Reference: attributes

key attribute

key
Type Element Description Use
  song
phrase
bar
declaring the musical key a shorthand description for the set of notes (ie pitches) in an octave

Example
Markup What happens...
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<song key="Cmaj">
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</song>
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Key marked in the song element. The entire song will be in this key.
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<bar 34 key="Cmaj">
...
</bar>
...
Key marked in bar. Only this bar will take this key.

 

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