Inputting guitar bends with the panel

You can input guitar bends between existing notes using the Ornaments panel. You can input guitar bends between both adjacent and non-adjacent notes.

Note

  • These steps describe inputting with the default mouse input preference Create item at selection.

    If your preference is set to Load pointer with item, you can only input guitar bends between the note you click on and the note immediately following it.

  • You cannot input guitar bends during note input.

Procedure

  1. In Write mode, select one of the following:

    • The note from which you want a guitar bend to start.

      Note

      You cannot input a guitar bend on the last note on a staff.

    • Any two notes that you want to join with a guitar bend.

      Tip

      The two notes can be in different voices.

  2. In the Notations toolbox, click Ornaments to show the Ornaments panel.
  3. In the Ornaments panel, click Guitar Bend in the Guitar section.

Result

If you selected two notes, the guitar bend is input between the selected notes.

If you selected a single note, 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.

Tip

You can assign a key command for inputting guitar bends. The command is called Create Guitar Bend and is in the Note Input category on the Key Commands page in Preferences.