The tenths data type
The tenths type is a number representing tenths of interline staff space (positive or negative). Both integer and decimal values are allowed, such as 5 for a half space and 2.5 for a quarter space. Interline space is measured from the middle of a staff line.
Distances in a MusicXML file are measured in tenths of staff space. Tenths are then scaled to millimeters within the scaling element, used in the defaults element at the start of a score. Individual staves can apply a scaling factor to adjust staff size.
When a MusicXML element or attribute refers to tenths, it means the global tenths defined by the <scaling> element, not the local tenths as adjusted by the <staff-size> element.
Allowed values
Base type: xs:decimal
Where is this type used?
<accent> — default-x attribute
<accent> — default-y attribute
<accent> — relative-x attribute
<accent> — relative-y attribute
<accidental> — default-x attribute
<accidental> — default-y attribute
<accidental> — relative-x attribute
<accidental> — relative-y attribute
<accidental-mark> — default-x attribute
<accidental-mark> — default-y attribute
<accidental-mark> — relative-x attribute
<accidental-mark> — relative-y attribute
<accidental-text> — default-x attribute
<accidental-text> — default-y attribute
<accidental-text> — relative-x attribute
<accidental-text> — relative-y attribute
<accordion-registration> — default-x attribute
<accordion-registration> — default-y attribute
<accordion-registration> — relative-x attribute
<accordion-registration> — relative-y attribute
<arpeggiate> — default-x attribute
<arpeggiate> — default-y attribute
<arpeggiate> — relative-x attribute
<arpeggiate> — relative-y attribute
<arrow> — default-x attribute
<arrow> — default-y attribute
<arrow> — relative-x attribute
<arrow> — relative-y attribute
<bass-alter> — default-x attribute
<bass-alter> — default-y attribute
<bass-alter> — relative-x attribute
<bass-alter> — relative-y attribute
<bass-separator> — default-x attribute
<bass-separator> — default-y attribute
<bass-separator> — relative-x attribute
<bass-separator> — relative-y attribute
<bass-step> — default-x attribute
<bass-step> — default-y attribute
<bass-step> — relative-x attribute
<bass-step> — relative-y attribute
<bend> — default-x attribute
<bend> — default-y attribute
<bend> — relative-x attribute
<bend> — relative-y attribute
<bracket> — end-length attribute
<bracket> — dash-length attribute
<bracket> — space-length attribute
<bracket> — default-x attribute
<bracket> — default-y attribute
<bracket> — relative-x attribute
<bracket> — relative-y attribute
<brass-bend> — default-x attribute
<brass-bend> — default-y attribute
<brass-bend> — relative-x attribute
<brass-bend> — relative-y attribute
<breath-mark> — default-x attribute
<breath-mark> — default-y attribute
<breath-mark> — relative-x attribute
<breath-mark> — relative-y attribute
<caesura> — default-x attribute
<caesura> — default-y attribute
<caesura> — relative-x attribute
<caesura> — relative-y attribute
<clef> — default-x attribute
<clef> — default-y attribute
<clef> — relative-x attribute
<clef> — relative-y attribute
<coda> — default-x attribute
<coda> — default-y attribute
<coda> — relative-x attribute
<coda> — relative-y attribute
<credit-image> — height attribute
<credit-image> — width attribute
<credit-image> — default-x attribute
<credit-image> — default-y attribute
<credit-image> — relative-x attribute
<credit-image> — relative-y attribute
<credit-symbol> — default-x attribute
<credit-symbol> — default-y attribute
<credit-symbol> — relative-x attribute
<credit-symbol> — relative-y attribute
<credit-words> — default-x attribute
<credit-words> — default-y attribute
<credit-words> — relative-x attribute
<credit-words> — relative-y attribute
<damp> — default-x attribute
<damp> — default-y attribute
<damp> — relative-x attribute
<damp> — relative-y attribute
<damp-all> — default-x attribute
<damp-all> — default-y attribute
<damp-all> — relative-x attribute
<damp-all> — relative-y attribute
<dashes> — dash-length attribute
<dashes> — space-length attribute
<dashes> — default-x attribute
<dashes> — default-y attribute
<dashes> — relative-x attribute
<dashes> — relative-y attribute
<degree-alter> — default-x attribute
<degree-alter> — default-y attribute
<degree-alter> — relative-x attribute
<degree-alter> — relative-y attribute
