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I want to write a sustained A note for 2 beats. On that A note I want a B and C note. Both for 1 beat. What is the correct way to write that?

phoog
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I am assuming you want the B and C notes to be played one after the other. If you want to write this on a single staff you must use 2 voices with stems up for one and stems down for the other. The A note will be a half note with the stem down and the B and C notes will be quarter notes with stems up:

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Other options include writing the A as two quarter notes tied together or using two separate staffs, one for each voice.

John Belzaguy
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