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#572157 12/23/19 08:47 AM
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Today I Updated to BIAB 2020 with RealBand Build 708. I loaded RealBand with an audio track of guitar work and used the ACW chord detection app to display the chords. The ACW program did a great job of creating a chart. Now I want to move the chordal data to a text file, but I am stumped. Please help me get a text file from the program's chord chart.
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You use the lead sheet view. Adjust to your liking and print

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That print solution doesn't sound like you would end up with an actual a TXT file.

Maybe using MusicXML you figure a way to get it to txt. (?)

Otherwise I'd just type it out.
I haven't heard many requests for a TXT file end result.
If you just want a printout you could screen shot the resulting chords and print that.

What is the intended purpose of the txt file?
Or is a printout all you were after to begin with?

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print the lead sheet to pdf

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Save As > ABC > Copy to clipboard or save to .abc and open with notepad.

Quote:
X:1
L:1/8
K:D
Q:1/4=140
R:POP PIANO LITE SOLO PIANO
M:4/4
| | | "Bm" ||
| "A" | "G" "A" | "Bm" | "G/B"|
| "A" | "F#m" | "Bm" ||
| "A" | | "Bm" ||
| "A" | "F#" | "Bm" | "G" "A"|
| "Bm" | | "G" | "G" "A"|
| "Bm" | "A" | "D" ||
| "G" | | "D" ||
| "G" "D" | "A" | "D" ||
| "G" | | "D" ||
| "G" "D" | "A" | "Bm" ||
| "A" | "G" "A" | "Bm" | "G/B" "Bm"|
| "A" | "F#m" | "Bm" ||
| "A" | | "Bm" ||
| "A" | | "Bm" | "G" "A"|
| "Bm" | | "G" | "G" "A"|
| "Bm" | "A" | "D" ||
| "G" | "A" | "D" ||
| "G" "D" | "A" | "D" ||
| "G" | "A" | "Bm" ||
| "G" "Bm" | "A" | "Bm"|

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FlaMusician #572317 12/24/19 08:40 AM
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It looks like "Pipeline" has it nailed.
If you are so inclined, you can Use KHPRO software to combine a wav file and a txt file to create an mp3+G file that will play music and an Active lead sheet on any small music stand-mounted windows 10 capable PC. The chords on the lead sheet will will change color to indicate your place in the musical piece.
Thanks for your help.
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FlaMusician #572319 12/24/19 08:46 AM
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Pipeline is this in RB or is it one of your tools? Not at my computer.

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Yes it's in PT also but it's not obvious like in Biab, it does need an open/import ABC like Biab.
The file dialog in the pic is in black as Win10 is set to Dark Mode for apps,
the dialogs and menus in PT/RB/Biab should comply to it but they have not fixed that yet.

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Thanks, that's pretty cool.
/still learnin' after all these years

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Awesome. never saw that.Still can't. I don't have all that listed under save as special or open special

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Got it.

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Try changing file type in the Save As special dialogue

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Try this one
drag n drop your SGU onto charttranslate.exe
it will create my song.mjb in the same folder and same name as the SGU
it is a MyJazBand file that is just text with the A B sections,
there is also a Mac version I just need to find it.


Code:
Name: Hard Rock with 80s Synth RealTracks Demo
Meter: 4/4
Style: Swing
Key: C
Tempo: 120
Chorus: bars 1 to 96 (repeat 1 times)
Sections: 1A 9B 17A 25B 33A 41B 49A 57B 65A 73B 81A 89B 97A
| G/C C | G/C C | G/C C | F G |
| G/C C | G/C C | G/C C | F G |
| Am | Am | G | G |
| Am | Am | G | Em F |
| G/C C | G/C C | G/C C | F G |
| G/C C | G/C C | G/C C | F G |
| Am | Asus | G | F Em |
| Am | Asus | G | Em F |
| G/C C | G/C C | G/C C | F G |
| G/C C | G/C C | G/C C | F G |
| Am | Am | G | G |
| Am | Am | G | Em F |
| G/C C | G/C C | G/C C | F G |
| G/C C | G/C C | G/C C | F G |
| Am | Asus | G | F Em |
| Am | Asus | G | Em F |
| G/C C | G/C C | G/C C | F G |
| G/C C | G/C C | G/C C | F G |
| Am | Am | G | G |
| Am | Am | G | Em F |
| G/C C | G/C C | G/C C | F G |
| G/C C | G/C C | G/C C | F G |
| Am | Asus | G | F Em |
| Am | Asus | G | Em F |
| C |


BiabTools will convert chords to Text you just need to rename sgu > mgu to be able to open it http://www.alfwarnock.info/alfs/abc.php
Code:
Hard Rock with 80s Synth RealTracks Demo (C) 
| Gm/C / C / | Gm/C / C / | Gm/C / C / | F / G / | 
| Gm/C / C / | Gm/C / C / | Gm/C / C / | F / G / | 
| A- / / / | / / / / | G / / / | / / / / | 
| A- / / / | / / / / | G / / / | E- / F / | 
| Gm/C / C / | Gm/C / C / | Gm/C / C / | F / G / | 
| Gm/C / C / | Gm/C / C / | Gm/C / C / | F / G / | 
| A- / / / | Asus / / / | G / / / | F / E- / | 
| A- / / / | Asus / / / | G / / / | E- / F / | 
| Gm/C / C / | Gm/C / C / | Gm/C / C / | F / G / | 
| Gm/C / C / | Gm/C / C / | Gm/C / C / | F / G / | 
| A- / / / | / / / / | G / / / | / / / / | 
| A- / / / | / / / / | G / / / | E- / F / | 
| Gm/C / C / | Gm/C / C / | Gm/C / C / | F / G / | 
| Gm/C / C / | Gm/C / C / | Gm/C / C / | F / G / | 
| A- / / / | Asus / / / | G / / / | F / E- / | 
| A- / / / | Asus / / / | G / / / | E- / F / | 
| Gm/C / C / | Gm/C / C / | Gm/C / C / | F / G / | 
| Gm/C / C / | Gm/C / C / | Gm/C / C / | F / G / | 
| A- / / / | / / / / | G / / / | / / / / | 
| A- / / / | / / / / | G / / / | E- / F / | 
| Gm/C / C / | Gm/C / C / | Gm/C / C / | F / G / | 
| Gm/C / C / | Gm/C / C / | Gm/C / C / | F / G / | 
| A- / / / | Asus / / / | G / / / | F / E- / | 
| A- / / / | Asus / / / | G / / / | E- / F / |

remove the .mp4 in Explorer View > File extensions
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