![]() You must tie the first half of the note (the last eighth note in the first bar) to the second half (the first eighth note of the next bar). Since a bar of 4/4 music cannot add to nine eighth notes, the only way to indicate this is by using a tie. (See example.) That means half of that quarter note will carry over into the next bar. Sometimes the last note in one bar is sustained into the next bar.įor instance, you might play a note that lasts the length of a quarter note but start it on the last 8th note of a bar. You’ll remember that all the rhythms in a bar must add to the correct number of beats in the time signature. The most common situation is when a note sustains over the barline. There are certain musical situations where the only way to indicate a rhythm is by using a tie. Instead, the first note is plucked/attacked and held for the duration of both notes. ![]() When a pair of notes is tied, the second note of the pair is not plucked or attacked again. The pair of tied notes acts as one note with their rhythmic values added together. A tie is drawn as an arc-shaped line connecting two identical notes.Ī tie binds, or ties, together two written notes of the same pitch. A very common musical marking you will see is called a tie.
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