bend

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.

Complex Type Information

Model

bend-alter , (pre-bend | release) , with-bar{0,1}

Children: bend-alter, pre-bend, release, with-bar

Attributes

QName	Type	Use
accelerate	yes-no	optional
beats	trill-beats	optional
color	color	optional
default-x	tenths	optional
default-y	tenths	optional
first-beat	percent	optional
font-family	comma-separated-text	optional
font-size	font-size	optional
font-style	font-style	optional
font-weight	font-weight	optional
last-beat	percent	optional
relative-x	tenths	optional
relative-y	tenths	optional

Used By

Element

technical/bend

Source

<xs:complexType name="bend">
  <xs:annotation>
    <xs:documentation>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.</xs:documentation>
  </xs:annotation>
  <xs:sequence>
    <xs:element name="bend-alter" type="semitones">
      <xs:annotation>
        <xs:documentation>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.</xs:documentation>
      </xs:annotation>
    </xs:element>
    <xs:choice minOccurs="0">
      <xs:element name="pre-bend" type="empty">
        <xs:annotation>
          <xs:documentation>The pre-bend element indicates that this is a pre-bend rather than a normal bend or a release.</xs:documentation>
        </xs:annotation>
      </xs:element>
      <xs:element name="release" type="empty">
        <xs:annotation>
          <xs:documentation>The release element indicates that this is a release rather than a normal bend or pre-bend.</xs:documentation>
        </xs:annotation>
      </xs:element>
    </xs:choice>
    <xs:element name="with-bar" type="placement-text" minOccurs="0">
      <xs:annotation>
        <xs:documentation>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.</xs:documentation>
      </xs:annotation>
    </xs:element>
  </xs:sequence>
  <xs:attributeGroup ref="print-style"/>
  <xs:attributeGroup ref="bend-sound"/>
</xs:complexType>