-family . sans) { \box { A9 } } }
+ fs2 r4 r8 cs'8 | % 17
e8 e4 e8 ~ e4. cs8 | % 18
e8 e4 e8 ~ e cs4 a8 ~ | % 19
cs4 cs8 cs ~ cs4 r8 a | % 22
b8 b4 b8 ~ b gs4 r8 | % 23
a4 a8 a8 ~ a4 fs8 fs ~ | % 24
- fs2 r4 r8 g \bar "||" % 25
+ fs2 r4 r8 g | % 25
% Prechorus
-\mark \markup { \override #'(font-family . sans) { \box { A17 } } }
-
d'4 ( c8 ) c ~ c r4 b8 | % 26
a8 a4 b8 ~ b8 r4 g8 | % 27
d'4 ( c8 ) c ~ c r4 b8 | % 28
- d8 d4 e8 ~ e4 d8 d \bar "||" % 29
+ d8 d4 e8 ~ e4 d8 d | % 29
% Chorus
-\mark \markup { \override #'(font-family . sans) { \box { B } } }
-
r4 fs8 fs ~ fs4 fs | % 30
fs4 d8 d4. r8 a | % 31
d4 d8 d ~ d4 r8 a | % 32
b1 | % 38
R1 | % 39
R1 | % 40
- r2 r4 r8 e \bar "||" % 41
+ r2 r4 r8 e | % 41
% Verse
- \key c \major
-
-\mark \markup { \override #'(font-family . sans) { \box { C } } }
-
g8 g4 g8 ~ g4. e8 | % 42
g8 g4 g8 ~ g e4 c8 ~ | % 43
c4 r r2 | % 44
e4 e8 e ~ e4 r8 c | % 46
d8 d4 d8 ~ d b4 b8 | % 47
c4 c8 c8 ~ c8 g ( a ) a ~ | % 48
- a2 r4 r8 e'8 \bar "||" % 49
-
-\mark \markup { \override #'(font-family . sans) { \box { C9 } } }
+ a2 r4 r8 e'8 | % 49
g8 g4 g8 ~ g4. e8 | % 50
g8 g4 g8 ~ g d'4. ~ | % 51
e4 e8 e ~ e4 r8 c | % 54
d8 d4 d8 ~ d b4 b8 | % 55
c4 c8 c8 ~ c8 g ( a ) a ~ | % 56
- a2 r4 bf \bar "||" % 57
+ a2 r4 bf | % 57
% Prechorus
-\mark \markup { \override #'(font-family . sans) { \box { C17 } } }
-
f'4 ( ef8 ) ef ~ ef r4 d8 | % 58
c8 c4 d8 ~ d8 r4 bf8 | % 59
f'4 ( ef8 ) ef ~ ef r4 d8 | % 60
- f8 f4 g8 ~ g4 f8 f \bar "||" % 61
+ f8 f4 g8 ~ g4 f8 f | % 61
% Chorus
-\mark \markup { \override #'(font-family . sans) { \box { D } } }
-
\voiceOne r4 a8 a ~ a4 a \oneVoice | % 62
a4 f8 f4. r8 c | % 63
f4 f8 \tieUp f ~ f4 r8 c | % 64
e8 ) e4 \slurNeutral c8 ~ c r g' f ( | % 68
d4 ) d8 d ~ d4 c8 d ~ | % 69
d1 | % 70
- R1 \bar "||" % 71
+ R1 | % 71
% Bridge
-\mark \markup { \override #'(font-family . sans) { \box { E } } }
-
r4 \voiceOne d8 d ~ d f4 f8 | % 72
\oneVoice r4 \voiceOne d8 f ~ f a4 a8 ~ | % 73
a2 \oneVoice r4. \voiceOne a,8 | % 74
f4 \oneVoice r4 r2 | % 80
\voiceOne a4. g8 ~ g f4 f8 ~ | % 81
f4 \oneVoice r r d8 e8 ~ | % 82
- e2. r8 d \bar "||" % 83
+ e2. r8 d | % 83
% Prechorus
-\mark \markup { \override #'(font-family . sans) { \box { F } } }
-
f4 ( ef8 ) ef ~ ( ef d ) d ( c ) | % 84
c8 c4 c8 ~ c8 r4 d8 | % 85
f4. \tieUp ef8 ~ ef d4 ef8 ~ | % 86
ef8 \tieNeutral r f4 g8 f4 f8 ( ~ | % 87
f8 d16 c d8 f ~ f <a \hn f>4 <b \hn g>8 | % 88
- \repeat volta 4
- {
- % Chorus
-
-\mark \markup { \override #'(font-family . sans) { \box { G } } }
+ % Chorus
-% a2. ) r4 | % 89
<< { \voiceOne <a \hn f>2. ) r4 } \context Voice = "v2" { \voiceTwo r4 a8 a ~ a4 a } >> \oneVoice | % 89
