Re: Tie not working as expected

[Jean Abou Samra]

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On 31/01/2023 22:04, Steve Carlock wrote:
> New Lilypond user here.  The following code is not working as I expect:
> 
>     \version "2.24.0"
>     \language "english"
> 
>     \score {
>       <<
>       \new Staff {
>         \key d \major
>         \time 4/4
>         \relative c' {
>           <d~ a'~>1 | <d a'>1 | g~1 | g2 <fs a>2 |
>         }
>       }
>       >>
>       \layout { }
>     }
> 
> 
> I expect to see 4 measures with ties between measures 1 and 2, and then 3 and 
> 4.  Instead I am seeing 5 measures with an extra whole note in measure 4 tied 
> to measure 3.  (Image attached).
> 
> What am I doing wrong?



The order of elements for a note is

<pitch> <duration> <articulations>


In "g~1", you have

<pitch> <articulation> <duration>

Thus the "g~" part is understood as a g note that implicitly
inherits the duration of the previous note, with a tie, and
the "1" part is the duration of a new note, which inherits
the pitch of the previous note. You want "g1~" instead.

By the way, you can simplify

<d~ a'~>1

into

<d a'>1~

Jean

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