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Chapter 6: Band-in-a-Box PowerGuide 58

Insert or Delete Bars

Inserting or deleting measures in the chordsheet saves a lot of copying or re-

typing of chords when changes are made to an arrangement. The commands to

insert or delete bars from the chordsheet are:

- To insert bars choose Edit | Insert Measure(s) or

+i and you can insert a

given # of bars.

- To delete bars choose Edit | Delete Measure(s) or

+d and you can delete

a given # of bars.

Breaks: Rests, Shots, and Held Chords

Breaks are points in a song when one or more of the instruments rests, plays a

shot, or holds a chord.

Rests

You can have any, some, or all instruments rest at any bar. For example, you

could rest all instruments except the bass for the first 4 bars, then add in the

piano for 4 bars, and then add in the entire band for the rest of the song. You

may optionally disable the rests in the middle or final choruses (where people

are likely taking solos, and rests are not appropriate).

A chord is specified as a REST by adding 1 period after the chord.

indicates a C chord that is a REST.

Shots

You can make certain instruments play a “shot” where the chord is played and

then a rest follows. For example, the song “Rock Around The Clock” has a shot

on beat 1 followed by a rest for 2 bars.

A chord is specified as a SHOT by adding 2 periods after the chord.

indicates a C chord that is a SHOT.

Held Chords

You can specify that certain instruments hold a chord sustained for a certain

number of bars. For example, you can have the bass and piano hold a chord

sustained while the drums continue to play a pattern

A chord is HELD by adding 3 periods after the chord.

indicates a C chord that is a HELD.

We will now illustrate the effect of putting these breaks into the chord sheet. In

the examples that follow, bar 1 will have a normal chord then bar 2 will have a

chord with a break on it (a rest, shot, or held chord).

1 2 ... 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 ... 266 267

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