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When I clicked on lets say bar 28, there is this 28a (blue colour tag) and 28b (green colour tag). May I know what is this and how do I use it? Thanks.
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Those are Part Markers.
Blue part marker plays Substyle A while Green forces the playing of Substyle B.
There will also be a Drum Fill forced in the bar preceeding any Part Marker.
Blue Part Markers are generally good for the first and last times through the chorus, while Green is good for the middle choruses where soloing etc. may take place. The B substyle may have a bit more of a walking bassline, etc. in it for that purpose.
Sometimes for Pop song work, the entire song is better kept in one Substyle, typically the A substyle.
The Help file and the BiaB FAQs contain more information on these. If you want to remove or change one, just keep clicking on it and it changes from Blue to Green to None.
Some styles are "Multi-Styles" and may contain more than just those two, indicated with differing colors as you toggle through them. Good idea to AUDITION each to see what it does and whether it works or not in your particular chosen song context.
--Mac
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Those are Part Markers.
Blue Part Markers are generally good for the first and last times through the chorus, while Green is good for the middle choruses where soloing etc. may take place. The B substyle may have a bit more of a walking bassline, etc. in it for that purpose.
--Mac
What Mac posted above is basically what you get with a song using the repeats function if you have the option set to vary style in middle choruses. If you like that you don't have to use the part markers except where you want the drum fills. You can set that option either globally or per song.
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To put it in the language of folks like me that are not musically sophisticated, but do basic songs. Let's say you have a typical pop or country song, and you have a four bar intro, and three verses, and after the second and third verses you will have a chorus then an ending. The bar markers should be the first bar of each verse and each chorus with maybe one for the ending, and maybe on for the intro. So as the intro ends and it goes into the first verse you get a drum fill. And as you go into the second verse another, then the same for the chorus and verses to follow. If you use the A part marker on the verses, and intro, and the B part marker on the choruses you will see that the chord structure and drum track a constructed to follow that pattern.
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To put it in the language of folks like me that are not musically sophisticated, but do basic songs. Let's say you have a typical pop or country song, and you have a four bar intro, and three verses, and after the second and third verses you will have a chorus then an ending. The bar markers should be the first bar of each verse and each chorus with maybe one for the ending, and maybe on for the intro. So as the intro ends and it goes into the first verse you get a drum fill. And as you go into the second verse another, then the same for the chorus and verses to follow. If you use the A part marker on the verses, and intro, and the B part marker on the choruses you will see that the chord structure and drum track a constructed to follow that pattern.
Ditto.
ALL of my songs are structured this way.
Intro=Green
Verse=Blue
Chorus=Green
Solo=Green
Tag Line=Green.
This gives you the drumfill before each part marker leading into the next section but more importantly the BLUE end up with HH & snare/sidestick & Green end up with Ride Cymbal & snare. Good dynamic feel for country or pop
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