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

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diatonic

The element

Parent elements:

    <part-transpose>, 

    <transpose>

The element specifies the number of pitch steps needed to go from written to sounding pitch. This allows for correct spelling of enharmonic transpositions. 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

integer

Attributes

None.

Examples

This element is used in the following examples:

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