User Guide

Chapter 6: Making Songs in Band-in-a-Box
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Double lines are drawn on the chordsheet at the bar before a part marker.
Section Paragraphs
When you’re reading a book, a new section begins on a new line, with space between. Band-in-a-Box does that for
chords too. Whenever a new section occurs (a part marker), we start the new section on a new line and draw a grey
line above to clearly mark the new section. Sections can be as short as 2 bars. You’ll see each section on a new line
so that the form of the song is easier to see. The feature is configurable and optional.
MultiStyles
Band-in-a-Box MultiStyles are styles that can have up to 24 substyles; original Band-in-a-Box
styles had two substyles, “a” and “b.” Band-in-a-Box MultiStyles typically have four substyles,
but may have up to twenty-four, selected by using part markers “a” through “x.”
You can easily make your own MultiStyles, either from scratch, or combining parts from existing styles to make a
MultiStyle. For example, if you have 10 favorite Country styles, you can quickly make a single MultiStyle that has
20 substyles available within the same song.
Changing Substyles
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Each style has “a” and “b” substyles. Band-in-a-Box Multistyles also have “c”
and “d” substyles, and could have from “a” to “x” for a total of up to twenty-four.
Most of these MultiStyles that we’ve made have 4 substyles, conforming to the following pop song format:
Substyle
“a” is usually used for the verse of a song.
Substyle
“b” is usually used for the “b-section” or the chorus, and for soloing in the middle choruses.
Substyle “c” is usually used for the intro or for an opening verse or pre-verse.
Substyle “d” is usually used for a break or interlude.
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Double lines are drawn on the chordsheet at the bar before a part marker.
You can see the MultiStyle markers on the chordsheet.