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The <string> element

Parent elements: <frame-note><technical>

The string type is used with tablature notation, regular notation (where it is often circled), and chord diagrams. String numbers start with 1 for the highest pitched full-length string.

Content

string-number

Attributes

Name Type Required? Description
color color No
default-x tenths No
default-y tenths No
font-family font-family No
font-size font-size No
font-style font-style No
font-weight font-weight No
placement above-below No
relative-x tenths No
relative-y tenths No

Examples

This element is used in the following examples:

<barre><bend><fingering> (Frame)<fret> (Frame)<pluck><pre-bend><release><tap><technical> (Tablature)Tutorial: Chord SymbolsTutorial: Tablature