LilyPond Internals Reference: 2.2.120 Tie_engraver

### 2.2.120 Tie_engraver

Generate ties between note heads of equal pitch.

Music types accepted:

tie-event

Properties (read)

> `tieWaitForNote` (boolean)

>   If true, tied notes do not have to follow each other directly. This can be used for writing out arpeggios.

Properties (write)

> `tieMelismaBusy` (boolean)

>   Signal whether a tie is present.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Tie and TieColumn.

`Tie_engraver` is part of the following context(s): CueVoice, DrumVoice, GregorianTranscriptionVoice, MensuralVoice, NoteNames, TabVoice, VaticanaVoice and Voice.

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