
MuseScore Tips
Sun Apr 06 2025 , Updated: Mon Jun 23 2025Contents
MuseScore 4: Enable Swing Playback
Apply Swing to Entire Score
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Go to Format > Style > Score
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Scroll to Swing Settings
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Set:
- Swing ratio (e.g.,
60%for light swing,67%for triplet feel) - Apply to all voices or a specific voice
- Swing ratio (e.g.,
Apply Swing Locally Using System Text
- Select the first note or measure of the swing passage
- Go to Add > Text > System Text (or press
Ctrl+Shift+T) - Type:
Swing - Select the text, open Properties > Playback
- Enable “Swing”
- (Optional) Adjust swing ratio for custom feel
Disable Swing Later
- Add another System Text at the point you want to return to straight time
- Type:
Straight - Enable in Properties > Playback, then disable swing
Note Entry
Multiple Staves to One
- Select parts to combine
- Use Implode to combine
- If moving to another track, copy the combined part to the clipboard, then undo to retun the parts to uncombined state.
- Paste from the clipboard to the new stave.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DwIhWNmWH4&t=113s
Auto Placement
If an object has been moved, Ctrl + R will reset the placement to auto.
Swing
| Feel / Style | Ratio (long:short) | % of beat (long) | % of beat (short) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Straight 8ths | 1:1 | 50% | 50% |
| Light swing | ~3:2 | 60% | 40% |
| Triplet swing | 2:1 (triplet feel) | 66% | 33% |
| Shuffle | ~3:1 | 75% | 25% |
| Extreme swing | 4:1+ | 80% | 20% |
Tempo
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- “Seul ce Soir” 55% (found by trial and error), ease-out