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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

        <notations>
          <technical>
            <fingering default-x="2" default-y="31" placement="above">3</fingering>
          </technical>
        </notations>

Definition

See technical

 

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