music-score/docs/musicxml-spec/elements/system-distance.md

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system-distance

The element

Parent element:

    <system-layout>

The is measured from the bottom line of the previous system to the top line of the current system. It is ignored for the first system on a page.

Content

tenths

Attributes

None.

Examples

This element is used in the following examples:

, , , Tutorial: Après un rêve, Tutorial: Chopin Prelude, Tutorial: Chord Symbols, Tutorial: Percussion, Tutorial: Tablature