Inputting vibrato bar dives and returns with the panel

You can input vibrato bar dives and returns between existing notes using the Ornaments panel. You can input vibrato bar dives and returns 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 vibrato bar dives and returns between the note you click on and the note immediately following it.

  • You cannot input vibrato bar dives and returns during note input or on the last note on a staff.

Prerequisite

You have input at least three notes with alternating pitch directions, such as D-C-D, that you want to join with a vibrato bar dive and return.

Procedure

  1. In Write mode, select the two notes you want to join with a vibrato bar dive.
    Note

    The notes must be on the same staff and have a descending pitch direction, such as D-C.

  2. In the Notations toolbox, click Panels Panels button, then Ornaments Ornaments button to show the Ornaments panel.
  3. In the Guitar section, click Guitar Bend with Vibrato Bar to input the vibrato bar dive.
  4. Select the two notes you want to join with a vibrato bar return.
    Note

    The notes must be on the same staff and have an ascending pitch direction, such as C-D.

  5. Click Guitar Bend with Vibrato Bar to input the vibrato bar return.

Result

Vibrato bar dives are input between notes with descending pitch directions, and vibrato bar returns are input between notes with ascending pitch directions. If a vibrato bar dive ends on the same note that a vibrato bar return starts on, they appear as a V on tablature with the bend interval shown at the point. If you input vibrato bar dives on consecutive notes with the same pitch direction, such as E-D-C, they are notated on tablature with an additional line protrusion beyond the staff and bend interval for each vibrato bar dive.

Vibrato bar dives and returns automatically point upwards or downwards on tablature according to the pitch direction of the notes they join.