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2.1.2.5 Skipping notes

Making a lyric line run slower than the melody can be achieved by inserting \skips into the lyrics. For every \skip, the text will be delayed another note.

For example,

     
     \relative c' { c c g' }
     \addlyrics {
       twin -- \skip 4
       kle
     }

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