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The element | MusicXML 4.0

MusicXML 4.0 >

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bend

The element

Parent element:

    <technical>

The element is used in guitar notation and tablature. A single note with a bend and release will contain two elements: the first to represent the bend and the second to represent the release.

Content

In this order

  • (Required)

  • Zero or one of the following

            <pre-bend> 





        <release>

  • (Optional)

    • Attributes

    Examples

    This element is used in the following examples:

    , , ,

    Name Type Required? Description
    accelerate yes-no No Does the bend accelerate during playback? Default is "no".
    beats trill-beats No The number of discrete elements (like MIDI pitch bends) used to represent a continuous bend or slide. Default is 4.
    color color No Indicates the color of an element.
    default-x tenths No Changes the computation of the default horizontal position. The origin is changed relative to the left-hand side of the note or the musical position within the bar. Positive x is right and negative x is left.This attribute provides higher-resolution positioning data than the element. Applications reading a MusicXML file that can understand both features should generally rely on this attribute for its greater accuracy.
    default-y tenths No Changes the computation of the default vertical position. The origin is changed relative to the top line of the staff. Positive y is up and negative y is down.This attribute provides higher-resolution positioning data than the placement attribute. Applications reading a MusicXML file that can understand both attributes should generally rely on this attribute for its greater accuracy.
    first-beat percent No The percentage of the duration for starting a bend. Default is 25.
    font-family font-family No A comma-separated list of font names.
    font-size font-size No One of the CSS sizes or a numeric point size.
    font-style font-style No Normal or italic style.
    font-weight font-weight No Normal or bold weight.
    last-beat percent No The percentage of the duration for ending a bend. Default is 75.
    relative-x tenths No Changes the horizontal position relative to the default position, either as computed by the individual program, or as overridden by the default-x attribute. Positive x is right and negative x is left. It should be interpreted in the context of the element or directive attribute if those are present.
    relative-y tenths No Changes the vertical position relative to the default position, either as computed by the individual program, or as overridden by the default-y attribute. Positive y is up and negative y is down. It should be interpreted in the context of the placement attribute if that is present.
    shape bend-shape No Distinguishes between the angled bend symbols commonly used in standard notation and the curved bend symbols commonly used in both tablature and standard notation.