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Questions tagged [ties]

Ties are curved lines that connect notes of the same pitch indicating a single longer note.

Ties are curved lines that connect notes of the same pitch indicating a single longer note.

While ties appear superficially identical to slurs, they do not have the same meaning (slurs connect notes of different pitch).

Ties are used when a single note symbol cannot be used because it would either spill across a bar lines or a major subdivision of a bar. They are also used to create durations for which no single notation exists.

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How does one maintain voice integrity when longer and shorter notes of the same pitch occur in two voices

Here is an excerpt from Bach's BWV 796, measures 8–9. (Unfortunately, ABCjs renders the ties in exactly the wrong direction!) X:1 T:Sinfonia No. 10 in G Major, BWV 796 M:3/4 C:J.S. Bach %%staves [(1 2)…
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Theoretically Correct vs Practical Notation

My music theory studies ended 20 years ago, but I am busy with some notation by combining piano accompaniment with vocals for solo piano, for personal use. So, in 4/4 time, music theory dictates that beamed notes are used when the beat is not on the…
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Is a tie needed into a second-time bar?

When I have a tie into a 1st-time-bar, and want to similarly tie into a 2nd-time-bar, I usually show the "end" of the tie onto the note at the beginning of the 2nd-time-bar. Is this necessary? The example below should show what I mean: As I say, I…
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Help with note grouping in 6/4 time

This is my first time on here and my first question! I'm currently preparing music for a rehearsal and recording session and want my charts to be easy and clear to read with out any problems. I have a tune in 6/4 and am a little unsure of what looks…
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Eliminate ties via additive meter?

I'm making a piano arrange of 裸の勇者. Many times, I put ties in the middle of the bar: These ties are noisy; I'd like to remove them. But I placed them there in the belief that they're required for my 4/4 time signature. Ties are used to allow the…
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Question on 1/4 notes and 1/8 notes on same chord

I have a simple question on the following image. How would I know if the first C is a quarter note or eighth note? Could this ever be considered a tie between the two C's ? Additional: This is the 2nd measure of Pomp and Circumstance from the book…
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Beginning a repeat with a tied note in guitar pro 6

I'm trying to tab out a song in guitar pro 6 and I have a section that repeats. The section begins with a tied note from the previous measure, then when it repeats I want the last note of the last measure to be tied to the first note of the…
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How to tie the first note of the second volta in MuseScore?

How to tie the (first) note of the second volta to the previous note in MuseScore?
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Legato & Fermata notation on tied notes

I would like to ask two quick things. If you notate a slur (legato, not a phrase slur) on a tied note, will this include the tie (1.1) or not (1.2)? If you notate a fermata on a tied note and want them to hold the note longer than notated, which…
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Have tie extend past end of music in lilypond

I'm writing out a short snippet of music and would like to have a tie that extends past the end; How can I do this in LilyPond? Here's what I have now: I'd like to indicate that a tie goes back to the start of the riff. (i.e. the final e8 is tied…
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What does laissez vibrer mean on a wind instrument?

I'm a bassoonist and when I play in a wind band I often get given a trombone part. Sometimes I have to transpose a score because it is in E♭. And sometimes I have to transpose passages that are too high for me to play. I won't be of a standard to…
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NullVoice is affecting the orientation of ties and slurs in LilyPond

Adding a NullVoice to a staff with two other voices affects the orientation of ties and slurs. Consider the following three Examples and their output: \version "2.22.2" << \new NullVoice { c } \\ \stemUp { b2~ b} \\ \stemDown { e2~ e…
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Music Notation (in Musescore) - Ties or Separate Voices?

I'm new to using Musescore and writing notation, so excuse any ignorance on my part. For the sake of example, let's say we want to play a C-Major triad in the root position, but we want to express that C and E are held for two beats and the G is…
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Moonlight Sonata 3rd Movement tied notes

I‘m currently playing the 3rd Movement of Moonlight Sonata and noticed myself always hitting the last note in Measure 22 (f##) even though it is a tied note. I never thought about not playing it, because every performer I have seen/heard playing…
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Figured bass and ties

How does one play figured bass when the bass line contains ties? For example, here are the first three measures of Vivaldi's "Filiae maestae Jerusalem" (sheet music source). Do I understand correctly that in measure 1, since there are no numbers to…
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