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Element: fret

Description

The fret element is used with tablature notation and chord diagrams. Fret numbers start with 0 for an open string and 1 for the first fret.

Derived By

Type fret

Attributes
Name  Type  Required?  Default  Description 
font-family  comma-separated-text  No 
font-style  font-style  No 
font-size  font-size  No 
font-weight  font-weight  No 
color  color  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>5</frame-frets>
          <first-fret location="right" text="12fr.">12</first-fret>
          <frame-note>
            <string>5</string>
            <fret>12</fret>
            <barre type="start"/>
          </frame-note>
          <frame-note>
            <string>4</string>
            <fret>14</fret>
            <barre type="start"/>
          </frame-note>
          <frame-note>
            <string>3</string>
            <fret>14</fret>
          </frame-note>
          <frame-note>
            <string>2</string>
            <fret>14</fret>
            <barre type="stop"/>
          </frame-note>
          <frame-note>
            <string>1</string>
            <fret>12</fret>
            <barre type="stop"/>
          </frame-note>
        </frame>
      </harmony>

Definition

See frame-note

 

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