Basic Setup
First of all, we will set the stage for the whole piece. Use a very simple pattern as a new score, create enough staffs according to the following picture and adjust the staff type, the staff names and the clefs. The staff type for the drums is called “Grid Drums”, which can be changed via the menu, and the clefs can be changed with the clef tool in the “Clef & Signature Tools” Palette.
The instruments for each staff are
Staff name |
Set |
Name |
Voice |
Ensemble |
Choir aahs |
Melody |
Guitar |
Overdrive Guitar |
Rhythm Guitar |
Guitar |
Distortion Guitar |
Bass |
Bass |
Picked Bass |
Kick Drum |
Drum standard set |
Kick Drum 2 |
Snare |
Drum standard set |
Snare Drum 1 |
High Tom |
Drum standard set |
High Tom 1 |
Mid Tom |
Drum standard set |
Mid Tom 2 |
Low Tom |
Drum standard set |
Low Tom 2 |
Closed HiHat |
Drum standard set |
Closed Hi-Hat |
Open HiHat |
Drum standard set |
Open Hi-Hat |
Crash |
Drum standard set |
Crash Cymbal 2 |
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After you have rearranged the staffs a little bit, the display should look similar to the picture shown above.
Melodies
The next step is to enter all the melodies, which will create our score. Let´s start with the Rhythm Guitar section. Enter the following notes in the first 4 bars:
This pattern should be copied four times to bars 5-8, 9-12, and 13-16.
Now add the bass line to bars 5-8 and copy it twice to bars 9-12 and 13-16:
Drums
Now the drum section needs some work. Begin with bar 5 and add the following drum section to the score:
This almost completes the accompaniment and drum section of this little demo score. The last bar of this score, which has number 17, should get one cymbal crash on beat one. Bar 4 should get a few kick drum beats to introduce the drum section, so please add the following:
That´s it for this part. Listen to the score. Sound´s pretty cheap doesn´t it? We will do something about this in the next part of this tutorial. |