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Notation reference
Fingering
Fingerings can be added to music to recommend which fingers players should use for notes. This can be useful for music aimed at players learning the instrument and for difficult musical passages where certain fingering patterns make the notes much easier to play.
Changing the staff-relative placement of fingerings
Dorico SE automatically follows conventions for fingering placement, but you can show individual fingerings belonging to non-fretted instruments either above or below the staff.

Changing the staff-relative placement of fingerings

Dorico SE automatically follows conventions for fingering placement, but you can show individual fingerings belonging to non-fretted instruments either above or below the staff.

According to convention, keyboard instrument fingering is positioned above the right-hand staff, and below the left-hand staff. String and brass instrument fingering is always positioned above the staff.

Note

These steps only apply to non-fretted instruments.

Procedure

Select the fingerings whose staff-relative placement you want to change.
In the Properties panel, activate Staff-relative position in the Fingering and Positions group.
Choose one of the following options:
- Above
- Below

Result

The selected fingerings appear above/below the staff.