Skip to main content Module notation Copy item path Source ChordBarre A barre range inside a ChordDefinition ChordDefinition A reusable MEI chord/tablature definition referenced by harm@chordref. ChordDefinitionMember One pitch and/or tablature position in a ChordDefinition ChordDegree One structured MusicXML chord degree. ChordSymbol Structured chord symbol attached to a note. CrossStaff Cross-staff placement metadata. The note remains in its source staff, so
its stable playback address continues to identify the original note. FiguredBassFigure One structured figure in a figured-bass annotation. KeySignature Lyric Lyric syllable attached to a note. StyledText A typed score text annotation. The text itself is kept separate from its
presentation role so consumers do not need to infer semantics from prose. TabPosition A tablature string/fret position attached to a pitched note. TablatureConfig Tablature staff metadata. Tuning MIDI values are ordered by string number. TimeSignature TupletInfo VerseLyric A lyric syllable for verse 2 or later. Verse 1 stays in Note.lyric. AccidentalDisplay How a pitch’s accidental is shown when the notation rules alone would not decide it: a
cautionary (courtesy) accidental the source asked for, one in parentheses or brackets, or
an editorial one. Auto (the default) leaves the accidental to the key and the bar. Articulation Barline BeamState Clef Dynamic FingeringSelectionPolicy Deterministic policy for selecting one candidate from an ordered fingering list. GuitarTechnique Guitar-specific playing technique attached to a note. HairpinKind NoteHead Note head shape. OttavaKind Ottava (octave transposition bracket). TextStyle CHORD_KIND_SUFFIXES Chord kinds (MusicXML <kind> values, plus aliases other formats use) and the compact
suffix a chord label writes after its root. The first entry for a suffix is the kind a label
reads back as.