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# The <interchangeable> element | MusicXML 4.0


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# The <interchangeable> element


Parent element:
    
        
        <time>


The <interchangeable> element is used to represent the second in a pair of interchangeable dual time signatures, such as the 6/8 in 3/4 (6/8).


## Content


In this order

- <time-relation> (Optional)
- In this order (One or more times)
    
        
        
            
                <beats> (Required)
            
        
        
        
            
                <beat-type> (Required)
- <beats> (Required)
- <beat-type> (Required)


## Attributes

| Name | Type | Required? | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| separator | time-separator | No | Indicates how to display the arrangement between the <beats> and <beat-type> values in the second of the dual time signatures. |
| symbol | time-symbol | No | Indicates how to display the second of the dual time signatures, such as by using common and cut time symbols or a single number display. |


## Examples


This element is used in the following examples:


<interchangeable>