Is there a way to change default setting of tied notes (ties) in guitar tablature?

• May 10, 2024 - 21:31

It seems with the latest update of Musescore 4, which I just updated to, the default setting now includes ties and tied notes in the tablature that is linked to a treble cleff staff.

I'm wondering if there is a way to turn this off by default? I would REALLY prefer to not have ties and tied notes in my tablature.

I know I can select a tie and then click "select similar" and then deselect "view" in the properties, but I'd rather not have to do that. Also, with the tied notes, I have to select each one individually (as I cannot choose "select similar, as it would select all the notes) and then hide those notes. This is really cumbersome.

Thanks!

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• May 11, 2024 - 05:46

One way to do this is to set the tab's Staff type to "Tab. 6-str. simple". This leaves out the tied notes completely.

20240511 004347-tied notes in tab.png

Another way to approach this would be to make the tied notes, as much as possible, into single notes: e.g. a quarter note instead of two eighth notes, dotted quarter instead of three.

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• May 11, 2024 - 07:10

In MuseScore 3 there was a Show Back-tied frets toggle in Staff/Part properties>Advanced Style Properties>Fret Marks, as shown.

As you can see—between MS3 and MS4—the removal of the toggle is the ONLY change in Advanced Style Properties>Fret Marks.

Tablature Back-tied frets option no longer in MS4 Staff Properties.png

Perhaps the Show Back-tied frets checkbox still exists somewhere, but not in the likely places I looked.

scorster

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