Just play metal. Rest? What rest? We can rest when we die..... right now.... PLAY!
Rawk on, duuuuuuude!!!!! LOL!!!
What I ended up having to do for my application was the chord name and 2 dots.
I needed it to play
1 2 3 4 1 rest rest rest
1 2 3 4 1 rest rest rest
for 8 measures at the head and then a few places in the song.
You guys won't likely ever hear it though because it's for something I have had going on for about 5 years where I am taking songs and redoing them in totally different grooves, but since I didn't write them I can't post them and I can't sell them on CD.
Ain't No Sunshine is a heavy metal song now. I Wish It Would Rain is reggae.... and so forth. Just me playing with stuff. Not a serious project. Thus the 5 years and counting time lapse.