Tuplets within beams

Tuplets that contain notes that produce beams, such as eighth notes, are beamed together. However, special beam grouping rules apply to tuplets within beams that also contain non-tuplet notes.

The default setting for a tuplet in a beamed group with secondary beams is to split the secondary beam and to show the tuplet with a bracket. The primary beam is not split. If necessary, you can hide/show tuplet brackets individually.

The default setting for a tuplet in a beamed group with only a primary beam is to separate the tuplet entirely. However, you can change this setting on the Beam Grouping page in Notation Options.

Figure 1. 16th note triplet beamed together with non-tuplet 16th notes
Figure 2. Eighth note (quaver) triplet beamed separately from non-tuplet eighth notes