Sorry for the bump.  I just didn't want this question to get lost.  Has
anyone had a chance to look at it?  Perhaps I can reframe the questions
better?  Thanks.

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Knute Snortum



On Sat, Jul 26, 2025 at 9:00 AM Knute Snortum <[email protected]> wrote:

> I'm trying to use a \repeatTie as the second part of a broken slur but I'm
> having problems getting the shape correct.  I created a MWE but I realized
> that it might not have enough context to see what I'm trying to do, so I
> created a second, longer example too.  I've attached the output of the
> second example.
>
> The problem is when I try to move the end point of the \repeatTie to the
> left, all that happens is that the note shys away from the key signature.
> But maybe there's a better way to do what I want.
>
> %%% Start
> \version "2.24.4"
>
> %% Below is the MWE.  The problem is the more I try to move the starting
> %% point of the tie to the left (the two -1's in tieShapeA) the more the
> %% d note in the second measure shys away from the key signature.
>
> tieShapeA = \shape #'((-1 . 3) (-1 . 3.5) (0 . 3.5) (0.5 . 1.75)) \etc
>
> \relative {
>   \key d \major
>   \clef bass
>   \voiceTwo
>   d4 fis( g a, | \break
>   d4)-\tieShapeA \repeatTie
> }
>
> %% Below is what I'm trying to do: tie the slur in the right hand to the
> %% bass note.  Is there a better way to do this?
>
> slurShapeA = \shape #'((0 . 0) (0 . 0) (9 . 0) (9 . -2)) \etc
>
> rightHand = \relative {
>   \key d \major
>   a'8-\slurShapeA ^( g fis e  d cis b a) |
>   r4
> }
>
> leftHand = \relative {
>   \key d \major
>   \clef bass
>   \voiceTwo
>   d4 fis( g a, | \break
>   d4)-\tieShapeA \repeatTie
> }
>
> \new PianoStaff <<
>   \new Staff \rightHand
>   \new Staff \leftHand
> >>
> %%% End
>
>
> --
> Knute Snortum
>
>

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