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Element: mode [group traditional-key]

Description

The mode type is used to specify major/minor and other mode distinctions. Valid mode values include major, minor, dorian, phrygian, lydian, mixolydian, aeolian, ionian, locrian, and none.

Derived By

Type mode

Referenced By
  • Complex Type key
Example
  <attributes>
    <divisions>24</divisions>
      <key>
        <fifths>-3</fifths>
        <mode>minor</mode>
      </key>
    <time>
      <beats>3</beats>
      <beat-type>4</beat-type>
    </time>
  </attributes>

 

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