On The Atchison, Topeka And The Santa Fe - Harry Warren, Johnny Mercer

[DaveBuergerOnBass]

Multiple searchapproaches here have failed to turn this one up. Can you help? It's for a bandperforming in Assisted Living Centers and Nursing Homes. THANK YOU!

Song Title: On TheAtchison, Topeka And The Santa Fe

Song Composer: HarryWarren, Johnny Mercer, 1944

Band Name orPerformer: Judy Garland and the Merry Macs (vocals)

YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOqldQp5hKY

Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/track/2LWVbs3KBWiG80qxM2oa64?si=e2206a9344db4f2d

Wikipedia Link(about the song): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Atchison,_Topeka_and_the_Santa_Fe

 

[pdxdjazz]

Using this resource,

https://www.virtualsheetmusic.com/score/HL-466834.html

Please write an iRp chart and share it here
)BOB

Sharing your chart here is easy.

Read this
Hidden Clipboard...
https://forums.irealpro.com/threads/BEGINNERS-start-here&p=26967.2157/#post-26967

Do this
Share a chart
https://technimo.helpshift.com/hc/en/3-ireal-pro/faq/14-share-chord-chart/?p=all

Making a new chart
https://forums.irealpro.com/threads...-new-song-in-editor&p=48119.19583/#post-48119

3 minutes
https://technimo.helpshift.com/hc/en/3-ireal-pro/faq/147-create-a-chart-in-ireal-pro/

 

[DaveBuergerOnBass]

First attempt at charting a more complex score. Several measures had four complex chords. Is this format ok?

On The Atchison, Topeka And The Santa Fe - Johnny Mercer and Harry Warren

 

[pdxdjazz]

Lots to learn from this chart

On The Atchison, Topeka And The Santa Fe 1 - Johnny Mercer-Harry Warren


It’s preferred to enter a bar-repeat sign(%) in space 2 of a 4-space bar so it will center in the measure. When the entire preceding measure isn’t fully repeated (like bar 3) use the slash instead.

S and N (Small/Normal chord-font size)
https://forums.irealpro.com/threads/S-amp-N-over-chords-(small-normal-chord-font).8841/

Using the Small font you can usually fit 4 chords into a 4-space bar without overlapping (sometimes you can shorten the quality without changing the sound G#o vs G#o7 in bars 6&7)
I also use the small font to emphasize shorter duration G+ in bar-4.

In the alternative, when there’s enough space, double the length of the measure(s) like the last line in the B-section.

Compare how I charted bars 4 & 8 in the B-section to the notation chart.


It’s good to try the chart in the player. That can highlight spacing errors.

)BOB

 

[DaveBuergerOnBass]

Aha! I wasn't aware of the small font feature. This makes sense. Thank you for hand-holding me through this -- I appreciate it! So will the band!

P.S. I notice there is an empty bar, which would be the third to last measure. Is that OK or should that empty bar be deleted? It would mean the second to last line would be "short" visually.

 

[pdxdjazz]

S. I notice there is an empty bar, which would be the third to last measure. Is that OK or should that empty bar be deleted? It would mean the second to last line would be "short" visually.

The iRp player skips past and ignores “empty” bars, so should you.

The reason for that bar is actually a feature.

The editor automatically adds a single barline either at the end of the last bar on a system or at the start of the 1st bar in a system when a barline is placed in either. There is just ONE barline between bars, it just shows up in two places.
The auto-barline actually saves a ton of entering and avoids confusion if forgotten.

The reason for the system (line) to be “short” is so that the following double-length measure doesn’t wrap between systems. (Especially hard to read)

My goal is to (when possible) have the player play correctly, have the chart be easy for a musician to read,understand and follow right out of the gate. And (when possible) be nice, neat, square and pretty.

)BOB

 

[engelbach]

Nitpìcker here.

The Cm7/Ab in the B section should have a G in the bass, Cm7/G, to keep the bass moving down in scale steps.

The F6/A and D7b5/Ab toward the end don't need to be small size. In fact, they're a little confusing small, since the bar is extended.

Cheers,
Jer

 

[DaveBuergerOnBass]

Thank you! (As a bass player, I appreciate that!) I also noticed the next-to-last bar of the C section reads better in small font.

 

[pdxdjazz]

Nitpìcker here.

The Cm7/Ab in the B section should have a G in the bass, Cm7/G, to keep the bass moving down in scale steps.

The F6/A and D7b5/Ab toward the end don't need to be small size. In fact, they're a little confusing small, since the bar is extended.

Cheers,
Jer

Fixed. Thanks for your suggestions.
)BOB