Entering odd combinations of dotted notes
I'm trying to enter the measure shown below.
I can enter the dotted half C, the 1/8 rest, and the eighth notes G and E. Soon as I try to enter that dotted quarter E, instead of lining it up under the C, it shoves the C over, and changes it to an eighth note followed by a quarter note.
How do I tell MuseScore that the C and the E, tho they're different durations, belong on the same beat? This is driving me bonkers.
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You wrote:
How do I tell MuseScore that the C and the E, tho they're different durations, belong on the same beat?
Answer:
If you have multiple musical lines that have different rhythm, that is, notes of different durations playing at the same time, use voices.
See:
https://musescore.org/en/handbook/4/working-multiple-voices#Enter_notes…
So, enter the dotted half C, the 1/8 rest, and the eighth notes G and E in voice 1. Then return to the beginning of the measure and enter the other notes in voice 2.