That's part of the forum software coding, John.

This software uses the "UBB" Coding standard.

brackets with an "i" inside invoke Italics.

Entering bracket either side of "/i" turns Italics off at that point, if there isn't the /i anywhere, then it is Italics from there on out.

"b" does much the same thing, only that invokes Bold type, and so on.

Italics

Bold

Bold Italics

There are just a few other commands as well.

There's a key somewhere in the Forum Help.


--Mac

Wow, I did knew that. I do suppose I look dumb now that I see my avatar. I still like mine better than that kid lived down the street from me, Jimmy Cameron. He can buy more bands than me though. I must soon change my avatar, I'm thinking of Einstein, I'm square and that's the new hip.

But I was nesting parentheses so when I had already used () I went to []. Thanks for the UBB masterclass at any rate.

I suspect you never made it to a Victor Borge concert, I can see the interruptions.

BTW, I do have a vague understanding of interrupts but I'm sure some edification is in order..make 'er a pdf and post it in the trips 'n tips section.

I think Santa Claus had it right, visit people once a year...

My Dad used to take me to see Victor Borge when he came to town, good memories.


--Mac

No, I do not have an intro on this song.
The entire song is 38 bars long.
The 1st bar has a repeat.
At bar 31 there is a 2-bar first ending.
Bar-32 has a repeat to the 1st bar.
Bar-33 starts a 2-bar 2nd ending and there are 4 additional bars after that.

This is a very simple Xmas tune, "I'll Be Home For Xmas".
I am using these tunes to learn BIAB.

You mention TAGS. I do not have any TAGS checked.

tim

Find a christmas or xmas folder on the net. I think Allanah or um the Wesley Dick both have a christmas folder of music. See how it's done by others.

Just use guggle. (sp on porpoise) use > Band in a Box Allanah or

Band in a Box Wesley Dick.

Folders of stuff eh?

I almost always learn from others, even if I find them a bad example and don't emulate them.

I always use the lazy way . . . roll out the verses into one longer song. This way I don't worry about repeats etc. etc.

To John's point above, this may be a bad example that you may find useful to emulate.

Happy New Year,

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When I play the song and the 1st ending repeat is executed, the chords are incorrect. In fact it sounds like one or two chords are repeated over and over. When the 2nd ending is executed the chords are correct. What am i doing wrong?

TIA tim

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In the middle of the Edit Repeats and Endings box is a check box that says "Generate (insert) new bars". You have to check that.
The problem here is you're thinking like a musician not a computer (imagine that!). You know that you want to repeat those bars and musically all you do is put in the 1st ending and repeat and any player that reads that knows what to do. This is a computer, not a player. All Biab knows right now is it's a 38 bar song. If you put in repeats, it's no longer a 38 bar song, right? This is why some of us will recommend to start out as one long song with all the repeats and stuff written out, then put in 1st/2nd endings etc later because the bars are already there and that takes care of any confusion about this. To me and I think you too, we're smart enough to figure this out once it's pointed out to us so you don't need to do that.

You have to check that box to add the additional bars and the chords attached to those bars are filled in automatically.

Bob