diff --git a/scripts/MusicPlayer.gd b/scripts/MusicPlayer.gd
index c1c3270..c6359a0 100644
--- a/scripts/MusicPlayer.gd
+++ b/scripts/MusicPlayer.gd
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func _init(tracks: Array, instrument_map: Dictionary):
 
 func play_channel(channel: int, time_offset: float = 0.0) -> int:
 	# Executes the track events until it hits a note/rest, in which case it returns the pulse count to the next action, or the end of the events, in which case it returns -1
-	self.players[channel].stop()
+	# self.players[channel].stop()
 	var track: Array = self.tracks[channel]
 	var l := len(track)
 	var player: AudioStreamPlayer = self.players[channel]
@@ -106,7 +106,10 @@ func play_channel(channel: int, time_offset: float = 0.0) -> int:
 					player.volume_db = linear2db((self.channel_velocity[channel]/255.0) * (self.master_volume/255.0))
 					player.play(max((SoundLoader.PLAY_START - time_offset)/player.pitch_scale, 0))
 					self.channel_current_note[channel] = note
+				elif note == music.NOTE_IS_TIE:
+					pass
 				else:
+					self.players[channel].stop()
 					self.channel_current_note[channel] = -1
 				# TODO: Confirm tempo scaling
 				return duration  # Pulses to next instruction
@@ -331,6 +334,7 @@ func render_channels(_t_start: float, _t_end: float, inst_map: Array) -> Array:
 	# the strategy will be to preprocess each channel in a global-state-agnostic way,
 	# then once all the global tracks are known, as well as the longest unlooped length,
 	# do a second pass to generate the final events
+	# self.print_channel_events(inst_map)
 	var instrument_adsrs = RomLoader.snes_data.bgm_instrument_adsrs  # TODO: UNHARDCODE THIS
 	var all_note_events = []
 
@@ -412,6 +416,8 @@ func render_channels(_t_start: float, _t_end: float, inst_map: Array) -> Array:
 						note_event.adsr_release = current_adsr_release
 						channel_note_events.append(note_event)
 						# num_notes += 1
+					elif note == music.NOTE_IS_TIE:
+						channel_note_events[-1].p_end += duration
 					p += duration
 				EventType.VOLUME:
 					var new_velocity: float = event[1]/255.0
@@ -612,3 +618,32 @@ func render_channels(_t_start: float, _t_end: float, inst_map: Array) -> Array:
 		smp_loop_start = curve_master_tempo.get_integral(highest_channel_p_return + 100) * 32000
 		smp_loop_end = curve_master_tempo.get_integral(longest_channel_p_end + 100) * 32000
 	return [data, target_time_length, [smp_loop_start, smp_loop_end]]
+
+func print_channel_events(inst_map: Array) -> void:
+	for channel in self.num_tracks:
+		print('================Channel %d================'%channel)
+		var track: Array = self.tracks[channel]
+		var l := len(track)
+		var p := 0  # current pulse
+		for event in track:  #num_notes < MAX_NOTE_EVENTS:
+			var print_str := 'p=%6d : %s '%[p, EventType.keys()[event[0]]]
+			match event[0]:
+				EventType.NOTE:
+					var note = event[1]
+					var duration = event[2]
+					match note:
+						music.NOTE_IS_REST:
+							print('p=%6d : NOTE_REST %d pulses'%[p, duration])
+						music.NOTE_IS_TIE:
+							print('p=%6d : NOTE_TIE  %d pulses'%[p, duration])
+						_:
+							print(print_str, event.slice(1, -1))
+					p += duration
+				EventType.PROGCHANGE:
+					var event_idx = event[1]-0x20
+					if event_idx >= 0:
+						print(print_str, ' instrument %02d'%(inst_map[event_idx] - 1))
+					else:
+						print(print_str, event.slice(1, -1))
+				_:
+					print(print_str, event.slice(1, -1))
diff --git a/scripts/loaders/snes/music.gd b/scripts/loaders/snes/music.gd
index 6fca066..a07ee87 100644
--- a/scripts/loaders/snes/music.gd
+++ b/scripts/loaders/snes/music.gd
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 const MAX_TRACKS := 8
 const MAX_LOOP_DEPTH := 8  # Apparently 4, but eh whatever
+const NOTE_IS_TIE := -1
+const NOTE_IS_REST := -2
 
 enum EventType {
 	ADSR_ATTACK,
@@ -126,6 +128,8 @@ static func get_int_array(size: int) -> PoolIntArray:
 var EVENT_MAP: Dictionary
 var NOTE_DURATIONS: PoolByteArray  # This might need to be made untyped if a future addition uses PoolIntArray instead
 var REFERENCE_NOTE: int
+var NOTE_TIE: int
+var NOTE_REST: int
 
 const LOGGING_LEVEL_INFO: bool = false
 func print_info(s: String) -> void:
@@ -138,8 +142,11 @@ func translate_instruction(buffer: StreamPeer) -> Array:
 	if instruction < 0xD2:
 		var duration = self.NOTE_DURATIONS[instruction % 15]
 		var note = instruction / 15
-		if note >= 12: # 12 and 13 are rests
-			note = -1
+		if note >= 12: # 12 and 13 are rests and ties
+			if note == self.NOTE_REST:
+				note = NOTE_IS_REST
+			else:
+				note = NOTE_IS_TIE
 		return [EventType.NOTE, note, duration]
 	else:
 		# Control codes
diff --git a/scripts/loaders/snes/music_ff5.gd b/scripts/loaders/snes/music_ff5.gd
index 5140131..f54969e 100644
--- a/scripts/loaders/snes/music_ff5.gd
+++ b/scripts/loaders/snes/music_ff5.gd
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ func _init() -> void:
 	# Durations are in pulses, 48 = 1 quarter note (crotchet)
 	self.NOTE_DURATIONS = PoolByteArray([192, 144, 96, 64, 72, 48, 32, 36, 24, 16, 12, 8, 6, 4, 3])  # See ROM 0x041D7E to 0x041D8C
 	self.REFERENCE_NOTE = 71
+	self.NOTE_TIE = 12
+	self.NOTE_REST = 13
 
 	self.EVENT_MAP = {
 		0xD2: EventType.VOLUME,