Adding rests to lyrics lines

• Nov 9, 2021 - 03:11

Is there a way to add a rest to the lyrics lines? For instance, you have 3 verses. For instance, in 4/4 time, the 1st verse starts on the eighth note of the pick up measure. But, verse 2 starts on the 1st beat of the next measure. How would you put a rest on, for instance, the eighth note of the pick up measure? The same question goes for words in the verses. I hope this makes sense.

I have done it by adding an extra note in the staff, then, taking it out of note input, changing to another voice, then to a rest. It works pretty good most of the time. However, at the beginning of the verses is when I have trouble, especially when I put in the verse number. And, sometimes when I move the rest up into the lyrics lines, it moves the staves up or down. How would I overcome that?


Comments

The standard way to deal with this is simply to leave the lyrics 2 text on that pickup note blank. If there is no text associated with a note, singers will not sing it. Rests in lyrics are not a thing.

lyrics.JPG

Do you still have an unanswered question? Please log in first to post your question.