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    I Shall Be Released - Bob Dylan

    Originally recorded with Bob Dylan during the 1967 Basement Tapes sessions, The Band"s version became a feature for Richard Manuel's haunting falsetto (and a symbol of his decline as his voice became increasingly ravaged). The chart is based on the Big Pink version with some of the bass...
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    Tears Of Rage - Bob Dylan & Richard Manuel

    Dylan walked into Big Pink one day and handed Richard Manuel the lyrics to this tune. Manuel put the music to it - a rock & roll kid trying to make sense of Dylan"s imagery. This chart is for The Band's version that opened their first album. Be sure to check out the Woodstock version online...
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    Lonesome Suzie - Richard Manuel

    Blessed with a vocal as lonesome as the title, this track was apparently chosen over the equally gorgeous Katie's Been Gone when the album Music From Big Pink was sequenced. Key of C BPM 75 Style: Jazz - Ballad Even Lonesome Suzie (The Band) - Richard Manuel
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    Rockin' Chair - Robbie Robertson

    Chart for another classic from the 2nd album, ending with some wonderful vocal back-and-forth between Richard Manuel and Levon Helm. Mostly taken from the official sheet music, the first 4 bars have 3 time signatures which might take a bit of rehearsal. I've tabbed the outro as 2/4 to...
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    Can I get a snare on each beat..?

    I plan to spend the weekend trying to approximate the country-funk of The Weight by The Band though it is a song that certainly pushes the boundaries of iRP, involving the drums dropping out for bars, time signature changes, a syncopated bass line using 8th notes slides to get the stolid verse...
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    In A Station - Richard Manuel

    3rd track from the album Music From Big Pink - a quiet little gem with a soulful vocal and some spectral keyboard work by Garth Hudson. BPM 65 Style: Jazz - Ballad Melodic or Even. Key - G major In A Station (The Band) - Richard Manuel
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    It Makes No Difference - Robbie Robertson

    The final classic from these much-revered pioneers of Americana. I have the changes for all parts save the solos - for lack of space, I have not replicated the complete structure. The bass moves are based on the wonderful live version from The Last Waltz. BPM 70-75 Style: Jazz - Ballad...
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    Christmas Must Be Tonight - Robbie Robertson

    Lovely festive number for those who are generally too folk-rock for festive numbers. From The Band's final, odds-and-sods, contractual obligation album 'Islands'. BPM 125-130 Style: Jazz - Ballad Melodic or Even Christmas Must Be Tonight (The Band) - Robbie Robertson
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    How to collate posted charts into a single thread or playlist..?

    Could someone give me a step-by-step on how to put all the charts I have recently posted of songs by The Band into a single playlist or thread where they can be found by iRP users as per Jazz Standards or Chansons Francaises etc. Cheers!
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    The Rumor - Robbie Robertson

    Chart for stand-out track from the album Stage Fright. I have not tabbed the chords for the guitar solo for lack of space. BPM 128 Style: Jazz - Ballad Melodic Rumor (The Band), The - Robbie Robertson
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    When You Awake - Manuel & Robertson

    Chart for track from the 2nd album. Rick Danko's bass is important for the lope of this tune - to replicate it, I've incorporated bits from the studio version as well as the live version from Before The Flood. BPM 135 Style - Jazz - Ballad Melodic When You Awake (The Band) - Manuel & Robertson
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    How to make a note sustain into the next bar...?

    Hi all! How do I make a note hold for a bar without it playing on the first note of the final bar? E.g. this is from the end of the chorus of The Weight by The Band: |D Dsus2 D| - I want the final D to hold a bar before going back into the verse. I don't want to put a D at the beginning of...
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    Ophelia - Robbie Robertson

    Here are the basic changes for this late classic. I have not replicated the entire song structure for space reasons. If you plan to use it for backing, it'll need a jiggle. BPM - 99 Ophelia (The Band) - Robbie Robertson
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    All La Glory - Robbie Robertson

    Chart for lovely track from The Band's 3rd album Stage Fright. Tempo - 99bpm All La Glory (The Band) - Robbie Robertson
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    Whispering Pines - Manuel & Robertson

    My chart for this stunningly moving song from The Band's second album. BPM - 71-75 Whispering Pines (The Band) - Manuel & Robertson
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    Katie's Been Gone - Manuel & Robertson

    Here is my chart for this deep-cut recorded during the Big Pink sessions in 1967 and originally released on The Basement Tapes (1975). Again, I've used a jazz setting as more appropriate for capturing the flavour of Rick Danko and Levon Helm. BPM - 113 Katie's Been Gone (The Band) -...
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    The Unfaithful Servant - Robbie Robertson

    Here is my chart for the penultimate track of the eponymously-titled 2nd album. I've done my best to replicate a sense of Rick Danko's bass line, too. Tempo - 96bpm Unfaithful Servant (The Band)- Robertson
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    Sleeping - Manuel & Robertson

    Here is my chart for the final track from The Band's 3rd album Stage Fright. I've used a jazz instrumentation and rhythm as the rock/pop options don't cut it. Tempo around 113. Sleeping (The Band) - Manuel-Robertson
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    Desperados Under The Eaves - Warren Zevon

    Here is my chart for what is (along with The French Inhaler) Zevon's masterpiece. I have omitted the solo piano intro for space. I have also used a jazz backing and instrumentation as I find the rock/pop options fairly naff. Desperados Under The Eaves - Warren Zevon
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    Her Town Too - Taylor-Souther-Wachtel

    Here is my chart for this classic Her Town Too (James Taylor & JD Souther) - Souther/Taylor/Wachtel
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