How can I label staffs with the parts' purpose

Question

How can I make parts in songs in lilypond? I am typsetting a leadsheet that also shows an 'Intro' Melody, has a Verse part etc and I want to mark that up in lilypond. A bit like "Verse", "Chorus" and "PC" in this example (Doesn't necessarily have the frames around).

Answer 1

You can use rehearsal marks.

So just add something like this to your code:

\mark\markup{\bold\box "Verse 1"}

You'll get something like:

---

If you really want the rehearsal mark to appear below the tempo indication (like in your image above), you will have to change the priority before you add the rehearsal mark:

\override Score.RehearsalMark.outside-staff-priority = #0
\mark\markup{\bold\box "Verse 1"}