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The <bend> element

Parent element: <technical>

The bend type is used in guitar notation and tablature. A single note with a bend and release will contain two bend elements: the first to represent the bend and the second to represent the release. The shape attribute distinguishes between the angled bend symbols commonly used in standard notation and the curved bend symbols commonly used in both tablature and standard notation.

Content

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Attributes

Name Type Required? Description
accelerate yes-no No
beats trill-beats No
color color No
default-x tenths No
default-y tenths No
first-beat percent No
font-family font-family No
font-size font-size No
font-style font-style No
font-weight font-weight No
last-beat percent No
relative-x tenths No
relative-y tenths No
shape bend-shape No

Examples

This element is used in the following examples:

<bend><pre-bend><release><with-bar>