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Chapter 6

Practice

Learn songs by playing along with the band. The chart follows the recording, your part is muted, and you can loop, slow down, change key, fix the chart and leave notes. Try it in the demo. On the beta, a band can upload a recording of its own song and get it split into six parts: that's in testing, switched on by Backstage on request.

  1. 01 · In the demo · In testingPractice: play along with the bandLearn a song by playing along with the real recording. The chart follows the music, your part is muted so you fill the gap, and you can loop a section, slow it down or play it in another key.Read
  2. 02 · In the demo · PhonePractice on your phoneThe same player in your pocket: the chart on top, your parts under it and the play bar at the bottom, where your thumb is.Read
  3. 03 · In the demo · EveryoneCapo, another key, and the song's keyRead the chart the way you play. Numbers or chord names, with a capo or for a horn, and play the whole song in another key when the singer needs it.Read
  4. 04 · In the demo · EveryoneFix a chordThe same charts are used on stage, so they have to be right. Tap a bar, tap a chord, and the next bar is ready for the next one.Read
  5. 05 · In the demo · EveryoneGrooves and partsA bracket that says "8 bars of groove" is fine for the bass player. Write it out as bars when the rest of the band needs the chords, and mark the bars a part sits out.Read
  6. 06 · In the demo · EveryoneMove the bar linesA chart made from a recording sometimes starts its bars a beat or two off. Show it where the 1 really is, and the chart, the click and the loops all follow.Read
  7. 07 · In the demo · EveryoneNotes on the chart"I'll play the right guitar part here." Leave a note on a bar, a moment or a section, for you or for the band. It pops up as the music gets there.Read
  8. 08 · In the demo · SingersHarmoniesFor singers: the lead and the harmony lines as notes, moving with the music, and a soft guide tone that sings your line with you.Read
  9. 09 · In the demo · EveryoneLyrics with the chordsThe words with the chords over them, the line being sung lit up. Tap a line to play from there.Read
  10. 10 · In the demo · PlayersPractice this setGetting ready for a gig? Practise the songs on its set, in order, and mark each one learned. Your leader sees who's ready.Read