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Does anyone have a template for practicing scales with BIAB? Thankl you.
Computer: Macbook Pro, 16 inch 2021 DAWs: Pro Tools, Logic, and Maschine plays drums, percussion, bass, steel pan, keyboard, music producer/engineer
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There are so many types of scales in so many models, this is difficult to answer. Do you have a keyboard that can record midi? If so, just go into real band and create a midi track and play the scale you want to practice, then save that file as a midi, and open up in BIAB. The midi will play on the melody track. Click notation to follow along. Choose any style you want to jam with. Change all the chords to the root note, or enter the intervals I ii iii IV V vi viidim I, or anything else you like. Another option. I see you have Mac. Get Finale Notepad for Mac, free and learn how to use it. Just enter in the notes in the score, and again save as midi. Open in in BIAB (or real band) and follow previous instructions. Any book on scales will show you the different modes. Do it once and C and you BIAB let's you transpose to anything you want. https://www.finalemusic.com/products/finale-notepad/resources/As one example, I put a C scale BIAB file and a midi file in my BIAB drop box. Look for C Scale midi and BIAB C Scale practice. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/y4ujowwpqh5y42t/AABnCcRP8YYL6ydXzoebe2Nza?dl=0This is a basic C major scale for guitar. Each "session" up and down is preceded by four C notes to get you started. You can change this to any style in BIAB, or change the chords over which the scale is playing, your choice. But again, there are so many scales--such as various of the minor scales, that you should get Finale Notepad, learn it (it is easy) and just make your own exercises. Hope this helps.
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Here is everything that you need to know about scales and what chords you can use with them: The Free Scale Syllabus Just put some chords in BiaB and practice away.
Unclear if the pianist is a total beginner or a professional jazz player?
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Are you looking for chord charts? There are several basic progressions, usually noted something like this: 1 1 4 4 1 1 5 5 1 1 4 4 1 1 5 1 There are hundreds of these variations. BB is the best tool I know of to actually learn progressions and how the sound, instantly. That's a standard 1-4-5 and the song is Leaning on the Everlasting Arm. 4/4 Try Key of C. About 90 bpm. Try a country shuffle, and plug into the BB interface CC CC FF FF CC CC GG GG CC CC FF FF CC CC GG CC G7 That could be called a template. Transpose for variety of Keys after getting some instruction on scale patters, root, whole whole half whole whole half octave. Start by playing basic 1-3-5 note bass guitar chord sequence, first note being 2nd string, 3rd fret. Then play e note and g note on the 3rd string. Learn to count 4/4. When you master this, you will know where the C-E-G/F-A-C/G-B-D notes are on the first position. Build on that foundation. Hope this is something like what you are looking for.
Last edited by edshaw; 10/10/16 12:20 PM. Reason: add info
Link: www.soundcloud.com/ed_shaw (Feel Free to Use) Biab for WIN 2020 -- Win 10 64bit -- Reaper/Audacity Zoom R-16 -- Tascam DP-03-SD -- SoundTap -- Crescendo --
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Here is a screen capture of a 1451 (repeat) e.g. "Streets of Bakersfield" or "In Heaven There ain't no beer" I post this mainly as a scale practice play along aid. I suggest playing the progression in all neck positions. On the guitar, often the 4 is right below the 1, and the 5 is right above it. Once you learn where the notes are on the neck, you might find that was the real issue all along, not so much the scale patterns. Oh, transpose the key according to personal wishes. Hope it works. Streets and Beer
Last edited by edshaw; 10/13/16 05:18 AM.
Link: www.soundcloud.com/ed_shaw (Feel Free to Use) Biab for WIN 2020 -- Win 10 64bit -- Reaper/Audacity Zoom R-16 -- Tascam DP-03-SD -- SoundTap -- Crescendo --
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Hello Islansoul, Within Band-in-a-Box there is a Scale feature! Choose your key, enter your chords and head up to the Soloist menu at the top of the program. There you will find Scales | Generate Scales or Auto Generate Scales when play pressed. Once you make your selection you will find a chromatic scale(s) on the Soloist track. Pauline PG Music Team
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Nice trick. Can you set this up with a bass clef?
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Are you looking for chord charts? There are several basic progressions, usually noted something like this: 1 1 4 4 1 1 5 5 1 1 4 4 1 1 5 1 There are hundreds of these variations. BB is the best tool I know of to actually learn progressions and how the sound, instantly. That's a standard 1-4-5 and the song is Leaning on the Everlasting Arm. 4/4 Try Key of C. About 90 bpm. Try a country shuffle, and plug into the BB interface CC CC FF FF CC CC GG GG CC CC FF FF CC CC GG CC G7 That could be called a template. Transpose for variety of Keys after getting some instruction on scale patters, root, whole whole half whole whole half octave. Start by playing basic 1-3-5 note bass guitar chord sequence, first note being 2nd string, 3rd fret. Then play e note and g note on the 3rd string. Learn to count 4/4. When you master this, you will know where the C-E-G/F-A-C/G-B-D notes are on the first position. Build on that foundation. Hope this is something like what you are looking for.
No, the chords are only for the scale. I just want to band in the box to be my tool to make practicing scales fun.
Computer: Macbook Pro, 16 inch 2021 DAWs: Pro Tools, Logic, and Maschine plays drums, percussion, bass, steel pan, keyboard, music producer/engineer
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I thought Pauline had answered the question. What happened there? I didn't know BB had a feature like that. My point is that once you learn the 1-3-4-5-7b of the scale, in every position, (There are six or seven positions, depending on how you look at it,) and can nail the roots on time with BB backing, you are pretty well on the way. My main problem with this method is you still may not have it in your mind the notes being played,as you would by practicing with the staffs, but in time, if you know the neck, you will.
Link: www.soundcloud.com/ed_shaw (Feel Free to Use) Biab for WIN 2020 -- Win 10 64bit -- Reaper/Audacity Zoom R-16 -- Tascam DP-03-SD -- SoundTap -- Crescendo --
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