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2.2.5 Automatic and manual beams

Music Glossary: beam.

All beams are drawn automatically:

     
     a8 ais d ees r d c16 b a8

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If you do not like the automatic beams, they may be overridden manually. Mark the first note to be beamed with [ and the last one with ].

     
     a8[ ais] d[ ees r d] a b

[image of music]

See also

Notation Reference: Automatic beams, Manual beams.


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