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Meaning of horizontal line over a note?

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Meaning of horizontal line over a note?

Post by Depo007 on Wed Jun 11, 2008 9:06 am

I just came across this in a piece I'm practicing with. There's a series of five notes, each with a small horizontal line above them. It almost looks like a ledger line, but it isn't. What is the meaning of these horizontal lines?

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Re: Meaning of horizontal line over a note?

Post by CripKilla on Wed Jun 11, 2008 10:52 am

It means to play it soft Cool

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Re: Meaning of horizontal line over a note?

Post by Admin Andrew on Wed Jun 11, 2008 11:50 am

A small line above them. That would mean to "hold to" or "cling to" the note for it's full value.

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Re: Meaning of horizontal line over a note?

Post by chackyjazz on Tue Oct 13, 2009 12:20 pm

Andrew... is that a Tenuto???

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Re: Meaning of horizontal line over a note?

Post by endre on Tue Oct 13, 2009 2:31 pm

Tenuto, by the sounds of it. Check wiki.

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