Hey Colm. If I'm trying to express time with lyrics, typing on the 'net, I use a count. For sixteenth notes, I'll count 1 e and a 2 e and a three e and a four e and a. Or for triplet time, 1 and a 2 and a 3 and a 4 and a. Now, to get that to hold space on most forums (such as JPF) you need to fill in space with dots or your typing compresses. (I imagine that happens because the typing is "justified." Different letters are allowed different amount of space (the contraction "I'm" takes less printed space than the number "000.")

So for Three Blind Mice in triplet meter:

..a..1and..a....2and...a...3and...a...4and...
They all.. ran .after the ..farm ers wife

..a..1...and..a.....2....and..a..3and...a...4 and....
Who cut off their tails with a ...car ving knife....

1anda.....2anda....2anda....4anda....
Three.....Blind....Mice



If I'm writing out by hand, I just write notes and rests above the syllables.

Hope that helps.

Mike


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