You can input guitar bends between existing notes, including between grace notes and normal notes, using the ornaments popover. You can input guitar bends between both adjacent and non-adjacent notes.
You cannot input guitar bends during note input or on the last note on a staff.
Prerequisite
You have input at least two notes that you want to join with a guitar bend.
Procedure
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Open the ornaments popover in any of the following ways:
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Press Shift-O.
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In the Notations toolbox, click Popovers
, then Ornaments
.
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Result
The guitar bend is input between the selected notes.
Guitar bends automatically appear as guitar bends or returns on tablature according to the pitch direction of the notes they join.
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If you select a single note and input a guitar bend, the guitar bend starts from the selected note and ends at the next note in the same voice on the staff, even if this crosses rests.
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You can assign a key command for Create Guitar Bend on the Key Commands page in Preferences.