<degree-type> — default-x attribute
<degree-type> — default-y attribute
<degree-type> — relative-x attribute
<degree-type> — relative-y attribute
<degree-value> — default-x attribute
<degree-value> — default-y attribute
<degree-value> — relative-x attribute
<degree-value> — relative-y attribute
<delayed-inverted-turn> — default-x attribute
<delayed-inverted-turn> — default-y attribute
<delayed-inverted-turn> — relative-x attribute
<delayed-inverted-turn> — relative-y attribute
<delayed-turn> — default-x attribute
<delayed-turn> — default-y attribute
<delayed-turn> — relative-x attribute
<delayed-turn> — relative-y attribute
<detached-legato> — default-x attribute
<detached-legato> — default-y attribute
<detached-legato> — relative-x attribute
<detached-legato> — relative-y attribute
<directive> — default-x attribute
<directive> — default-y attribute
<directive> — relative-x attribute
<directive> — relative-y attribute
<display-text> — default-x attribute
<display-text> — default-y attribute
<display-text> — relative-x attribute
<display-text> — relative-y attribute
<doit> — dash-length attribute
<doit> — space-length attribute
<doit> — default-x attribute
<doit> — default-y attribute
<doit> — relative-x attribute
<doit> — relative-y attribute
<dot> — default-x attribute
<dot> — default-y attribute
<dot> — relative-x attribute
<dot> — relative-y attribute
<double-tongue> — default-x attribute
<double-tongue> — default-y attribute
<double-tongue> — relative-x attribute
<double-tongue> — relative-y attribute
<down-bow> — default-x attribute
<down-bow> — default-y attribute
<down-bow> — relative-x attribute
<down-bow> — relative-y attribute
<dynamics> — default-x attribute
<dynamics> — default-y attribute
<dynamics> — relative-x attribute
<dynamics> — relative-y attribute
<ending> — default-x attribute
<ending> — default-y attribute
<ending> — relative-x attribute
<ending> — relative-y attribute
<ending> — end-length attribute
<ending> — text-x attribute
<ending> — text-y attribute
<extend> — default-x attribute
<extend> — default-y attribute
<extend> — relative-x attribute
<extend> — relative-y attribute
<eyeglasses> — default-x attribute
<eyeglasses> — default-y attribute
<eyeglasses> — relative-x attribute
<eyeglasses> — relative-y attribute
<falloff> — dash-length attribute
<falloff> — space-length attribute
<falloff> — default-x attribute
<falloff> — default-y attribute
<falloff> — relative-x attribute
<falloff> — relative-y attribute
<fermata> — default-x attribute
<fermata> — default-y attribute
<fermata> — relative-x attribute
<fermata> — relative-y attribute
<figure-number> — default-x attribute
<figure-number> — default-y attribute
<figure-number> — relative-x attribute
<figure-number> — relative-y attribute
<figured-bass> — default-x attribute
<figured-bass> — default-y attribute
<figured-bass> — relative-x attribute
<figured-bass> — relative-y attribute
<fingering> — default-x attribute
<fingering> — default-y attribute
<fingering> — relative-x attribute
<fingering> — relative-y attribute
<fingernails> — default-x attribute
<fingernails> — default-y attribute
<fingernails> — relative-x attribute
<fingernails> — relative-y attribute
<flip> — default-x attribute
<flip> — default-y attribute
<flip> — relative-x attribute
<flip> — relative-y attribute
<footnote> — default-x attribute
<footnote> — default-y attribute
<footnote> — relative-x attribute
<footnote> — relative-y attribute
<frame> — default-x attribute
<frame> — default-y attribute
<frame> — relative-x attribute
<frame> — relative-y attribute
<frame> — height attribute
<frame> — width attribute
<function> — default-x attribute
<function> — default-y attribute
<function> — relative-x attribute
<function> — relative-y attribute
<glissando> — dash-length attribute
<glissando> — space-length attribute
<glissando> — default-x attribute
<glissando> — default-y attribute
<glissando> — relative-x attribute
<glissando> — relative-y attribute
<golpe> — default-x attribute
<golpe> — default-y attribute
<golpe> — relative-x attribute
<golpe> — relative-y attribute
<group-abbreviation> — default-x attribute
<group-abbreviation> — default-y attribute
<group-abbreviation> — relative-x attribute
<group-abbreviation> — relative-y attribute
<group-name> — default-x attribute
<group-name> — default-y attribute
<group-name> — relative-x attribute
