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Originally Posted by Silly Moustache
Hi, I am certainly one of those old fogies that used to struggle with putting needles on records !
Then running the cassette tape back and forth and writing down the words as best I could hear them.
The music I was listening to were mostly blues and bluegrass and the chord progressions were rarely challenging, but the words were the challenge for me.
Things are "currently" different, as if I hears a song that haunts me, I simply google for the lyrics and/or chords (if I can't immediately hear the progression)
Then cut and paste the info onto a word document.
Test it, and (often) correct it)
Then format it in 14 point and position the chords over the lyrics in the way that I choose to do it.
I'll then practice it at home - amend the key as necessary, sometimes change the lyrics to suit myself, and note the intro, solo points and outro, and print out three copies - one for me and one for the chaps in the trio.
Then we'll work it out, and change /adjust as necessary.
A song must be able to be written and read on only one page
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This is me exactly, except I'm still able to read Arial 11 point font and I just print one copy. I practice from the sheet until I've memorized the words - I never bring my binders of songs out for a performance.