
Chapter 6: Band-in-a-Box PowerGuide
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Click on the “Chord Display Type”
box and choose from the list of five
options;
1. Normal.
2. Roman Numeral.
3. Nashville Notation.
4. Solfeggio Notation.
5. Fixed Do.
When a new notation mode is selected a message will report the change on the main
screen. Click anywhere in the message box to close it.
The Roman numeral and other non-standard displays use superscript for the chord display
when in the Notation window (or print out), so they look best in the Notation window.
Tip: Print out a song in Nashville Notation or Roman Numeral notation. Then learn
the song this way (i.e. 1
maj7
4maj7 3
m7b5
6
7b9
). You'll then discover that it is much
easier to play the song in any key.
Part Markers
Part Markers are placed on the chordsheet to indicate a new part of the song. They are
used to change substyles or insert drum fills.
These are part markers. They typically occur every 8 bars or so, but may be
placed at the beginning of any bar.
Placing Part Markers.
- Move the highlight cell to the bar that you want the part marker at. Then press the
letter p on the computer keyboard. Repeatedly pressing the letter p will toggle
between the “a” and “b” part markers or no part marker.
- Or you can position the mouse arrow directly over the bar line (or existing part
marker). Repeatedly click the mouse button to toggle between “a,” “b,” and no part
marker.
Changing Substyles.
The part markers also represent the two available substyles (variations) for
each style, the “a” substyle and the “b” substyle.
The song continues to play in one substyle until it encounters a new part marker. There
will always be a part marker at bar 1 so that Band-in-a-Box knows what substyle to begin
with.
Substyle “a” is usually used for the Verses of the song.
Substyle “b” is usually used for the Bridge of the song, and for soloing in the Middle
Choruses. All of the middle choruses of the song will automatically play in the “b”
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