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Notation reference
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 fluctuation.
Hiding/Showing guitar bend hold lines
Guitar bend hold lines indicate that the bend should be held for the duration of the note, which is usually a tied note. You can hide/show hold lines on guitar bends on tablature.

Hiding/Showing guitar bend hold lines

Guitar bend hold lines indicate that the bend should be held for the duration of the note, which is usually a tied note. You can hide/show hold lines on guitar bends on tablature.

Note

These steps only apply to guitar bends. You cannot show hold lines on pre-bends or releases.

Prerequisite

The lower zone is shown.
Properties is selected in the lower zone toolbar.
If you are in Engrave mode, Graphic Editing is selected in the Engrave toolbox.

Procedure

Select the guitar bends on which you want to hide/show hold lines. You can do this on notation staves and tablature in Write mode and Engrave mode.
In the Properties panel, activate/deactivate Show hold in the Guitar Bends group.

Result

Hold lines are shown on the selected bends on tablature when Show hold is activated, and hidden when it is deactivated.

Tip

Guitar bends can have solid or dashed hold lines. You can change the line type for all guitar bend holds in the Design section of the Guitar Bends page in Engraving Options.

Example


Figure 1. Hold line hidden	Figure 2. Hold line shown