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Chapter 6: Band-in-a-Box PowerGuide

When set, this song will support Shots, Holds, and Pushes for those RealTracks that have them (as shown in the “H”

column of the RealTracks Picker).

Key Changes (Transposition)

The key signature of the song is displayed in the Title window.

You can quickly type in a key in either the Chordsheet or Notation window. Type tkc and press Enter to set the key

signature to C. Typing tkbb would set it to Bb. To transpose from another key to Bb you would type trbb.

Another way to change the key is to click on the key signature. A popup opens with a list of keys

to choose from. Band-in-a-Box then asks if it is “OK to transpose Lead sheet?” Answer [Yes] and

the entire song will be transposed to a new key. Answer [No] and the key signature will change

but the song will not be transposed. Select [Cancel] to exit without changing the key signature.

Setting Tempo

The tempo of the song is displayed on the main screen in the Title window.

An easy way to set the tempo is to type it in the Chordsheet or Notation window. Type t125 and press Enter to set

the tempo to 125, type t80 to set to 80, etc.

Tempo can be set on the computer keyboard with 4 taps of either the minus (-) key or the equals (=) key. When the

tempo is tapped on the [=] key, song playback will start automatically at the tapped tempo.

To change the tempo of a song while the song is playing you may use the [ and ] keys to change the tempo by 5

bpm at a time. Or you can move the mouse pointer over the tempo setting and click the mouse as follows:

The tempo display is broken up into 4 quadrants. Mouse clicking in these four areas will

change the tempo by +1, -1, +5, or -5 before or during play.

You can change the tempo at any bar in the song with the Edit Bar Settings dialog box. Press F5 or the keystroke

combination Option+B or go to Bar Settings in the Edit menu to open the dialog. The tempo change you enter takes

effect at the beginning of the bar and remains until a new tempo change at another bar is inserted.

Song Intros, Choruses and Endings

A typical song has the following elements:

- Introduction (Intro). If present is typically 4 bars long.

- Chorus(es). Typically 3 or 4 choruses in a 3-minute song.

- Ending. Typically a 2 bar ending following all of the choruses.

Note: We use the term “chorus” as commonly used in Jazz music. A chorus therefore means once through the entire form of the

song. A typical length of a chorus is 32 bars. A song may have the form AABA where the A sections are verses and the B section

is the bridge. This entire form AABA is called one chorus.

Adding An Intro.

You select the beginning and end bars of the chorus. If you select a bar greater than 1 for the first bar of the chorus,

then Band-in-a-Box knows that you want the previous bars for an intro.

Example: 4 bar intro to a song.

Type in the 4 bars of intro chords, starting at bar 1 of the Chordsheet. Then at bar 5 you will begin typing in the

chords of the chorus. Set the beginning of the chorus to bar 5, by selecting the Chorus begins at option on the Song

menu and then clicking on the measure of the first bar of the chorus.

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