What can I use that would act like a grace note after the main note?
I'm trying to transcribe a song but am not familiar with all the rules for writing music. I don't think I can put a sixteenth grace note after a half note (I've never seen it done), but I need something that would act just like that. What can I use?
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You can use any grace note after you like. The grace notes after are in the advanced palette. You can change to the advanced palette by clicking the word "Basic" at the bottom of the palettes and selecting "Advanced."
One word of warning, for some reason the grace notes after do not play in MuseScore and checking play in the inspector does not improve this. I would suggest to just live with this limitation rather than trying to add a second invisible voice that plays correctly and making the original voice not play, but that is an option if you just have to have proper playback. I think making it play correctly makes for an ugly score in most cases.
In reply to You can use any grace note… by mike320
Thanks for the response. So, is it considered proper to use a grace note after your main note? Like I said, I've never seen it done before.
In reply to Thanks for the response. So,… by pianoscore01
It's not as common as a grace note before, but it is normal.
In reply to It's not as common as a… by mike320
Okay, thanks a lot.
In reply to Okay, thanks a lot. by pianoscore01
I can't understand what it would mean to put a grace note after the main note. Do you mean you play the main note for its full duration, then there's a little note on its own? Normally I would expect this to be a grace note before the following note.
In reply to I can't understand what it… by Imaginatorium
This has been discussed at length in #111346: "Grace note after" doesn't sound during playback check there for the outcome
In reply to I can't understand what it… by Imaginatorium
Used in some cases (like a shorcut).
In reply to I can't understand what it… by Imaginatorium
Sometimes this is done in French vocal music (the Alkan edition of Carmen, for example) to indicate that the "e muet" (silent E) at the end of a word should be very slightly pronounced (like a subtle shadow vowel.)
In reply to You can use any grace note… by mike320
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In reply to You can use any grace note… by mike320
Playback for grace notes after is in master, so will be on 3.0.
Not sure whether it could get backported for 2.2, the code change can be seen in https://github.com/musescore/MuseScore/pull/2757, to fix #111346: "Grace note after" doesn't sound during playback