<group-name> — relative-y attribute
<group-symbol> — default-x attribute
<group-symbol> — default-y attribute
<group-symbol> — relative-x attribute
<group-symbol> — relative-y attribute
<half-muted> — default-x attribute
<half-muted> — default-y attribute
<half-muted> — relative-x attribute
<half-muted> — relative-y attribute
<hammer-on> — default-x attribute
<hammer-on> — default-y attribute
<hammer-on> — relative-x attribute
<hammer-on> — relative-y attribute
<handbell> — default-x attribute
<handbell> — default-y attribute
<handbell> — relative-x attribute
<handbell> — relative-y attribute
<harmon-mute> — default-x attribute
<harmon-mute> — default-y attribute
<harmon-mute> — relative-x attribute
<harmon-mute> — relative-y attribute
<harmonic> — default-x attribute
<harmonic> — default-y attribute
<harmonic> — relative-x attribute
<harmonic> — relative-y attribute
<harmony> — default-x attribute
<harmony> — default-y attribute
<harmony> — relative-x attribute
<harmony> — relative-y attribute
<harp-pedals> — default-x attribute
<harp-pedals> — default-y attribute
<harp-pedals> — relative-x attribute
<harp-pedals> — relative-y attribute
<haydn> — default-x attribute
<haydn> — default-y attribute
<haydn> — relative-x attribute
<haydn> — relative-y attribute
<heel> — default-x attribute
<heel> — default-y attribute
<heel> — relative-x attribute
<heel> — relative-y attribute
<hole> — default-x attribute
<hole> — default-y attribute
<hole> — relative-x attribute
<hole> — relative-y attribute
<image> — height attribute
<image> — width attribute
<image> — default-x attribute
<image> — default-y attribute
<image> — relative-x attribute
<image> — relative-y attribute
<inversion> — default-x attribute
<inversion> — default-y attribute
<inversion> — relative-x attribute
<inversion> — relative-y attribute
<inverted-mordent> — default-x attribute
<inverted-mordent> — default-y attribute
<inverted-mordent> — relative-x attribute
<inverted-mordent> — relative-y attribute
<inverted-turn> — default-x attribute
<inverted-turn> — default-y attribute
<inverted-turn> — relative-x attribute
<inverted-turn> — relative-y attribute
<inverted-vertical-turn> — default-x attribute
<inverted-vertical-turn> — default-y attribute
<inverted-vertical-turn> — relative-x attribute
<inverted-vertical-turn> — relative-y attribute
<key> — default-x attribute
<key> — default-y attribute
<key> — relative-x attribute
<key> — relative-y attribute
<kind> — default-x attribute
<kind> — default-y attribute
<kind> — relative-x attribute
<kind> — relative-y attribute
<left-divider> — default-x attribute
<left-divider> — default-y attribute
<left-divider> — relative-x attribute
<left-divider> — relative-y attribute
<line-detail> — width attribute
<link> — default-x attribute
<link> — default-y attribute
<link> — relative-x attribute
<link> — relative-y attribute
<lyric> — default-x attribute
<lyric> — default-y attribute
<lyric> — relative-x attribute
<lyric> — relative-y attribute
<measure-numbering> — default-x attribute
<measure-numbering> — default-y attribute
<measure-numbering> — relative-x attribute
<measure-numbering> — relative-y attribute
<measure> (partwise) — width attribute
<measure> (timewise) — width attribute
<metronome> — default-x attribute
<metronome> — default-y attribute
<metronome> — relative-x attribute
<metronome> — relative-y attribute
<mordent> — default-x attribute
<mordent> — default-y attribute
<mordent> — relative-x attribute
<mordent> — relative-y attribute
<non-arpeggiate> — default-x attribute
<non-arpeggiate> — default-y attribute
<non-arpeggiate> — relative-x attribute
<non-arpeggiate> — relative-y attribute
<note> — default-x attribute
<note> — default-y attribute
<note> — relative-x attribute
<note> — relative-y attribute
<numeral-alter> — default-x attribute
<numeral-alter> — default-y attribute
<numeral-alter> — relative-x attribute
<numeral-alter> — relative-y attribute
<numeral-root> — default-x attribute
<numeral-root> — default-y attribute
<numeral-root> — relative-x attribute
<numeral-root> — relative-y attribute
<octave-shift> — dash-length attribute
<octave-shift> — space-length attribute
<octave-shift> — default-x attribute
<octave-shift> — default-y attribute
<octave-shift> — relative-x attribute
<octave-shift> — relative-y attribute
<open> — default-x attribute
<open> — default-y attribute
<open> — relative-x attribute
