Accidental tied across the bar line not working

• May 1, 2023 - 22:07

I'm having an issue with an accidental that is tied over the bar line and it's not working properly. I have a whole note tied to a quarter. The whole note has the accidental but the tie over the bar line to the quarter note is not carrying over without having to put the accidental in again.


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In reply to by bflatnbass1

Probably a user error.
If you set a whole note, e.g. G#, and in the next measure a quarter note G, yes then it does not work because a tie works only with notes of the same pitch, G# and G are not on the same pitch!

You should change your work flow.
First set a whole note G# without having a note in the next measure (more exact: at least the first beat should have a quarter rest). Then set the new duration for quarter notes (press 5), then press '+' (shortcut for the tie in MuS 3.6.2) and you have it. This works perfectly ...

If the next measure has already a quarter note then this has to be also a G#. And then you can select the the first or both notes and press '+'.

Hello! 👋 Were you able to find a solution to this issue? I'm running into the same problem. Attached is a screenshot where I've circled the ties that MuseScore is not recognizing. Instead of holding the same pitch, MuseScore is slurring the notes and losing the accidental sharp at the start of the new measure.

In reply to by martyychang

Actually, it seems the workaround is to enter the note in its full duration with the accidental applied, instead of getting the notes to "look right" and then trying to apply the tie.

Bad workflow:

  1. Enter 1/8 note G# at the end of the first measure.
  2. Enter 1/16 note G at the start of the next measure.
  3. Attempt to connect the two notes with a slur. The result visually looks "correct" but is played incorrectly by MuseScore. ❌

Good workflow:

  1. Enter dotted 1/8 note G# at the end of the first measure. MuseScore automatically ties the note across the measure, and the result looks identical to the bad workflow but now plays correctly in the app. ✅

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