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Can I exchange SGU documents in this section? Here's the case, let me explain.

I find that the rhythm of the chords is important. Or that the different positions of the chords will make the song different. There are a lot of songs where I have a hard time holding the position of my chords. I don't know if it is possible to upload SGU files here. Let's say I hear a clip that's only 20 seconds and then I write an SGU file myself, but something is wrong with me. Then I sent it here, let the experienced teacher, help me revise it. Don't know if it's okay?



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It is my understanding that you must freeze the SGU prior to sending if you want to keep everything the same.


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Originally Posted By: MarioD
It is my understanding that you must freeze the SGU prior to sending if you want to keep everything the same.




I want the teacher to help me listen to the chords and chord positions of this song, and then help me send a correct SGU file. grin


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You can share .sgu files all you want as long as they are not somebody else song, i.e., copyright violations.


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Originally Posted By: etcjoe
You can share .sgu files all you want as long as they are not somebody else song, i.e., copyright violations.



Yes, I shared it. I just want to learn.

I'm learning chords and chord positions. grin


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You can not attach SGU files to forum posts since only image files are permitted.

You can upload a SGU file to the internet and post a link to it the same as you presently do with your video files.

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Originally Posted By: Jim Fogle
You can not attach SGU files to forum posts since only image files are permitted.

You can upload a SGU file to the internet and post a link to it the same as you presently do with your video files.



thanks.


Which section of the forum can exchange and learn. I mainly want to learn chord placement. I'm familiar with it at the beginning of the bar, but sometimes at the back, I'm a little confused and don't know when and where to put it at the back. Is there any teaching like this on youtube? What do I need to search for?

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Tab or Enter will move to first half then second half of the bar.
Then a comma , will separate the first and second chords in that half bar.

For example in the position you have in your image: "Tab,37" would give you bar 6 empty except for a 37 on the fourth beat.

If you need even more control, then you should look at what PGM call "microchords": https://youtu.be/GaF7kqZu-II


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Tab or Enter will move to first half then second half of the bar.
Then a comma , will separate the first and second chords in that half bar.

For example in the position you have in your image: "Tab,37" would give you bar 6 empty except for a 37 on the fourth beat.

If you need even more control, then you should look at what PGM call "microchords": https://youtu.be/GaF7kqZu-II



I want to connect the chord positions of some songs.
I found that most popular songs were written in the first shot. For example, some RAP songs are used to the second blank beat, writing two chords in the second half, and so on.


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The Band-in-a-Box chord sheet defaults to space for four entries per bar. Each entry is equal to one chord. On the chord sheet below A = entry one, B = entry two, C = entry three and D = entry four. See bar 1

The cursor occupies space for two entries. See bar 6. I use TAB to advance the cursor to the right and ALT+TAB to move the cursor to the left.

Below are the keystrokes I used to enter the chord sheet in the screen shot.

Bar 1: a,b tab c,d tab
Bar 2: a tab tab
Bar 3: ,b tab tab
Bar 4: tab c
Bar 5: tab tab ,d tab
Bar 6: a tab tab
Bar 7: a,b tab tab
Bar 8: a,b tab c tab
Bar 9: a,b tab c,d

Band-in-a-Box automatically enters the a in space 1 of bar 10 because the song key signature is set for a.

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Originally Posted By: Jim Fogle
You can not attach SGU files to forum posts since only image files are permitted.

You can upload a SGU file to the internet and post a link to it the same as you presently do with your video files.


I misunderstood his question about exchanging. I wasn't thinking of the forum! Thanks for fixing that.


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An rpp is much the same as an SGU.
You might be able to attach it here as a zip or rar

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