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Reverse stems

A reverse stem is one that’s drawn on the wrong side of its notehead; it’s encountered most frequently in conjunction with cross-staff notes, like this:

Using the Special Tools tool, you can create a reverse stem on any note or chord.

 

Creating a reverse stem

Temporarily displaying reverse-stemmed notes with normal stems

 

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