diff --git a/source/painters/systemrenderer.cpp b/source/painters/systemrenderer.cpp
index 7ed10502..a4747bb6 100644
--- a/source/painters/systemrenderer.cpp
+++ b/source/painters/systemrenderer.cpp
@@ -1215,6 +1215,7 @@ SystemRenderer::drawSymbolsAboveTabStaff(const ConstScoreLocation &location,
             break;
         case SymbolGroup::TremoloPicking:
             renderedSymbol = createTremoloPicking(layout);
+            renderedSymbol->setX(layout.getPositionX(symbolGroup.getLeftPosition()));
             break;
         case SymbolGroup::Trill:
             renderedSymbol = createTrill(layout);
@@ -1248,10 +1249,19 @@ SystemRenderer::drawSymbolsAboveTabStaff(const ConstScoreLocation &location,
         // standard notation staff.
         if (symbolGroup.getSymbolType() != SymbolGroup::Bend)
         {
-            renderedSymbol->setPos(
-                layout.getPositionX(symbolGroup.getLeftPosition()),
-                layout.getTopTabLine() - LayoutInfo::STAFF_BORDER_SPACING -
-                    symbolGroup.getHeight() * LayoutInfo::TAB_SYMBOL_SPACING);
+            const double yPos = layout.getTopTabLine() - LayoutInfo::STAFF_BORDER_SPACING -
+                    symbolGroup.getHeight() * LayoutInfo::TAB_SYMBOL_SPACING;
+
+            if (symbolGroup.getSymbolType() == SymbolGroup::TremoloPicking)
+            {
+                renderedSymbol->setY(yPos);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                renderedSymbol->setPos(
+                    layout.getPositionX(symbolGroup.getLeftPosition()),
+                    yPos);
+            }
         }
 
         if (renderedSymbol)
@@ -1507,13 +1517,16 @@ QGraphicsItem *SystemRenderer::createTremoloPicking(const LayoutInfo& layout)
 {
     const double offset = LayoutInfo::TAB_SYMBOL_SPACING / 3;
 
+    QFontMetricsF fm(myMusicNotationFont);
+    const double symbol_width = fm.horizontalAdvance(MusicSymbol::TremoloPicking);
+
     auto group = new QGraphicsItemGroup();
 
     for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
     {
         auto line = new SimpleTextItem(MusicSymbol::TremoloPicking, myMusicNotationFont,
                                        TextAlignment::Baseline, QPen(myPalette.text().color()));
-        centerHorizontally(*line, 0, layout.getPositionSpacing() * 1.25);
+        line->setX(0.5 * layout.getPositionSpacing() - symbol_width / 2);
         line->setY(-7 + i * offset);
         group->addToGroup(line);
     }
@@ -1972,6 +1985,7 @@ SystemRenderer::drawRest(const Position &pos, double x,
 {
     // Position it in the middle of the staff.
     QFont font = MusicFont::getFont(28);
+    QFontMetricsF fm(font);
     double y = layout.getStdNotationLine(3);
 
     QChar symbol;
@@ -2001,6 +2015,8 @@ SystemRenderer::drawRest(const Position &pos, double x,
             break;
     }
 
+    const double rest_width = fm.horizontalAdvance(symbol);
+
     auto group = new QGraphicsItemGroup();
     auto text = new SimpleTextItem(symbol, font, TextAlignment::Baseline, QPen(myPalette.text().color()));
     text->setPos(0, y);
@@ -2008,7 +2024,7 @@ SystemRenderer::drawRest(const Position &pos, double x,
 
     // Draw dots if necessary.
     const QChar dot = MusicSymbol::Dot;
-    const double dotX = 0.4 * font.pixelSize();
+    const double dotX = rest_width + 2;
     // Position just below second line of staff.
     const double dotY = layout.getStdNotationSpace(2);
 
@@ -2028,7 +2044,8 @@ SystemRenderer::drawRest(const Position &pos, double x,
         }
     }
 
-    centerHorizontally(*group, x, x + layout.getPositionSpacing() * 1.25);
+    const double centeredX = x + 0.5 * (layout.getPositionSpacing() - rest_width);
+    group->setX(centeredX);
 
     group->setParentItem(myParentStaff);
 }