Double notes on the same note
How do I input two of the same note near the same note head? I have a open string note on the guitar and a fretted note, same note, played at the same time. Thanks!
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If you're talking about a "chord", where both notes have the same duration and rhythm, enter the bottom note, then Shift+enter the top note (and subsequent notes in the chord).
If you are talking about a case where the two simultaneous notes have different durations/rhythms, you'll need to use "Voices". See https://musescore.org/en/handbook/4/working-multiple-voices
In reply to If you're talking about a … by TheHutch
Nope, same note, same rhythm, like open E and fifth fret of the B string slide from 3rd fret...
In reply to Nope, same note, same rhythm… by Melvin L. Williams
That would be what I described as a "chord" in my post above. Bottom note, Shift+top note.
[A few moments later] OH! You want the two notes to be the same pitch!!! This is called a "unison".
Still a chord. As shown in the examples below, set the duration and type E. Then type Shift+E. This gives you a chord of the two Es, an octave apart. Now press Ctrl+Down to move the currently selected note (the top E) down an octave.
When you create a chord, the Shifted notes always go to the first such note higher than the highest note entered thus far. If you want the newly entered note to be lower, simply use Ctrl+Down to lower it by an octave.
In reply to If you're talking about a … by TheHutch
Figured it out from a previous question you had made... thanks!
In reply to Figured it out from a… by Melvin L. Williams
Thanks, yeah, of course, I know and understand two notes in unison. To me a chord is more than three notes at a time, but then again, there are dyads, so your point is well taken.
In reply to Thanks, yeah, of course, I… by Melvin L. Williams
And MuseScore even calls it a chord if it's only one note
In reply to And MuseScore even calls it… by Jojo-Schmitz
which doesn't make any sense to me...
In reply to which doesn't make any sense… by Melvin L. Williams
But makes perfect sense when you write plugins.
In reply to which doesn't make any sense… by Melvin L. Williams
It's just internal programming nomenclature. I don't think that Musescore is suggesting that a single note actually constitutes a chord in music.