User Guide

Chapter 6: Band-in-a-Box PowerGuide
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Beat and Chord
First you need to pick the beat in the bar where the setting will be applied. You can also type in new chords on the
different beats.
Pushes
"“Pushes"” (sometimes called anticipations) are chords that are played before the beat. For example, in Jazz Swing
the piano player often pushes a chord change by playing the chord an eighth note before the beat.
Depending on the feel for the style in use, chords can be entered on either 16th or 8th note resolution. You can
specify a chord to occur a 16th note before the beat for example, and all instruments will play this, including drums.
Rest Types
The Rest Types are No Rest, Rest Only, Shot, and Hold Chord
Rest Only
Rests can specify any, some, or all instruments to rest at any bar. For example, you could rest all instruments except
the bass for the first 4 bars, and then add in the piano for 4 bars, and then add in the entire band for the rest of the
song. You may optionally disable the rests in the middle or final choruses (where people are likely taking solos, and
rests are not appropriate).
Shot
You can specify certain instruments play a "“shot,",” where the chord is played and then a rest follows. For example
the song "“Rock Around The Clock"” has a shot on beat 1 followed by a rest for seven beats.
Hold Chord
You can specify that certain instruments hold a chord sustained for a certain number of bars. For example, you can
have the bass and piano hold a chord sustained while the drums continue to play a pattern.