The upper mordent is indicated by a short thick squiggle ( which may also indicate a trill ) ; the lower mordent is the same with a short vertical line through it : Play ( help · info ) As with the trill , the exact speed with which the mordent is performed will vary according to the tempo of the piece , but , at a moderate tempo , the above might be executed as follows : Play ( help · info ) Confusion over the meaning of the unadorned word mordent has led to the modern terms upper and lower mordent being used , rather than mordent and inverted mordent .
The upper mordent is indicated by a short squiggle ( which may also indicate a trill ) ; the lower mordent is the same with a short vertical line through it : As with the trill , the exact speed with which the mordent is played will depend on the speed of the piece , but at a moderate speed the above might be played like this : A short figure consisting of the note above the one indicated , the note itself , the note below the one indicated , and the note itself again .