dflat and other iReal Book Greybeards:
I'm charting out "Nowhere Man" which is a simple AB structure tune. Since it's so simple---two chord sequences repeated a certain way---I don't want to overcomplicate my chart. That to me is the Holy Grail of iReal Book---simple, condensed info on the tiny iPhone page so the musician instantly grasps the music, and can concentrate on the heart and styling he or she puts into the performance.
Here's what I have so far (not finished!)
Nowhere Man (Edit) by Lennon-McCartney
So...
If you really make it simple, the recorded version of "Nowhere Man" is
A A A B A A B A B then A again but fade while repeating those last four bars of A.
With iReal Book, my philosophy is "show me the basic chords" and "I don't have to play it just like the record because it's jazz"
How would you show "Nowhere Man" without cluttering up the screen?
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