Lyrics with no melody line
Hi, I've been notating the bass lines for a bunch of Christmas songs and I want to add the lyrics to them, but because the bass line isn't the melody, the words don't fit to the notation. Is there a way round this? I tried creating the lyrics as straightforward text, but I couldn't alter the position to sit under the stave. I don't want it above the stave as it interferes with other text I have there. Can anyone offer any advice please? Thanks.
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Use 2 voices , 1 for Bass, 1 for Voices, If you want makes the voices notes invisible
In reply to Use 2 voices , 1 for Bass, 1… by Raymond Wicquart
Great idea if I knew what the melody line was. I'm not good enough to notate that myself!
In reply to Great idea if I knew what… by Jo Arnold
What is the title ? have you try Google or Musescore songs ??
In reply to What is the title ? have… by Raymond Wicquart
They're all well known Christmas songs, so I guess it's likely they'll be there. I'll have a look. Thanks.
In reply to Great idea if I knew what… by Jo Arnold
Notate the rhythm in voice 2 as rests, and hide them, then attach a lyrics syllable to every rest
If you don't want to enter notes for the melody (even just placeholders notes, pitches don't have to be accurate), then regualr text will do. You say you "couldn't alter position to sit under staves", but you don't say what you tried or what went wrong. Normally it's as simple as pressing "X".