Mr. Tambourine Man
by Bob Dylan
© 1964 by Warner Brothers
keywords: 60's folk rock reggae MIDI Band-in-a-Box live sequence
Bob Dylan
file: MRTAMB.ZIP
requires PKZIP to decode, includes:
1 _this_text_
2 MIDI file type 1
w/percussion for multitimbral synth
3 Band-in-a-Box format file
4-22-95 MIDI sequence by Dave Butler
(phila/germantown amateur mandolin & piano player)
using Band-in-Box Pro Win 6.03
ZZREGGAE.STY reggae style
key sig: D
play time: 9:43 at tempo 110
long play-along version --
(zimmy say it aint jammin
if you dont play it over & over)
choruses 2,4,6 of 7 omit melody
live sequence on channel 4 was recorded
at tempo 110, in several takes,
overdubbed once or twice through most choruses,
no quantizing, few corrections:
ch track voice
4 melody 03 electric grand piano
BIAB-generated accompaniment is in a standard
BIAB style, not customized, has a
non-quantized "live" feel, including:
ch track voice
10 percussion 01 standard drums
2 bass 39 syn bass 1
3 piano 30 overdrive electric guitar
7 guitar 29 mute electric guitar
8 horns (not used)
6 strings (not used)
do you have any favorite sequences
or sources to share?
do you ever try to improve on stuff you download?
my sequences are all rough drafts
i'd love to hear improved versions
have you found any ftp sites currently welcoming
uploads? the main FUNET site & its mirrors are
closed pending restructuring I believe
I use BIAB to create a rough draft which might
be refined later w/ a sequencer like Cakewalk
which can handle editing like pause & slow down.
usually I add extra choruses, omitting melody
on every other chorus, for a 5-10 minute jam
which i'll accompany on mandolin.
this is a rough sequence created in an hour or so.
typically w/ BIAB i first spend about 10 minutes
selecting style & voices, typing the chord prog,
setting part markers, looping, & ending points.
in another 5 or 10 minutes I can add a simple melody
& be ready to jam.
sometimes I record a bass line in the 1st chorus of
melody track, copy it to all choruses, then overdub.
but often i'll just play a simple melody & rely
completely on BIAB's accomp.
BIAB will also generate harmonies if you want.
i usually don't.
channel 4 is the only channel set up for recording.
so if you mute/solo channel 4 you can hear
the generated & live parts separately.
unsolicited unpaid testimonial for BIAB from
dbut
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