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Element: bend

Description

The bend type is used in guitar and tablature. The bend-alter element indicates the number of steps in the bend, similar to the alter element. As with the alter element, numbers like 0.5 can be used to indicate microtones. Negative numbers indicate pre-bends or releases; the pre-bend and release elements are used to distinguish what is intended. A with-bar element indicates that the bend is to be done at the bridge with a whammy or vibrato bar. The content of the element indicates how this should be notated.

Derived By

Type bend

Attributes
Name  Type  Required?  Default  Description 
default-x  tenths  No 
default-y  tenths  No 
relative-x  tenths  No 
relative-y  tenths  No 
font-family  comma-separated-text  No 
font-style  font-style  No 
font-size  font-size  No 
font-weight  font-weight  No 
color  color  No 
accelerate  yes-no  No 
beats  trill-beats  No  The beats attribute specifies the beats used in a trill-sound or bend-sound. It is a decimal value with a minimum value of 2.
first-beat  percent  No 
last-beat  percent  No 
Content Model

Contains elements as defined in the following table.

Component  Type  Occurs  Default  Description 
  1..1 
bend-alter  semitones  1..1 

The bend-alter element indicates the number of steps (semitones) in the bend, similar to the alter element. As with the alter element, numbers like 0.5 can be used to indicate microtones. Negative numbers indicate pre-bends or releases; the pre-bend and release elements are used to distinguish what is intended.

  0..1 
pre-bend  empty  1..1 

The pre-bend element indicates that this is a pre-bend rather than a normal bend or a release.

release  empty  1..1 

The release element indicates that this is a release rather than a normal bend or pre-bend.

with-bar  placement-text  0..1 

The with-bar element indicates that the bend is to be done at the bridge with a whammy or vibrato bar. The content of the element indicates how this should be notated.

Referenced By
Example

          <technical>
            <bend>
              <bend-alter>2</bend-alter>
            </bend>

            <string>4</string>
            <fret>3</fret>
          </technical>

Definition

See technical

 

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