a4 f8 f4. r8 c | % 90
f4 f8 f ~ f4 r8 c | % 91
r4 f8 g8 ~ g4 a | % 93
a4 f8 f4 r8 a \slurUp g ( | % 94
e8 ) \slurNeutral e4 c8 ~ c r g' f ( | % 95
- }
- \alternative
- {
- {
- d4 ) d8 d ~ d4 c8 d | % 96
- }
- {
- d4 d8 d ~ d4 c8 d | % 97
- }
- }
- % Outro
+ d4 ) d8 d ~ d4 c8 d | % 96
-\mark \markup { \override #'(font-family . sans) { \box { H } } }
+ d4 d8 d ~ d4 c8 d | % 97
- \repeat volta 2
- {
- R1 | % 98
- R1 | % 99
- R1 | % 100
- R1 | % 101
- }
+ % Outro
+
+ R1 | % 98
+ R1 | % 99
+ R1 | % 100
+ R1 | % 101
- r1^\fermata \bar "|." % 102
+ r1^\fermata | % 102
}
_ what life’s _ a -- bout
%{
-I take each breath as if it is my first
-I hold it there, so deep inside me
-'Til I'm about to burst
-I speak each word as if it is Your name
-I move my lips ... I see the whisper
-Stir the gentle flame
-
-Your heart beats and so does mine
-Your love moves
-And I know I'm alive
-
-You are my oxygen
-I breathe You in
-I breathe You out
-You are my oxygen
-You are my love
-You are what life's about
-
-I take each breath as if it is my last
-You never know what came so slowly
-Could leave us, oh, so fast
-I take each step as if it is to You
-I hear Your voice
-I feel Your presence
-In everything I do
-
-My soul sleeps, Your love revives
-Our hearts meet
-And I know I'm alive
-
-The air is think, the flower sweet
-The shadow comes down
-Tonight the moon is at my feet
-And I breathe You in
-I breathe You in to me
-
-I'm nobody without You
+I take each breath as if it is my first
+I hold it there, so deep inside me
+'Til I'm about to burst
+I speak each word as if it is Your name
+I move my lips ... I see the whisper
+Stir the gentle flame
+
+Your heart beats and so does mine
+Your love moves
+And I know I'm alive
+
+You are my oxygen
+I breathe You in
+I breathe You out
+You are my oxygen
+You are my love
+You are what life's about
+
+I take each breath as if it is my last
+You never know what came so slowly
+Could leave us, oh, so fast
+I take each step as if it is to You
+I hear Your voice
+I feel Your presence
+In everything I do
+
+My soul sleeps, Your love revives
+Our hearts meet
+And I know I'm alive
+
+The air is think, the flower sweet
+The shadow comes down
+Tonight the moon is at my feet
+And I breathe You in
+I breathe You in to me
+
+I'm nobody without You
If You were not here what would I do
%}
}
%
% Harmonies
%
-
BGVox = \relative c'
{
-% \set Voice.autoBeaming = ##f
-% \set Staff.instrument = #"BG vox"
- \override Staff.TimeSignature #'style = #'()
- \clef G
- \key a \major
- \time 4/4
-\override Score.SpacingSpanner #'average-spacing-wishes = ##f
