Dear Mario, > I see two problems related to ties that I can't really explain/fix given > my limited understanding of LilyPond: > > 1. Ties before a repeat and at the end of alternatives: > > \version "2.14.2" I would recommend to update to the latest stable version 2.16.
> \score { > { > \clef "treble" > \key g \major > \time 3/8 > g''4.~-4 \bar "|:" % 1 You do not need that repeat bar. The repeat command does it for you. I would suggest to repeat from the very beginning, and end one measure earlier, too. > \repeat volta 2 { > << { a''4.~}\\{g''8 fis''16 e'' d'' c''-2} >> | Here, life is very complicated for you and LilyPond, because every measure has a new pair of voices. It would make sense to have 2 voices throughout the piece, using: << \new Voice { a''4.~ | … } \new Voice { g''8 fis''16 e'' d'' c''-2 | … } >> instead of << { } \\ { } >> in every measure. > \alternative { > {<< {d'16 c' b a g fis-1}\\{ fis8 r r} >> | g''4.~-4 | } > {<d' fis>4. | a''4.~-4 | } Here, the error message is correct, because there is no note that follows this tie. You would not have this problem, if the repeat was shifted by one measure as described above. If you really need such ties, \laissezVibrer could be helpful (and \repeatTie in the other direction at the beginning of an alternative). > I will probably have to do some reordering there. > That would be helpful. > 2. Ties in chords: > Again, having 2 voices throughout the piece and not a new pair for every measure would solve your issues. You can not tie notes from one voice to another. HTH, Joram _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user