Tying chords together.
When I tie a single note, I usually select the note I want to tie, select the type of note(quarter, half , whole, etc.) and then press the tie button. But this doesn’t work for chords.
I try to tie chords this way:
Select the first note and tie that note.
Then it looks like this: 
Then I tie the second note, but then the first note disappears.
It looks like this: 
When I put the note that disappeared back in, it is no longer tied to the previous note.
Maybe I am just doing it the wrong way, but I don’t know how else to tie chords. Help!
Comments
Enter the notes, select the 1st stem, hit +
In reply to Enter the notes, select the by Jojo-Schmitz
sorry, i don’t get it. I entered the notes, then selected the stem. but when i press the tie button, nothing happens.
In reply to sorry, i don’t get it. I by LucasHMusic
Which version of Musescore do you use?
In reply to Which version of Musescore do by [DELETED] 5
1.2
In reply to 1.2 by LucasHMusic
1.2 is too old. Adding a tie to chord by selecting the stem was added in 1.3.
In reply to 1.2 is too old. Adding a tie by [DELETED] 5
Ah, too bad for Mavericks users then. Although now there is 2.0 RC to the rescue.
In reply to 1.2 by LucasHMusic
But as far as I know it should work to select the entire chord, as I said before. That's how I've always done it; I've never used the stem.
In reply to But as far as I know it by Marc Sabatella
but HOW do you select the chord? I can only select one note at a time… And when I use shift-click, pressing the plus sign doesn’t work.
In reply to but HOW do you select the by LucasHMusic
I’m going to download 1.3 and try to select the stem. Or the whole chord, for that matter.
In reply to but HOW do you select the by LucasHMusic
1.3 won't work well on Mavericks - crashes often.
There are lots of ways to select a chord. For instance, you cna shift+drag select, or you can clear the selection with Esc then shift+click a note (you have to clear it first or results are unpredictable, since shift+click selects a range starting from current selection). Or click a note then shift+right to extend the selection followed by shift+left to move it back again. The techniques all work in 1.2 and all other releases.
In reply to 1.3 won't work well on by Marc Sabatella
I’m sorry, it is still not working. When I select the whole chord(while not in note entry mode), and then press the tie button, nothing happens. Can you post some pics or a video showing how? I just don’t get it.
In reply to I’m sorry, it is still not by LucasHMusic
You have to have already entered both chords, then select the first, then press tie button. I guess I can't *prove* this worked prior to 1.3, but I sure thought it did. If not, then just add the ties one at a time - again, while *not* in note entry mode. That's the most important key to tying chords - you can't do it in note entry mode.
Or for stemless notes (eg, whole notes), select the whole chord.
Either way, you have to *not* be in note input mode.
Thanks! I finally got it. I just wasn’t typing both chords before i pressed the tie button.