Songwriter Drum Track CDs Song Descriptions

		.mp3 Album #6 - Brush Grooves

Track/Feel	Tempo	Description
1. Soulful Brushes	80.4 bpm	(intro) 4, (verse) 6 + 2, (chorus) 4 + 4, (verse) 6 + 2, (chorus) 4 + 4, (bridge) 8, (verse) 6 + 2, (chorus) 4 + 4, (chorus) 4 + 4, (chorus) 4 + 4 with ritard, ends on beat 1

2.Slow Brush Rock	73.2 bpm	(intro) 2 + 1, \|\|: (verse) 8, (chorus) 4 + 1 bar of 3/4 + 2 :\|\| repeat 3x, then 2 extra bars, (verse) 8, (chorus) 4 + 1 bar of 3/4 + 2, (outro) 2 bars, ends on beat 3 of second bar

3. Fast 6/8	dotted 1/4 = 120 bpm	(intro) 1, \|\|: (verse) 9, (verse) 10, (chorus) 4 + 4 :\|\| (instrumental verse) 10, (chorus) 4 + 4, (outro or repeat chorus) 8, ends on beat 1 of 9th bar

4. "Charleston" Jazz Groove	108 bpm	(intro) 4, \|\|: (verse) 12, (verse) 12, (chorus) 12 :\|\| (verse) 12 with standard jazz ending

5. Bluesy Straight 8th	112 bpm	drum fill, (intro) 11 bars with break on beat 1 of 12th bar, (verse) 12 with same break, (verse) 12 with same break, (chorus) 12 with no break, (solo section 1) 12 with no break, (solo section 2) 12 bars with break, (verse) 12 with break, (verse) 12 with break, (chorus) 12 with break, (tag) 4 with break, (tag 3 with ritard into 4th bar

6. Medium 3/4	83 bpm	(intro) 8, (verse) 8 + 8, (chorus) 8, (verse) 8 + 8, (chorus) 8, (bridge) 9 + 2 bar break, (chorus) 8, (chorus) 8, (1/2 chorus) 4, ends on beat 1

7. Jazzy Half-time Shuffle	92 bpm	(intro) 8 + 1, (A section) 8, (B section) 8 + 1, (A section) 8, (B section) 8 + 1, (A section) 8, (stop time) 4 bars, (B section), (B section), (B section), ends on beat 1

8. 16th Note Brushes	102 bpm	(intro) 8, (verse) 8, (interlude) 3, (chorus) 8, (intro) 4, (verse) 8, (interlude) 2, (chorus) 8, (bridge) 6 + 2 bar break, (chorus) 8, (chorus) 8, (chorus) 8, (outro with fade) 8

9. Slow Swish Ballad	60 bpm	(intro) 4, (verse) 8, (chorus) 4 + 4, (verse) 8, (chorus) 4 + 3, (bridge) 4 + 4, (chorus) 4 + 4, (chorus) 3, ritard, ends on beat 1

10.Slow 6/8	8th note = 121 bpm	(intro) 4, (verse) 8 + 7, (chorus) 8 + 4, (1/2 verse) 4 + 4, (chorus) 8 + 4 + 4, (bridge) 5 with stop, (chorus) 8 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 2+ 1 bar rit. ends on 1

Notes: 1.) \|\|: :\|\| = Repeat everything between these two signs. 2.) All songs are in 4/4 time unless otherwise noted.