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Originally Posted by mistertomlinson
Another question about these dotted staccato notes. Some people put the dot over the note... I've seen it on the side... I've seen some above the stems. What exactly is the rule?
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It goes on the opposite side of the notehead to the stem - above the notehead when the stem is down, below the notehead when the stem is up.
The exception is when there are two voices on the same stave (as in guitar fingerstyle). Then the stems for each voice go in opposite directions (bass down, treble up), and staccato dots go at the end of the stem.