<P> In music notation , a tie is a curved line connecting the heads of two notes of the same pitch and name , indicating that they are to be played as a single note with a duration equal to the sum of the individual notes ' values . A tie is similar in appearance to a slur , however slurs join notes of different pitches which need to be played independently , but seamlessly . </P>
<P> In music notation , a tie is a curved line connecting the heads of two notes of the same pitch and name , indicating that they are to be played as a single note with a duration equal to the sum of the individual notes ' values . A tie is similar in appearance to a slur , however slurs join notes of different pitches which need to be played independently , but seamlessly . </P>
curved line connecting 2 more notes different pitches
curved line connecting 2 more notes different pitches
slur
slur