How to write a score that begins with a pickup note and repeats
Hi I'm writing a song as a score for piano and vocal. The verses begin with a pickup note on 4. So, after the chorus I end on 4 and then pickup up into the next verse with a repeat sign. The question is: where do I write the pickup notes and lyrics after the chorus? Writing the pickup to the next verse after the chorus and right before the repeat would make sense, but that is really awkward, since you have to go from there back to the beginning (fyi, there are 5 verses). Not very easy on the eyes. I'm just wondering if there is a standard approach to this.
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Hi I'm writing a song as a score for piano and vocal. The verses begin with a pickup note on 4. So, after the chorus I end on 4 and then pickup up into the next verse with a repeat sign. The question is: where do I write the pickup notes and lyrics after the chorus? Writing the pickup to the next verse after the chorus and right before the repeat would make sense, but that is really awkward, since you have to go from there back to the beginning (fyi, there are 5 verses). Not very easy on the eyes. I'm just wondering if there is a standard approach to this.
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My suggestion is to write the lyric in parantheses, ex ("so I..") to show that it's starting on beat 4, then continue to write the rest as normal!
– KoshVorlon
2 hours ago
Do you actually need a repeat sign? If there's no coda and no introduction, you probably do not. Just shorten the last measure and end the piece with the usual double bar.
– phoog
42 mins ago
I'm not sure if it's clear: do you have (verse x5) then (chorus), or (verse then chorus) x5?
– Michael Curtis
35 mins ago
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Hi I'm writing a song as a score for piano and vocal. The verses begin with a pickup note on 4. So, after the chorus I end on 4 and then pickup up into the next verse with a repeat sign. The question is: where do I write the pickup notes and lyrics after the chorus? Writing the pickup to the next verse after the chorus and right before the repeat would make sense, but that is really awkward, since you have to go from there back to the beginning (fyi, there are 5 verses). Not very easy on the eyes. I'm just wondering if there is a standard approach to this.
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Hi I'm writing a song as a score for piano and vocal. The verses begin with a pickup note on 4. So, after the chorus I end on 4 and then pickup up into the next verse with a repeat sign. The question is: where do I write the pickup notes and lyrics after the chorus? Writing the pickup to the next verse after the chorus and right before the repeat would make sense, but that is really awkward, since you have to go from there back to the beginning (fyi, there are 5 verses). Not very easy on the eyes. I'm just wondering if there is a standard approach to this.
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My suggestion is to write the lyric in parantheses, ex ("so I..") to show that it's starting on beat 4, then continue to write the rest as normal!
– KoshVorlon
2 hours ago
Do you actually need a repeat sign? If there's no coda and no introduction, you probably do not. Just shorten the last measure and end the piece with the usual double bar.
– phoog
42 mins ago
I'm not sure if it's clear: do you have (verse x5) then (chorus), or (verse then chorus) x5?
– Michael Curtis
35 mins ago
add a comment |
My suggestion is to write the lyric in parantheses, ex ("so I..") to show that it's starting on beat 4, then continue to write the rest as normal!
– KoshVorlon
2 hours ago
Do you actually need a repeat sign? If there's no coda and no introduction, you probably do not. Just shorten the last measure and end the piece with the usual double bar.
– phoog
42 mins ago
I'm not sure if it's clear: do you have (verse x5) then (chorus), or (verse then chorus) x5?
– Michael Curtis
35 mins ago
My suggestion is to write the lyric in parantheses, ex ("so I..") to show that it's starting on beat 4, then continue to write the rest as normal!
– KoshVorlon
2 hours ago
My suggestion is to write the lyric in parantheses, ex ("so I..") to show that it's starting on beat 4, then continue to write the rest as normal!
– KoshVorlon
2 hours ago
Do you actually need a repeat sign? If there's no coda and no introduction, you probably do not. Just shorten the last measure and end the piece with the usual double bar.
– phoog
42 mins ago
Do you actually need a repeat sign? If there's no coda and no introduction, you probably do not. Just shorten the last measure and end the piece with the usual double bar.
– phoog
42 mins ago
I'm not sure if it's clear: do you have (verse x5) then (chorus), or (verse then chorus) x5?
– Michael Curtis
35 mins ago
I'm not sure if it's clear: do you have (verse x5) then (chorus), or (verse then chorus) x5?
– Michael Curtis
35 mins ago
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You can do this two ways. Do the first. It really is clearer.
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In the absence of an introduction and a coda it's common, and probably better, to dispense with the repeat sign altogether. In that case the last measure is shortened by the duration of the pickup measure, and the beginning of reach verse is printed at the beginning.
– phoog
43 mins ago
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You can do this two ways. Do the first. It really is clearer.
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In the absence of an introduction and a coda it's common, and probably better, to dispense with the repeat sign altogether. In that case the last measure is shortened by the duration of the pickup measure, and the beginning of reach verse is printed at the beginning.
– phoog
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You can do this two ways. Do the first. It really is clearer.
answered 2 hours ago
Laurence Payne
31.8k1558
In the absence of an introduction and a coda it's common, and probably better, to dispense with the repeat sign altogether. In that case the last measure is shortened by the duration of the pickup measure, and the beginning of reach verse is printed at the beginning.
– phoog
43 mins ago
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You can do this two ways. Do the first. It really is clearer.
answered 2 hours ago
Laurence Payne
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You can do this two ways. Do the first. It really is clearer.
answered 2 hours ago
Laurence Payne
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answered 2 hours ago
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answered 2 hours ago
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answered 2 hours ago
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In the absence of an introduction and a coda it's common, and probably better, to dispense with the repeat sign altogether. In that case the last measure is shortened by the duration of the pickup measure, and the beginning of reach verse is printed at the beginning.
– phoog
43 mins ago
add a comment |
In the absence of an introduction and a coda it's common, and probably better, to dispense with the repeat sign altogether. In that case the last measure is shortened by the duration of the pickup measure, and the beginning of reach verse is printed at the beginning.
– phoog
43 mins ago
In the absence of an introduction and a coda it's common, and probably better, to dispense with the repeat sign altogether. In that case the last measure is shortened by the duration of the pickup measure, and the beginning of reach verse is printed at the beginning.
– phoog
43 mins ago
In the absence of an introduction and a coda it's common, and probably better, to dispense with the repeat sign altogether. In that case the last measure is shortened by the duration of the pickup measure, and the beginning of reach verse is printed at the beginning.
– phoog
43 mins ago
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My suggestion is to write the lyric in parantheses, ex ("so I..") to show that it's starting on beat 4, then continue to write the rest as normal!
– KoshVorlon
2 hours ago
Do you actually need a repeat sign? If there's no coda and no introduction, you probably do not. Just shorten the last measure and end the piece with the usual double bar.
– phoog
42 mins ago
I'm not sure if it's clear: do you have (verse x5) then (chorus), or (verse then chorus) x5?
– Michael Curtis
35 mins ago