The <alter> element

Parent element: <pitch>

The <alter> element represents chromatic alteration in number of semitones (e.g., -1 for flat, 1 for sharp). Decimal values like 0.5 (quarter tone sharp) are used for microtones.

Content

semitones

Attributes

None.

Examples

This element is used in the following examples:

<accidental>, <alter> (Microtones), <alter> (Semitones), <backup>, <barline>, <chord> (Multiple Stop), <end-line>, <end-paragraph>, <forward>, <grouping>, <humming>, <ipa>, <measure-distance>, <pedal> (Symbols), <pre-bend>, <principal-voice>, <tap>, Tutorial: Après un rêve, Tutorial: Chopin Prelude, Tutorial: Tablature