One way is to select one of the utility styles that do this. They will keep a drum beat going, but will place just whole notes for a chord in each measure.

One is *Heldbosa.EV
Another is SW44HELD.sw

They are bossa and swing, respectively.

You can find these by clicking on the Style button, then filtering for "held".

By the way, I requested these styles on the Wishlist a decade ago, and PG Music immediately added them. This is one more demonstration of the company responding to its users' needs.


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