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I'm writing a song that has a little "run" in it coming out of a D chord. I tried keeping BB in the D, but it doesn't sound very good.
This is the progression, I go from Dsus4 to Dsus2 to this:
0 0 0 0
0 0 3 2
3 2 0 0
2 0 0 0
3 3 3 3
0 0 0 0
then to a G chord.
I don't know if these are chords or not and if so, they are probably unusual (for me). How should I put this into BB?
Thanks.
Annette
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Remember that Band In A Box will only take the chords that you supply, and then create it's own accompaniment. So, if you're looking for a note for note transcription, you're going to have to move to something like Real Band or Power Tracks Pro Audio or some other sequencer. Each time Band In A Box restarts, it creates a new and different backing track.
So, if you're trying to do this on the backing track, it isn't going to work.
Gary
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Well, I was thinking I would play the note for note on the guitar. I was hoping that there was a chord(s) I could put in (D doesn't work), so it wouldn't sound "off". I hope to get Real Band some day.
Thanks Gary.
Annette
Edit: I think Cadd9 might work, but I'm open to better suggestions.
Last edited by Nutty; 05/26/09 07:29 PM.
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"0000"
Are those open strings?
Is this on a guitar, representing the top four highest sounding strings or is it on some other instrument?
If you can be more clear as to what you are depicting, perhaps the actual chords could be deciphered.
--Mac
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Yes, sorry this is for guitar. I was trying to make it look like tab. The top 4 "0"s would be the low E string, open. The treble strings, also zero's are on the bottom, open.
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Annette
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Yes, sorry this is for guitar. I was trying to make it look like tab. The top 4 "0"s would be the low E string, open. The treble strings, also zero's are on the bottom, open.
Thanks.
Annette
Okay. First, let's rearrange them in horizontal order, which is the way guitar numerical tab is presented when depicting it in print like this.
0 0 0 0
0 0 3 2
3 2 0 0
2 0 0 0
3 3 3 3
0 0 0 0
003230
002030
030030
020030
And now let's identify the note names from each:
003230 = E,A,F,A,D,E = This is basically a Dm add9 with the 9, E, also in the bass, so try Dmadd9/E (in BIAB likely the best you can do is Dm/E, which would not have the high E in it but should work okay).
002030 = E,A,E,G,D,E = Try Em11 in BIAB. If that sounds too harmonically rich, then just try a plain vanilla Em7, which will only leave out that A.
030030 = E,C,D,G,D,E = This one is a recipe for mud because of the C and D in the 5th and 4th strings being side by side, a Major 2nd. I would name it a Cadd9/E, another one that BIAB likely can't recognize directly. Ignore those who will come along and try to call it anything else with two-digit number after the letter, it really isn't. The one to try in BIAB would be Em7#5, which would include all the same notes or should, depending upon style and instrument part.
020030 = E,B,D,G,D,E = The easiest one, this is a simple Em7
Bear in mind that the voicing of each chord will likely be different when used in autoaccompaniment. Voicing is the location of each note. For instance, a different voicing of the same chord might place that low A up one octave. Still the same chord name, but a slightly different sound.
If you want to nail them exactly in a program like BIAB, you could enter the notes one at a time on the Melody or Soloist track, using the PianoRoll if you don't read music all that well, then apply an acoustic guitar patch to the thing and go from there. Still won't likely sound like the big jangly thang you would have happening when playing such dense chords on your acoustic guitar, though. For that, you should consider hooking up a mic and recording your actual acoustic playing to an Audio track along with the rest of the song.
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Thanks so much Mac,
I think it's going to work fine. I'm going to input the guitar now in my DAW, but it sounds perfect in Band in a Box.
Annette
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