+This manual: @ref{Tuplets}, @ref{Skips}, @ref{Polymetric notation}.
+
+Snippets: @lsrdir{rhythms}
+
+@node Ties
+@unnumberedsubsubsec Ties
+
+@cindex tie
+@funindex ~
+
+A tie connects two adjacent note heads of the same pitch. The tie
+in effect extends the length of a note.
+
+@warning{Ties should not be confused with @emph{slurs}, which
+indicate articulation, or @emph{phrasing slurs}, which indicate
+musical phrasing. A tie is just a way of extending a note
+duration, similar to the augmentation dot.}
+
+A tie is entered using the tilde symbol @code{~}
+
+@lilypond[quote,ragged-right,fragment,verbatim]
+e' ~ e'
+@end lilypond
+
+
+@noindent
+Ties are used either when the note crosses a bar line, or when
+dots cannot be used to denote the rhythm. Ties should also be
+used when note values cross larger subdivisions of the measure:
+
+@lilypond[fragment,quote,ragged-right]
+\relative {
+ r8 c8 ~ c2 r4 | r8^"not" c2 ~ c8 r4
+}
+@end lilypond
+
+If you need to tie a lot of notes across bar lines, it may be
+easier to use automatic note splitting (see @ref{Automatic note
+splitting}). This mechanism automatically splits long notes, and
+ties them across bar lines.
+
+@funindex \repeatTie
+@cindex repeating ties
+@cindex volta brackets and ties
+
+When a tie is applied to a chord, all note heads whose pitches
+match are connected. When no note heads match, no ties will be
+created. Chords may be partially tied by placing the tie inside
+the chord.
+
+@lilypond[quote,ragged-right,fragment,verbatim,relative=1]
+ <c e g> ~ <c e g>
+<c~ e g~ b> <c e g b>
+@end lilypond
+
+When a second alternative of a repeat starts with a tied note, you
+have to repeat the tie. This can be achieved with
+@code{\repeatTie},
+
+@lilypond[fragment,quote,ragged-right,relative=2,verbatim]
+\repeat volta 2 { c g <c e>2 ~ }
+\alternative {{ <c e>2. r4 } {<c e>2\repeatTie d4 c }}
+@end lilypond
+
+@cindex Laissez vibrer
+@cindex Ties, laissez vibrer
+
+@notation{L.v.} ties (@notation{laissez vibrer}) indicate that
+notes must not be damped at the end. It is used in notation for
+piano, harp and other string and percussion instruments. They can
+be entered using @code{\laissezVibrer}:
+
+@lilypond[fragment,ragged-right,verbatim,relative=1]
+<c f g>\laissezVibrer
+@end lilypond
+
+The direction of a tie can be specified with @code{\tieUp} or
+@code{\tieDown} (see example below). @code{\tieNeutral} reverts
+to the default behaviour again.
+
+However, as with other music elements of this kind, there is a
+convenient shorthand for forcing tie directions. By adding
+@code{_} or @code{^} before the tilde, the direction is also set:
+
+@lilypond[relative=2,ragged-right,quote,verbatim,fragment]
+c4_~ c c^~ c)
+@end lilypond
+
+
+@seealso
+
+Snippets: @lsrdir{rhythms}
+
+Internals Reference:
+@internalsref{LaissezVibrerTie}
+@internalsref{LaissezVibrerTieColumn}
+
+Example files:
+@lsr{connecting,laissez-vibrer-ties.ly}
+
+
+@commonprop
+
+Ties are sometimes used to write out arpeggios. In this case, two
+tied notes need not be consecutive. This can be achieved by
+setting the @code{tieWaitForNote} property to true. The same
+feature is also useful, for example, to tie a tremolo to a chord,
+but in principle, it can also be used for ordinary, consecutive
+notes:
+
+@lilypond[fragment,verbatim,relative=1,ragged-right,quote]
+\set tieWaitForNote = ##t
+\grace { c16[~ e~ g]~ } <c, e g>2
+\repeat tremolo 8 { c32~ c'~ } <c c,>1
+e8~ c~ a~ f~ <e' c a f>2
+\tieUp c8~ a \tieDown \tieDotted g~ c g2
+@end lilypond
+
+Ties may be engraved manually by changing the
+@code{tie-configuration} property of the @code{TieColumn} object.
+The first number indicates the distance from the center of the
+staff in staff-spaces, and the second number indicates the
+direction (1=up, -1=down).
+
+@lilypond[fragment,verbatim,relative=1,ragged-right,quote]
+<c e g>2~ <c e g> |
+\override TieColumn #'tie-configuration =
+ #'((0.0 . 1) (-2.0 . 1) (-4.0 . 1))
+<c e g>~ <c e g> |
+@end lilypond
+
+
+@refcommands
+
+
+@funindex \tieUp
+@code{\tieUp},
+@funindex \tieDown
+@code{\tieDown},
+@funindex \tieNeutral
+@code{\tieNeutral},
+@funindex \tieDotted
+@code{\tieDotted},
+@funindex \tieDashed
+@code{\tieDashed},
+@funindex \tieSolid
+@code{\tieSolid}.
+
+
+@seealso
+
+
+
+Notation Reference: @ref{Automatic note splitting}.
+
+Snippets: @lsrdir{rhythms}
+
+Internals Reference: @internalsref{Tie}.
+
+
+@refbugs
+
+Switching staves when a tie is active will not produce a slanted
+tie.
+
+Changing clefs or octavations during a tie is not really
+well-defined. In these cases, a slur may be preferable.
+
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