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Showing guitar bends as a dive and return
You can show existing guitar bends as a dive and return, which is a technique that uses the
vibrato bar on guitars. Dives and returns appear differently on tablature than guitar bends.
PREREQUISITE
You have input guitar bends between the notes of each dive and return.
PROCEDURE
1. Select the guitar bends you want to show as a dive and return.
For example, to show the notes F-E-F as a dive and return, select both guitar bends between
F-E and E-F.
2. In the Properties panel, activate Use vibrato bar in the Guitar Bends group.
RESULT
The selected guitar bends appear as V-shaped dives and returns on tablature. A number/fraction
appears outside the staff at the point of the V to indicate the interval.
If the middle pitch is lower than the outer pitches, the V points downwards. If the middle pitch is
higher than the outer pitches, the V points upwards.
EXAMPLE
A pair of guitar bends as they appear by default
A pair of guitar bends shown as a dive and return
RELATED LINKS
Input methods for ornaments, arpeggio signs, glissando lines, guitar bends, and jazz
articulations on page 252
Tablature on page 809
Hiding/Showing accidentals on guitar pre-bends
You can hide/show accidentals on guitar pre-bends individually, for example, to save horizontal
space in a layout that also shows the interval clearly on tablature.
PROCEDURE
1. Select the guitar pre-bends whose accidentals you want to hide/show.
2. In the Properties panel, activate Pre-bend accidental in the Guitar Techniques group.
3. Choose one of the following options:
Hide
Show
Guitar bends
Showing guitar bends as a dive and return
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