Forward repeat bar

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Post by miker » Thu Apr 15, 2021 1:42 pm

I know that when a repeat goes back to the beginning, a forward repeat bar isn't used. I have a case where the first run begins with a pickup measure, but the repeat begins at the first full measure. Repeat bar, or not?
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Post by zuill » Thu Apr 15, 2021 2:06 pm

That is a place where a repeat bar is needed between the pickup and bar 1.

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Post by miker » Thu Apr 15, 2021 2:15 pm

As I suspected!

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