Fingerings for fretted instruments
Fingerings for fretted instruments use the same fonts as normal fingerings.
- Right-hand fingering
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Right-hand fingerings tell the performer which finger to use to pluck the string, which is usually the right hand. By default, all right-hand fingerings are placed outside the staff, on the notehead side of notes, and follow the stem directions of voices in multiple-voice contexts. When the same finger plays multiple notes in a chord, you can show a single fingering with a bracket for the notes plucked by that finger.
Dorico for iPad shows “p” for right-hand thumb fingerings and “e” for right-hand fingerings for the pinky finger.
NoteIn Dorico for iPad, we use “pinky” to refer to the smallest finger, but it can also be called “little” or “fifth digit”.
- Left-hand fingering
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Left-hand fingerings tell the performer which finger to use to stop the string, which is usually the left hand. In Dorico for iPad, left-hand fingerings are placed inside the staff and to the left of the notes to which they apply.
When shown inside the staff next to notes, left-hand fingering appears smaller than fingering shown outside the staff.