<open> — relative-y attribute
<open-string> — default-x attribute
<open-string> — default-y attribute
<open-string> — relative-x attribute
<open-string> — relative-y attribute
<other-articulation> — default-x attribute
<other-articulation> — default-y attribute
<other-articulation> — relative-x attribute
<other-articulation> — relative-y attribute
<other-direction> — default-x attribute
<other-direction> — default-y attribute
<other-direction> — relative-x attribute
<other-direction> — relative-y attribute
<other-notation> — default-x attribute
<other-notation> — default-y attribute
<other-notation> — relative-x attribute
<other-notation> — relative-y attribute
<other-ornament> — default-x attribute
<other-ornament> — default-y attribute
<other-ornament> — relative-x attribute
<other-ornament> — relative-y attribute
<other-technical> — default-x attribute
<other-technical> — default-y attribute
<other-technical> — relative-x attribute
<other-technical> — relative-y attribute
<part-abbreviation> — default-x attribute
<part-abbreviation> — default-y attribute
<part-abbreviation> — relative-x attribute
<part-abbreviation> — relative-y attribute
<part-name> — default-x attribute
<part-name> — default-y attribute
<part-name> — relative-x attribute
<part-name> — relative-y attribute
<part-symbol> — default-x attribute
<part-symbol> — default-y attribute
<part-symbol> — relative-x attribute
<part-symbol> — relative-y attribute
<pedal> — default-x attribute
<pedal> — default-y attribute
<pedal> — relative-x attribute
<pedal> — relative-y attribute
<percussion> — default-x attribute
<percussion> — default-y attribute
<percussion> — relative-x attribute
<percussion> — relative-y attribute
<plop> — dash-length attribute
<plop> — space-length attribute
<plop> — default-x attribute
<plop> — default-y attribute
<plop> — relative-x attribute
<plop> — relative-y attribute
<pluck> — default-x attribute
<pluck> — default-y attribute
<pluck> — relative-x attribute
<pluck> — relative-y attribute
<prefix> — default-x attribute
<prefix> — default-y attribute
<prefix> — relative-x attribute
<prefix> — relative-y attribute
<principal-voice> — default-x attribute
<principal-voice> — default-y attribute
<principal-voice> — relative-x attribute
<principal-voice> — relative-y attribute
<print> — staff-spacing attribute
<pull-off> — default-x attribute
<pull-off> — default-y attribute
<pull-off> — relative-x attribute
<pull-off> — relative-y attribute
<rehearsal> — default-x attribute
<rehearsal> — default-y attribute
<rehearsal> — relative-x attribute
<rehearsal> — relative-y attribute
<right-divider> — default-x attribute
<right-divider> — default-y attribute
<right-divider> — relative-x attribute
<right-divider> — relative-y attribute
<root-alter> — default-x attribute
<root-alter> — default-y attribute
<root-alter> — relative-x attribute
<root-alter> — relative-y attribute
<root-step> — default-x attribute
<root-step> — default-y attribute
<root-step> — relative-x attribute
<root-step> — relative-y attribute
<schleifer> — default-x attribute
<schleifer> — default-y attribute
<schleifer> — relative-x attribute
<schleifer> — relative-y attribute
<scoop> — dash-length attribute
<scoop> — space-length attribute
<scoop> — default-x attribute
<scoop> — default-y attribute
<scoop> — relative-x attribute
<scoop> — relative-y attribute
<segno> — default-x attribute
<segno> — default-y attribute
<segno> — relative-x attribute
<segno> — relative-y attribute
<shake> — default-x attribute
<shake> — default-y attribute
<shake> — relative-x attribute
<shake> — relative-y attribute
<slide> — dash-length attribute
<slide> — space-length attribute
<slide> — default-x attribute
<slide> — default-y attribute
<slide> — relative-x attribute
<slide> — relative-y attribute
<slur> — dash-length attribute
<slur> — space-length attribute
<slur> — default-x attribute
<slur> — default-y attribute
<slur> — relative-x attribute
<slur> — relative-y attribute
<slur> — bezier-x attribute
<slur> — bezier-y attribute
<slur> — bezier-x2 attribute
<slur> — bezier-y2 attribute
<smear> — default-x attribute
<smear> — default-y attribute
<smear> — relative-x attribute
<smear> — relative-y attribute
<snap-pizzicato> — default-x attribute
<snap-pizzicato> — default-y attribute
<snap-pizzicato> — relative-x attribute
<snap-pizzicato> — relative-y attribute
