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Hello!
I have not posted here in a long time. I picked up BIAB 2013 and am having a lot of fun with it... If there is anyone out there that knows how to chord a song just by listening to it I need some help in this area. I only play by ear and I do not know how to break down a chord progression. I am willing to pay someone to do this if the price is within reason. I have 8 songs and will probably have to do them one at a time due to my income. I will be perfectly clear about something else. I do know that BIAB has an auto chord wizard that I have tried to use. The chord wizard does not seem to get it right that is why I would like to find somebody to break down the chord structure for me; I know that there are a lot of very experienced musicians on here. If someone is willing to help me and does not charge a lot; I would appreciate the help thank you very much. You can e-mail me at
[Email]whiskers567@yahoo.com [/Email]
Or you can just post a reply to this message.
Thanks again.
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I'll bump you with this query which may help others who might help.
How would you present your songs to someone so they would be able to determine a chordal progression for you?
Good luck on your quest....carry on.
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I have them posted online and will provide a link when someone wants to help me.
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The Audio Chord Wizard is meant to figure out the chords of existing songs. It will not suggest chords for a new song.
To have BiaB suggest chords, try the "Chord Substitution" or "Chord Reharmonist" dialogs. You will have to be able to enter melody as notation.
Also I sent you a PM.
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...how to chord a song just by listening to it I need some help in this area.
So just provide a link to one of the songs so we can hear it, heck if it is a 12 bar blues I will be able to do it for you.  How tricky is the progression? Lets hear it.
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Help me help you . . . If I understand correctly the song is posted somewhere? If this is true someone had to write the chord changes to the song, and assuming that is correct whatever software or music score which was used should have the chords and structure in it's file or paper.
Now if the song is just, say someone singing, humming or whistling and a guitar or piano does the musician know the chords they are playing?
Or, is it just a melody that is posted? If this is the case it should not be too hard to work out the chords that would best support that melody.
Just trying to get my mind around exactly what you are trying to do.
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If this is not an original song you can google ‘songtitle + chords’ (no quotes) and you will get the chords. At least that has been my experience.
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Yep, Trapper, definitely put up a link. And... pay? You think you'd have to pay us!? Dude, we'll do it for the challenge and the fun and the helping you.
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The best choice of chords has a lot to do with the intended style. A given melody would get one set of chords if it were to be in 'country' style, and different chords if it were in 'pop' style.
I suggest you listen to lots of different styles and decide which ones are closest to what you intend. Load the demo song for each style and see what sounds right for you. The songs/styles you chose will have charactersitc chord changes for that style.
Once we know what you are hearing in your head we can go from there.
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These songs are all original. I and a friend created them in 2008 and I own the copyrighted to them.
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These songs are all original; That is why I need the chord structure broken down. I can then insert the chords into them and create a more standard style to them and re-record my vocal on them.
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These songs are all original; That is why I need the chord structure broken down. I can then insert the chords into them and create a more standard style to them and re-record my vocal on them.
Is anything recorded are do you just have a lyric at this point? If you just have a lyric as some have already pointed out you will have to make a few decisions regarding genre, style and tempo just for starters before any chords can be put down. I am still not sure where the starting point is at this time?
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Yes, they already have lyrics to them. I took down the original page that they where on. I will just re-upload them. I will do that sometime today and you can all look at the link to hear the songs that I am talking about. The way that I and my friend recorded them is 1: drum track is a Yamaha Keyboard; he was playing the guitar in a finger picking style. Some of the songs have a rhythm tracks some are mostly guitar and a lot of keyboard instruments’. The drum track, the base, piano, synth, and other instruments’ where all recorded with a Yamaha Keyboard. These songs are all mixed, all original and I own the copyright. When I get the page done I will post a link with the songs.
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Hey there Tom how are you? I have not posted in a few months due to my internet having been off. I am glad that you are around for this conversation. I deleted the page that they where on before but I will repost it sometime today. That sounds great of you could just do it for the challenge. Keep an eye on this post. I will get a ink up here today.
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Having some experience at this I'll watch for the link in case I assist.
During my live band days we always worked out songs by listening to them and finding the tonic on the guitar and go from there.
You may get lots of chordal arrangement/chordal choices from the input you receive.
Should be interesting to see how your material evolves.
Carry on...
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Hey there Tom how are you? I have not posted in a few months due to my internet having been off. I am glad that you are around for this conversation. I deleted the page that they where on before but I will repost it sometime today. That sounds great of you could just do it for the challenge. Keep an eye on this post. I will get a ink up here today.
Doin' fine, m'friend -- just dealing with a lot of Real Life the past several months, not to mention working to get back into the groove of making music. Actually, I've made it a point to get back here semi-regularly, because I wasn't for so long, and it's as much fun as ever.
Yep, get us a linkie, and we'll see what we hear.
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Here is the link where the songs are that I need help with I just need the chord progressions so I can enter them in Band in a Box One Golden Cross CD
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I gave a quick listen to One Golden Cross.
Maybe start with d#m to a#m.
Those are the only two chord changes I could clearly discern.
That should get you going.
Good luck...
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Wow, dude! You've got long songs! Fortunately, it seems as if they're not too difficult structurally. I'll go through them over the course of the day (along with other folk, I'm sure) and we'll get 'em.
One Golden Cross -- key of D#m
The primary chords here are D#m(I), B(IV)*, and C#(V). It seems as if the basic structure is D#m / C# / D#m / C# / B / C#, with expansions on that.
*I think -- hard to tell with all the ambient & extra notes -- could be D#m6. But I'm pretty sure it's a basic B, under all the layers of sound.
Oh, and, may I make a suggestion re: marketing the songs? I realize you want to give 'em away, and that's great. But you might want to create a page on Bandcamp for the album. Bandcamp is very much front & center in online music; it'll give you a wider audience, people can listen to their hearts' content and (if you have it set to Name Your Price) still download it for free... with the added perqs of Bandcamp's tools for musicians, having a free page on which to host the album, best possible sound quality (they want your .WAVs), and if people wish to donate to you (which you deserve, given all the work put into this) they can do so, at whatever level appeals to them.
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