-
% Intro
- s1 \bar "||" % 1
+ s1 | % 1
s1 | % 2
s1 | % 3
s1 | % 6
s1 | % 7
s1 | % 8
- s1 \bar "||:" % 9
+ s1 | % 9
% Verse
s1 | % 14
s1 | % 15
s1 | % 16
- s1 \bar "||" % 17
+ s1 | % 17
s1 | % 18
s1 | % 19
s1 | % 22
s1 | % 23
s1 | % 24
- s1 \bar "||" % 25
+ s1 | % 25
% Prechorus
s1 | % 26
s1 | % 27
s1 | % 28
- s1 \bar "||" % 29
+ s1 | % 29
% Chorus
s1 | % 38
s1 | % 39
s1 | % 40
- s1 \bar "||" % 41
+ s1 | % 41
% Verse
- \key c \major
-
s1 | % 42
s1 | % 43
s1 | % 44
s1 | % 46
s1 | % 47
s1 | % 48
- s1 \bar "||" % 49
+ s1 | % 49
s1 | % 50
s1 | % 51
s1 | % 54
s1 | % 55
s1 | % 56
- s1 \bar "||" % 57
+ s1 | % 57
% Prechorus
s1 | % 58
s1 | % 59
s1 | % 60
- s1 \bar "||" % 61
+ s1 | % 61
% Chorus
\oneVoice
\normalsize
s1 | % 70
- s1 \bar "||" % 71
+ s1 | % 71
% Bridge
d4 \oneVoice s4 s2 | % 80
\voiceTwo f4. e8 ~ e d4 c8 ~ | % 81
c4 \oneVoice s s2 | % 82
- s1 \bar "||" % 83
+ s1 | % 83
\normalsize
% Prechorus
\normalsize
s1 | % 88
- \repeat volta 4
- {
- s4 \context Voice = "v2" { <\hn f \hn c>8 <\hn e \hn c> ~ <\hn e \hn c>4 <\hn e \hn c> } | % 89
+ s4 \context Voice = "v2" { <\hn f \hn c>8 <\hn e \hn c> ~ <\hn e \hn c>4 <\hn e \hn c> } | % 89
\tiny
\voiceTwo
- <f c>4 <d bf>8 <d bf> ( ~ <d bf>2 | % 90
- <c a>1 ) | % 91
- s1 | % 92
- s4 <d bf>8 <e c> ~ <e c>4 <f c> | % 93
- <f c>4 <c a>8 <d bf> ( ~ <d bf>2 | % 94
- <c a>1 ) | % 95
+ <f c>4 <d bf>8 <d bf> ( ~ <d bf>2 | % 90
+ <c a>1 ) | % 91
+ s1 | % 92
+ s4 <d bf>8 <e c> ~ <e c>4 <f c> | % 93
+ <f c>4 <c a>8 <d bf> ( ~ <d bf>2 | % 94
+ <c a>1 ) | % 95
\oneVoice
\normalsize
- }
- \alternative
- {
- {
- s1 | % 96
- }
- {
- s1 | % 97
- }
- }
- \repeat volta 2
- {
- s1 | % 98
- s1 | % 99
- s1 | % 100
- s1 | % 101
- }
+ s1 | % 96
- s1 \bar "|." % 102
+ s1 | % 97
+
+ s1 | % 98
+ s1 | % 99
+ s1 | % 100
+ s1 | % 101
+
+ s1 | % 102
}
%
% Chord names
%
-
Chords = \chordmode
{
-%Bah, can't we set this globally?
-% \popChords
-
% Intro
s1 | % 1
% Chorus
- \repeat volta 4
- {
- d4.:m7 c s4 | % 30
- bf1:maj7 | % 31
- f1 | % 32
- c4. a:m7 s4 | % 33
- bf4. c s4 | % 34
- f4. bf s4 | % 35
- c4. a:m7 s4 | % 36
- }
- \alternative
- {
- {
- bf1 | % 70
- }
- {
- bf1 | % 71
- }
- }
+ d4.:m7 c s4 | % 30
+ bf1:maj7 | % 31
+ f1 | % 32
+ c4. a:m7 s4 | % 33
+ bf4. c s4 | % 34
+ f4. bf s4 | % 35
+ c4. a:m7 s4 | % 36
+
+ bf1 | % 70
+
+ bf1 | % 71
% Outro
- \repeat volta 2
- {
- d1:m7 | % 72
- s1 | % 73
- s1 | % 74
- s1 | % 75
- }
+ d1:m7 | % 72
+ s1 | % 73
+ s1 | % 74
+ s1 | % 75
d1:m7 | % 76
}
%
% Chord rhythms
%
-
-% Use a RhythmicStaff on the chords instead of this?
-% It almost works, but not quite. Doesn't collapse chords above to single notes...
