6 By inserting @code{\\skip} statements into lyric lines, one can put less lyric syllables to a melody.
12 % shorthand for Skip Lyric
13 sl = \notes { \skip 4 }
18 \context Voice = "A" \notes {c4 c c c}
19 \lyricsto "A" \context LyricsVoice=A \lyrics { foo __ \sl \sl bar }
20 \lyricsto "A" \context LyricsVoice=B \lyrics { foo -- \sl baz bar }
21 \lyricsto "A" \context LyricsVoice=C \lyrics { foo -- baz -- baaz bar }