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Guitar bends
The guitar bend is a technique commonly performed on electric guitars, where the performer
pushes strings out of their normal alignment after notes start to sound. Bending strings tightens
them, which produces the characteristic pitch uctuation.
Performing a guitar bend often also involves sustaining the bent pitch before allowing the string
to return to its natural position and un-bent pitch. In Dorico Elements, these actions are called a
“guitar bend hold” and “release” respectively.
A phrase containing guitar bends, a guitar bend hold, guitar pre-bends, and releases, shown on both a
notation staff and tablature
Guitar bends and releases with bend intervals of up to a whole step (tone) are reected in
playback.
Guitar bends
Guitar bends indicate that the performer should bend the string after playing a note,
so that the pitch increases while the note sounds. In
Dorico Elements, each guitar bend
joins two notes: the start pitch and the pitch at the peak of the bend.
On notation staves, guitar bends are notated using an angled line between the
noteheads at the start and end. On tablature, guitar bends are notated using an
upwards-pointing curved line with an arrowhead at the top and a bend interval above
the arrowhead. The fret number of the end note is hidden automatically.
Guitar bend on notation staff
Guitar bend on tablature
If you input guitar bends on multiple notes in chords, their arrowheads are
automatically aligned on tablature.
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Dorico Elements 3.5.12