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One of the difficulties I have with participating in this forum is that I am frequently reminded of my musical ignorance. I had never heard of this wonderful tune before reading about it today. I found a number of great performances on Youtube and now plan to incorporate it in my repertoire. One...

This is the way I have written chord charts in the past. The issue is keeping track of how many repeats have been played and how many are there to go before going on to the next section. Jerry's solution keeps track of this with the normal counter in the upper-right corner. I agree with the...

The problem with this scheme is that at the end of the first solo section, the player goes back to the sign and doesn't repeat the solo section. Jerry's solution from June, 2016 is ingenious as it uses the normal counter to keep track of the number of times the chart has played. Below is a...

I think that you are in the wrong area, as you are interested in iRP for iPad. Nevertheless… Bluetooth settings on an iPad are part of the operating system, not iReal Pro. To connect Bluetooth devices, open "Settings" (that's the grey icon with a gear inside it), find "Bluetooth" in the left...

You're welcome, Eric. Here is a simple demo of multiple endings with an intro: Multiple Endings with intro - demo

Hi Eric, Here is a chord chart for "The Nearness of You" that has the structure you describe: AA'BA''. It plays the two A sections with first and second endings, continues to the bridge and returns to the opening measures of the A section going to a third ending. On the last time through the...

I see your point. It didn't occur to me that someone would use a separate chord chart Windows display program and not also use iReal Pro on another platform. My bad…

Bob, what I have in mind is a Windows-based program or app that could import an iRP chord chart from the forum and display it on screen without having iReal Pro running in Bluestacks. I generally browse the forum on my Windows machine and it would be more convenient to examine a chord chart...

I have a thought which may be of interest. Many of us are Windows users. I am well aware that there is no iReal Pro app for Windows platforms. That being so, it would be of use to have an app that could read a posted chord chart and display it. I'm not requesting an editor or a playback app...

"Sunset and the Mockingbird" is a movement in "The Queen's Suite" by Duke Ellington. The suite was written after meeting Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain in 1958 as a tribute to her. It was recorded in the studio and a single pressing of the recording was made and presented to the Queen. The...

Thank you for posting this nice chart! I've always liked this tune but have never played it until now. Your chart has given me the impetus to learn it and to incorporate it into my list of gig tunes. I also liked (and learned from) the way you handled an unconventional repeat structure: This...

This is a strange situation. Supposedly, there was that recording by Kay Kyser in 1930. However, the copyright notice on the lead sheet in the New Real Book volume III is dated 1939; perhaps the copyright was registered years after the song was actually composed. I'll try to track this down the...

In fact Jer, you were correct. There was a recording by Kay Kyser in 1930: https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/108131. I wrote before I had thoroughly done my research. Sorry.

Now that you bring it up…I do remember "The Lamp Is Low," although I didn't last year when you started this thread. Interestingly, Steve Kuhn did not name his performance of essentially the same musical material "The Lamp Is Low," but rather used "Pavane" as the title. Perhaps he did not...

Neither does iReal Pro, unfortunately.

Hi Jer, Nice to finally hear what you sound like! Swinging and tasty. The stereo panning and GarageBand instruments sound very good and quite life-like. Keith

I found another jazz version of this lovely piece by Ravel. This one is by Italian jazz pianist Massimo Farao: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdJyfaQIkWU. There is a lot of his tasteful playing on Youtube. Check out his version of the 1905 waltz "Fascination" at...

You're very welcome, Lauren. If you like the Louis Armstrong version, check out the performance by Chloe Feoranzo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEg4gflsvIo My gig went very well. I wound up selecting the Jazz - Bossa Nova style at 120 bpm for "Adios Muchachos" rather than play it as a...

Hi Lauren, You asked for "Adios Muchachos," and I'm happy to supply a chord chart. This is a 1927 composition by the Argentine composer Juilio Sanders. It is a tango-canción, i.e., a tango with lyrics. It is a simple, diatonic 32-bar tune with an AABB structure. There are a number of...

Hi Jer, Great minds think alike! I like the sound of the 7sus chords in this tune, which is why I used them. Keys are interesting: the original sheet music is in A major. Bob's chart was in G, mine in C, and yours in Ab. Nobody like to play in A! I'll bet you're pleased to have missed the...