How do I add a note to a tied chord?
What's the correct way of adding a note to a tied chord so that it appears at both ends of the tie? Everything I've figured out so far requires me to add the note twice, once to the chord that starts the tie and once to the chord that ends the tie, and then add the tie itself to the new untied note.
Solomon
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I am not quite sure what you are asking, but in general, if you want to tie a chord, you enter both sides of the chord, then select the first chord and hit the tie button. If you change your mind later and wish to add a note to an already ted chord, you will also need to add it to both chords then tie it. I think that's what you are asking?
In reply to I am not quite sure what you by Marc Sabatella
Yes, and I'm thinking that MuseScore should know that if I add a note to a tied chord it should be added simultaneously to all of the individual chords that make up the tied chord. I glean from your question that this is not the case, and therefore I'm suggesting it as a feature.
In reply to Yes, and I'm thinking that by Solomon Douglas
It's actually a feature that you don't *have* to tie all notes of a chord. This is used in some piano and guitar music.
In reply to It's actually a feature that by Marc Sabatella
That needs to be a possibility, too, yes. I do not suggest removing the ability to have chords where not every note is tied.
In reply to That needs to be a by Solomon Douglas
Adding a note to a chord and hitting + should not removove other ties from that chord, I find that behaviour somewhat disturbing
In reply to Adding a note to a chord and by Jojo-Schmitz
The behavior you're describing sounds more like Finale than MuseScore. In MuseScore I don't believe that the "+" command ever removes ties, does it?
In reply to The behavior you're by Solomon Douglas
It does, annoyingly so. Try the following in note input mode:
1) C
2) +
3) left arrow twice to get back to the initial C
4) Shift+E
5) +
This adds an E and ties it to the first, but you lose the tie on the C in the process.
There is definitely room for improvement in how we handle tied chords. There is no way at all to enter one without leaving note input mode. When I saw your initial post, I thought this is what you were going to be asking about. And maybe in a way it is, if not in the specific way I was thinking (I would only very rarely be trying it the way you describe) but I think bottom line is, we could use more thought to how chords are tied.