music-score/docs/musicxml-spec/elements/chromatic.md

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The element

Parent elements:

    <part-transpose>, 

    <transpose>

The element represents the number of semitones needed to get from written to sounding pitch. This value does not include values; the values for both elements need to be added to the written pitch to get the correct sounding pitch.

Content

semitones

Attributes

None.

Examples

This element is used in the following examples:

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