Re: Odd-looking tie on a chord

[Janek Warchoł]

2011/7/4 Bill Mooney <address@hidden>:
> \version "2.14.1"
> \include "english.ly"
> \score {
>  \new Staff {
>    \key d \major
>    \numericTimeSignature
>    \time 4/4
>    r4
>    \times 4/5 { <cs' d'' b''>16\< <cs' d'' b''><cs' d'' b''><cs' d''
> b''><cs'
> d'' b''>~ }
>
>    <cs' d'' b''> <cs' d'' b''>8~ %moving the dot from here.....
>
>    <cs' d'' b''>8. % ... to here makes the tie pretty...
>    [ <b d'' a''>8->\mf ]
>  }
> }
>
> % ... but is it musically correct?

I'm afraid it isn't, because it doesn't respect beats.

HTH,
Janek