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The <barre> element

Parent element: <frame-note>

barre

The barre element indicates placing a finger over multiple strings on a single fret. The type is “start” for the lowest pitched string (e.g., the string with the highest MusicXML number) and is “stop” for the highest pitched string.

Content

Always empty.

Attributes

Name Type Required? Description
color color No
type start-stop Yes

Examples

This element is used in the following examples:

<barre><fret> (Frame)Tutorial: Chord Symbols