<soft-accent> — default-x attribute
<soft-accent> — default-y attribute
<soft-accent> — relative-x attribute
<soft-accent> — relative-y attribute
<spiccato> — default-x attribute
<spiccato> — default-y attribute
<spiccato> — relative-x attribute
<spiccato> — relative-y attribute
<staccatissimo> — default-x attribute
<staccatissimo> — default-y attribute
<staccatissimo> — relative-x attribute
<staccatissimo> — relative-y attribute
<staccato> — default-x attribute
<staccato> — default-y attribute
<staccato> — relative-x attribute
<staccato> — relative-y attribute
<staff-divide> — default-x attribute
<staff-divide> — default-y attribute
<staff-divide> — relative-x attribute
<staff-divide> — relative-y attribute
<stem> — default-x attribute
<stem> — default-y attribute
<stem> — relative-x attribute
<stem> — relative-y attribute
<stopped> — default-x attribute
<stopped> — default-y attribute
<stopped> — relative-x attribute
<stopped> — relative-y attribute
<stress> — default-x attribute
<stress> — default-y attribute
<stress> — relative-x attribute
<stress> — relative-y attribute
<string> — default-x attribute
<string> — default-y attribute
<string> — relative-x attribute
<string> — relative-y attribute
<string-mute> — default-x attribute
<string-mute> — default-y attribute
<string-mute> — relative-x attribute
<string-mute> — relative-y attribute
<strong-accent> — default-x attribute
<strong-accent> — default-y attribute
<strong-accent> — relative-x attribute
<strong-accent> — relative-y attribute
<suffix> — default-x attribute
<suffix> — default-y attribute
<suffix> — relative-x attribute
<suffix> — relative-y attribute
<symbol> — default-x attribute
<symbol> — default-y attribute
<symbol> — relative-x attribute
<symbol> — relative-y attribute
<tap> — default-x attribute
<tap> — default-y attribute
<tap> — relative-x attribute
<tap> — relative-y attribute
<tenuto> — default-x attribute
<tenuto> — default-y attribute
<tenuto> — relative-x attribute
<tenuto> — relative-y attribute
<thumb-position> — default-x attribute
<thumb-position> — default-y attribute
<thumb-position> — relative-x attribute
<thumb-position> — relative-y attribute
<tied> — dash-length attribute
<tied> — space-length attribute
<tied> — default-x attribute
<tied> — default-y attribute
<tied> — relative-x attribute
<tied> — relative-y attribute
<tied> — bezier-x attribute
<tied> — bezier-y attribute
<tied> — bezier-x2 attribute
<tied> — bezier-y2 attribute
<time> — default-x attribute
<time> — default-y attribute
<time> — relative-x attribute
<time> — relative-y attribute
<toe> — default-x attribute
<toe> — default-y attribute
<toe> — relative-x attribute
<toe> — relative-y attribute
<tremolo> — default-x attribute
<tremolo> — default-y attribute
<tremolo> — relative-x attribute
<tremolo> — relative-y attribute
<trill-mark> — default-x attribute
<trill-mark> — default-y attribute
<trill-mark> — relative-x attribute
<trill-mark> — relative-y attribute
<triple-tongue> — default-x attribute
<triple-tongue> — default-y attribute
<triple-tongue> — relative-x attribute
<triple-tongue> — relative-y attribute
<tuplet> — default-x attribute
<tuplet> — default-y attribute
<tuplet> — relative-x attribute
<tuplet> — relative-y attribute
<turn> — default-x attribute
<turn> — default-y attribute
<turn> — relative-x attribute
<turn> — relative-y attribute
<unstress> — default-x attribute
<unstress> — default-y attribute
<unstress> — relative-x attribute
<unstress> — relative-y attribute
<up-bow> — default-x attribute
<up-bow> — default-y attribute
<up-bow> — relative-x attribute
<up-bow> — relative-y attribute
<vertical-turn> — default-x attribute
<vertical-turn> — default-y attribute
<vertical-turn> — relative-x attribute
<vertical-turn> — relative-y attribute
<wavy-line> — default-x attribute
<wavy-line> — default-y attribute
<wavy-line> — relative-x attribute
<wavy-line> — relative-y attribute
<wedge> — spread attribute
<wedge> — dash-length attribute
<wedge> — space-length attribute
<wedge> — default-x attribute
<wedge> — default-y attribute
<wedge> — relative-x attribute
<wedge> — relative-y attribute
<with-bar> — default-x attribute
<with-bar> — default-y attribute
<with-bar> — relative-x attribute
<with-bar> — relative-y attribute
<words> — default-x attribute
<words> — default-y attribute
<words> — relative-x attribute
<words> — relative-y attribute