User Manual

You can obtain those in Guitar Pro in two different ways (see Stylesheet).
Bend
The bend effect consists of pushing the fretted string sideways with the left hand
(for a right-handed person) to bend it, so the pitch of the note changes. The
Bend window allows you to precisely set the type of the bend you want by
adjusting its points. For sophisticated bends, you need to use ties in order to
keep the score consistent in terms of audio playback.
The Bend, Bend/Release, ... buttons allow you to define the base type of the
bend. This choice is also reflected by a different symbol on the tablature.
You can set the maximum level of the effect from a value of 1⁄4 to 3. The term
“Full” is equal to a whole tone. This also affects how it is displayed on tablature.
You can modify the curve by dragging its points with your cursor. Whenever two
notes are tied, the bends extends to the entire duration. It is still possible to edit
a bend on a tied note and place a hold on it, for instance, whose motif isn’t there
by default.
The Stylesheet allows you to display the bend in standard notation too.
Here’s an example of what you can do:
Fade in (violin effect)
This consists in using the volume knob on an electric guitar to raise the sound
and not hear the attack of the pick on the note.
It can also create the impression of a “reversed track.”