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Tablature_element

<!ELEMENT tablature_element EMPTY> <!ATTLIST tablature_element    shape (empty_circle | full_circle | cross | rhombus |                                    1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T) #REQUIRED    string_position CDATA #REQUIRED    fret_position CDATA #REQUIRED>

Element tablature_element defines sub-parts of a tablature symbol.

Attributes

• shape, a mandatory attribute that specifies the shape of the sub-symbol to encode.
• string_position, a mandatory attribute that identifies the string where the sub-symbol should be placed (the first string on the left is conventionally numbered "1").
• fret_position, a mandatory attribute that identifies the fret where the sub-symbol should be placed (the space over the fret specified in start_fret attribute of tablature_hsymbol is conventionally numbered "0").