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Element: fingering

Description

Fingering is typically indicated 1,2,3,4,5. Multiple fingerings may be given, typically to substitute fingerings in the middle of a note. The substitution and alternate values are "no" if the attribute is not present. For guitar and other fretted instruments, the fingering element represents the fretting finger; the pluck element represents the plucking finger.

Derived By

Type fingering

Attributes
Name  Type  Required?  Default  Description 
substitution  yes-no  No  The substitution and alternate values are "no" if the attribute is not present.
alternate  yes-no  No  The substitution and alternate values are "no" if the attribute is not present.
default-x  tenths  No 
default-y  tenths  No 
relative-x  tenths  No 
relative-y  tenths  No 
font-family  comma-separated-text  No 
font-style  font-style  No 
font-size  font-size  No 
font-weight  font-weight  No 
color  color  No 
placement  above-below  No 
Content Model

Contains text only.

Referenced By
Example

      <harmony default-y="110" font-family="Arial">
        <root>
          <root-step>A</root-step>
        </root>
        <kind halign="center" text="">major</kind>
        <frame default-y="93" halign="center" unplayed="x" valign="top">
          <frame-strings>6</frame-strings>
          <frame-frets>4</frame-frets>
          <frame-note>
            <string>5</string>
            <fret>0</fret>
          </frame-note>
          <frame-note>
            <string>4</string>
            <fret>2</fret>
            <fingering>2</fingering>
          </frame-note>
          <frame-note>
            <string>3</string>
            <fret>2</fret>
            <fingering>3</fingering>
          </frame-note>
          <frame-note>
            <string>2</string>
            <fret>2</fret>
            <fingering>4</fingering>
          </frame-note>
          <frame-note>
            <string>1</string>
            <fret>0</fret>
          </frame-note>
        </frame>
      </harmony>

Definition

See frame-note

 

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