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Hello,
I have a song in 4/4. This is fine except for a measure that has 3 beats of A, then a half beat of F# and a half beat of E. Actually, the three beats of A is no problem, but how (from the chords view) do I specify the half beat of F# and half beat of E?
Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you!
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in RB you should be able to do this:
1) determine the BPM you want the song to have
2) double that BPM and lay down the track where you need this structure by itself. Play 6 beats of A one beat of F# and one beat of E
|A A|A A|A A|F# E| (you'll have to generate this track while the BPM is still doubled)
3) Once the chords are established, reduce the BPM by half, and trim your chords to
A/A/A/E and generate the rest of your tracks
Unless you regenerate all tracks, the chords should appear to change appropriately and have twice as many chord change opportunities.
Or not.
How well this works depends on the timing of the track used for chords. This is a case where making a custom style comes in handy, because you can enter the notes such that the timing still sounds right when you slow the song down.
Last edited by Pat Marr; 12/09/11 12:22 PM.
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great! Thanks for the tip. I haven't tried it yet but will shortly. Will let you know how it goes (or if I need more help). Enjoy your weekend!
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your example made me think of the guitar part to Bachman Turner Overdrive's song "let it ride" (3 x 1 chord per beat, then 2 chords on the last beat)
Another way you can lay down the background chords for a non-standard timing that occasionally inserts a 5th chord into an otherwise 4/4 song is to play a snippet exactly the way you want the chords, then make a loop out of it.
The BIAB chord chart doesn't need to include the 5th chord as long as the chord you use in the 4th spot is compatible with the 4th and 5th chords you played into the loop.
(This strategy assumes you are planning to add your own playing to the song, and not automate the whole thing.)
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