<pre-bend>

<note> <pitch> <step>B</step> <alter>-1</alter> <octave>3</octave> </pitch> <duration>8</duration> <voice>1</voice> <type>half</type> <stem>none</stem> <notations> <technical> <string>3</string> <fret>3</fret> <bend> <bend-alter>-2</bend-alter> <pre-bend/> </bend> </technical> </notations> </note>