Complex voltas, segno and coda sequence

• Apr 1, 2025 - 00:46

(If I'm violating any copyright, please let me know and I'll take the score down).

I'm trying to transcribe a piano version of a particular Beatles song. In playback mode, it works as intended until it plays through the first volta the second time (with a repeat bar immediately after, measure 38). As written, it should go back to the first repeat bar near the beginning of the song (measure 5), then hit the "To Coda" marker (measure 22) and then jump to the coda (measure 60). Instead, after hitting the first volta the second time through (it is marked "1., 3.)", the playback jumps to the coda (measure 60) .

The jump from "D.S. al Coda" (measure 59) to "Segna" (measure 25) works properly as written.

Under properties of that particular volta, the repeat list is set as 1,3, and the playback count under measure properties for this measure (#38) is set to 3. I tried changing it to 4, but got the same result.

Any insight on how to make this work?

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Comments

Jm6stringer

• Apr 1, 2025 - 03:11

See if this works for you:
2-What Goes On .mscz

Normally, a D.S. al Coda would have the Segno followed by a 'To Coda' later in the score. Your 'To coda' is at measure 22 (earlier) and the Segno is at measure 25. Playing the first volta again (by checking 'Play repeats' in the Properties panel for the D.S. al Coda) allows playback from volta 1 to go back to measure 6 and then play to the 'To Coda' whereupon it jumps to the ending (at measure 60).

TheHutch

• Apr 1, 2025 - 04:10

I found the problem of the missing Play repeats too. However, when I added that check mark, now it goes back that third time ... and plays straight through the To Coda as if it weren't there at all, at all. It continues to the volta, plays the second ending and through the bridge to the D.S. and then straight into the Coda. Does the repeat somehow make it "forget" that it's supposed to follow the To Coda marker?