Minute by Minute- Michael McDonald-Lester Abrams

[peacemover]

I have used iReal Pro for years for practice and when songs are called at jazz jams but this is my first time posting here.

This is a tune I have really liked by the Doobie Brothers from their album of the same title. I was surprised there aren’t any charts on here yet for Minute by Minute, unless I missed it. I really like the chromatic intro, which also functions as a transition to the bridge. I hope you find it helpful.

Minute By Minute (Doobie Bros) - Michael McDonald-Lester Abrams

Best,

John

 

[pdxdjazz]

Hi John
I find charts easier to follow instead of writing the same chord out in two (or several) measures in a row, a single bar-repeat sign (%) is used instead an placed in the center of the bar(s).

Bar 4 in the B sec. as well as the last bar in the 2nd ending (as written) aren’t clear as to the timing.
The player algorithm guessed |C / BsusE7|
Overlapping chords can often be improved by:
S and N (Small/Normal chord-font size)

S & N over chords (small/normal chord-font)

I've only just started really delving into this. While editing a chart I saw S & N over some chords but not while playing the chart. I tried to search the forums and I'm sure the answer is here but can't find it. I haven't been able to figure out what it actually does to the music. I think...

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Non-standard spacing can result in charts that don’t work in the player and can be confusing to the musicians.

Chart Layout Conventions

iReal Pro layout conventions

Updated July 2014 -------------------------- We developed certain conventions in layout since starting inputting the iReal Pro tunes so they look, function and get interpreted quickly in the same way. Mainly the reason is ... once you get used to reading the charts, you get to easily...

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Thank you for sharing your chart for this challenging tune to transcribe for iRp.
Looking forward to more!
)BOB