-
StaffC = \relative c
{
-% \set Voice.autoBeaming = ##f
-% \set Staff.instrument = #"Rhythm"
- \override Staff.TimeSignature #'style = #'()
- \time 4/4
+ \numericTimeSignature
\override NoteHead #'style = #'slash
\teeny
% Intro
- c1:16 \p \< \bar "||" % 1
+ c1:16 \p \< | % 1
c4. \mf c8 ~ c4. c8 ~ | % 2
c1 | % 3
c4. c8 ~ c4. c8 ~ | % 6
c1 | % 7
c4. c8 ~ c4. c8 ~ | % 8
- c1 \bar "||:" % 9
+ c1 | % 9
% Verse
c4 c c c | % 14
c4 c c c | % 15
c4. c8 ~ c4. c8 ~ | % 16
- c4 c c c \bar "||" % 17
+ c4 c c c | % 17
c4 c c c | % 18
c4 c c c | % 19
c4 c c c | % 22
c4 c c c | % 23
c4. c8 ~ c4. c8 ~ | % 24
- c4 c c c \bar "||" % 25
+ c4 c c c | % 25
% Prechorus
c4 c c c | % 26
c4 c c c | % 27
c4 c c c | % 28
- c4 c c c \bar "||" % 29
+ c4 c c c | % 29
% Chorus
c4. c8 ~ c4. c8 ~ | % 38
c4 c c c | % 39
c4. c8 ~ c4. c8 ~ | % 40
- c1 \bar "||" % 41
+ c1 | % 41
% Verse
c4 c c c | % 46
c4 c c c | % 47
c4. c8 ~ c4. c8 ~ | % 48
- c4 c c c \bar "||" % 49
+ c4 c c c | % 49
c4 c c c | % 50
c4 c c c | % 51
c4 c c c | % 54
c4 c c c | % 55
c4. c8 ~ c4. c8 ~ | % 56
- c4 c c c \bar "||" % 57
+ c4 c c c | % 57
% Prechorus
c4 c c c | % 58
c4 c c c | % 59
c4 c c c | % 60
- c4 c c c \bar "||" % 61
+ c4 c c c | % 61
% Chorus
c4 c c c | % 69
c1 ~ | % 70
- c1 \bar "||" % 71
+ c1 | % 71
% Bridge
c4 r8 c ~ c4 c | % 80
c4. c8 ~ c c ~ c4 | % 81
c1 | % 82
- c1 \bar "||" % 83
+ c1 | % 83
% Prechorus
% Chorus
- \repeat volta 4
- {
- c4._\markup { \dynamic f \italic { ad lib throughout } } c8 ~ c2 | % 89
- c4. c8 ~ c2 | % 90
- c4. c8 ~ c2 | % 91
- c4. c8 ~ c2 | % 92
- c4. c8 ~ c2 | % 93
- c4. c8 ~ c2 | % 94
- c4. c8 ~ c2 | % 95
- }
- \alternative
- {
- {
- c4 c c c | % 96
- }
- {
- c4 \> c c c \! | % 97
- }
- }
+ c4._\markup { \dynamic f \italic { ad lib throughout } } c8 ~ c2 | % 89
+ c4. c8 ~ c2 | % 90
+ c4. c8 ~ c2 | % 91
+ c4. c8 ~ c2 | % 92
+ c4. c8 ~ c2 | % 93
+ c4. c8 ~ c2 | % 94
+ c4. c8 ~ c2 | % 95
+
+ c4 c c c | % 96
+
+ c4 \> c c c \! | % 97
% Outro
- \repeat volta 2
- {
- c4 c c c | % 98
- c4 c c c | % 99
- c4 c c c | % 100
- c4 c c c | % 101
- }
+ c4 c c c | % 98
+ c4 c c c | % 99
+ c4 c c c | % 100
+ c4 c c c | % 101
- c1^\fermata \bar "|." % 102
+ c1^\fermata | % 102
}
\score
{
<<
-% \new ChoirStaff = "Vox"
+ \Global % The "roadmap" that everything else depends on
+
+ \context Staff
<<
- \new Staff = leadStaff { << \new Voice = "lead" \LeadVox \new Voice = "harmony" \BGVox >> }
+ \new Voice = "lead" \LeadVox
+ \new Voice = "harmony" \BGVox
\new Lyrics \lyricsto "lead" \LeadVoxText
\new Lyrics \lyricsto "v2" \LeadVoxTextB
\new Lyrics \lyricsto "v3" \LeadVoxTextC
>>
- \new ChoirStaff = "Rhythm"
+ \new ChoirStaff
<<
-% \new Staff = "riff" \RhythmB
- \new ChordNames = "chords" \Chords
- \new RhythmicStaff = "chordRhythm" \StaffC
+ \new ChordNames \Chords
+ \new RhythmicStaff \StaffC
>>
\set Score.skipBars = ##t
\set Score.melismaBusyProperties = #'()
>>
- \layout
- {
-% ragged-last-bottom = ##t
-% ragged-last = ##t
- }
}
\paper
{
- #(define fonts (make-pango-font-tree
- "Times New Roman"
- "DomCasual BT"
- "Luxi Mono"
- (/ staffSize 20)))
+ #(define fonts (make-pango-font-tree
+ "Times New Roman"
+ "LilyJAZZText"
+ "Luxi Mono"
+ (/ staffSize 20)))
+
+% Don't spread staves vertically across last page (default: t)
+% ragged-last-bottom = ##f
+% Don't spread staves vertically across the page (default: f)
+% ragged-bottom = ##t
+% Allow partial line for last stave (default: f)
+% ragged-last = ##t
+
+% To find out what's eating the space at the top...
+% annotate-spacing = ##t
}
+