This will get your tie back:
!NoteWorthyComposerClip(2.0,Single)
|Text|Text:"k"|Font:User1|Pos:3|Placement:AtNextNote
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:8|Opts:Stem=Down,StemLength=14
|Text|Text:"k"|Font:User1|Pos:2|Placement:AtNextNote
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:7|Opts:StemLength=13
|Text|Text:"k"|Font:User1|Pos:1|Placement:AtNextNote
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:6|Opts:StemLength=14
|Text|Text:"k"|Font:User1|Pos:0|Placement:AtNextNote
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:5|Opts:Stem=Down,StemLength=14,Beam=First
|Note|Dur:Whole,Grace|Pos:-3X^|Opts:NoLegerLines,Muted|Visibility:Never
|Text|Text:"k"|Font:User1|Pos:-1|Placement:AtNextNote
|Chord|Dur:8th|Pos:-3z^,4^|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=End
|Bar
|Text|Text:"j"|Font:User1|Pos:-1|Placement:AtNextNote
|Chord|Dur:Half,Dotted|Pos:-3z,4|Opts:Crescendo
!NoteWorthyComposerClip-End
Vertical alignment of the small noteheads is still less than ideal. Accidentals are an additional headache with this method..