Bends for guitar notation ( not tab)
Is there a plan to reinstate guitar bends in Musescore 4 (as it was in Musescore 3). Thanks, Brian
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Is there a plan to reinstate guitar bends in Musescore 4 (as it was in Musescore 3). Thanks, Brian
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Not sure exactly what you are asking. Guitar bends work in MuS 4.
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In reply to Not sure exactly what you… by TheHutch
Thanks for your reply. I always write my notation in MS3. (I do not use tab). I open it in MS4 and the bends do not work. For the first time today I tried to write notation in MS4. However, in Master Palette/articulation there is no "bend" symbol. (It is the second last symbol in "articulation" in MS3).
Where is the bend symbol/choice in MS4.
Very many thanks, Brian
In reply to Thanks for your reply. I… by Brian Hannaway
While guitar bends work, in MuS 4 they work in an entirely different fashion than they did in MuS 3. I believe (someone tell me if I'm wrong?) that you'll have to recreate the bent notes in MuS 4 with its new structure.
The bend symbols are on the Guitar palette. Once a bend is placed, select it and go to the Properties tab (upper left) to modify its "shape". I recommend creating a little test score and play with them a bit to learn how to use them.
In reply to While guitar bends work, in… by TheHutch
Hi TheHutch: I have done that and cannot find how to modify "size". Please note that I am a little dumb in using MS4. I have attached a screenshot of Properties and have looked at all the options available, but no success. I simply wish the MS has left the feature which was in MS3 in MS4 !!
![Properties.png]( "Properties.png")
Brian (still a novice !!)
In reply to Hi TheHutch: I have done… by Brian Hannaway
Your screenshot shows that you have a note selected. You must select the bend symbol instead.
In reply to Hi TheHutch: I have done… by Brian Hannaway
Have a look in the Articulations palette - not in the note heads ...
In reply to Have a look in the… by HildeK
??? I don't see a guitar bend in the Articulations palette, only in the Guitar palette. Am I missing something???
In reply to ??? I don't see a guitar… by TheHutch
Sorry, I use Musescre 3.7.
In reply to Have a look in the… by HildeK
Hi All: I really appreciate your patience with me. I have highlighted the note I wish to bend. However, I cannot see a "bend" icon in the Articulations palette. What am I doing wrong - I really feel stupid. Brian
![Palette.png]( "Palette.png")
In reply to Hi All: I really appreciate… by Brian Hannaway
"I cannot see a "bend" icon"
Version 3: in Articulations palette (click on "More" if needed and drag the bend icon in the main part of the palette, or change of workspace, ie Basic to Advanced, in menu View / Workspaces / Advanced) - image below
![articulations.jpg]( "articulations.jpg")
Version 4: in Guitar palette
That's all.
In reply to "I cannot see a "bend" icon"… by cadiz1
Hi All: One thousand thanks. I did not realise that, even though I had written a bar in the guitar mode, the palette still showed Piano. I had assumed that, if I chose my instrument as guitar when I wrote the bar, the articulation would automatically be for guitar and not an instrument which I had not chosen. I need to look more closely at the detail in future.
Anyway, very many thanks for your unfailing patience and help. It is very much appreciated. Brian
In reply to Hi All: One thousand thanks… by Brian Hannaway
I do note, however, that with MS4 it seems that, unlike MS3, there is no option to do a 1/2 bend, a bend/release, or a pre-bend/release.
Brian
In reply to I do note, however, that… by Brian Hannaway
See : https://musescore.org/en/handbook/4/guitar-bends
In reply to See https://musescore.org/en… by cadiz1
Thanks, again. Brian