.mp3 Album #9 - Ballads
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| Track/Feel | Tempo | Description |
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Straight 8th, Half-time Feel Ballad |
58.8 bpm | (intro - cymbal) 4, (verse 1 - soft) 4, (verse 2 - full time) 4, (chorus) 4 + 3.5, (syncopated rhythm) 1, (intro) 4, (verse 3- full time) 4, (verse 4- full time) 4, (chorus) 4 + 3.5, (syncopated rhythm) 1, (intro) 4, (last verse - soft) 4 with ritardando on 4th bar |
| 2. Straight 8th, Slow Build Ballad | 64 bpm | (intro - shaker) 2, (verse 1 - soft) 8, (soft chorus) 4 + 1, (intro - shaker) 2, (verse 2 - sidestick) 8, (chorus - snare) 4 + 1, (instrumental 4), (1st 1/2 of chorus stop-time, rest of chorus full time) 2 + 2 + 3, (outro) 4 and fade |
| 3. 12/8 Sticks Ballad | 64.5 bpm | (intro - cymbal) 4, (verse 1) 8, (chorus) 8 + 4, (instrumental) 4, (verse 2) build for 2 then + 3 + 4, (chorus) 8, (verse 3) build for 2 then + 3 + 4, (1/2 chorus) 4, then a short, bluesy-cadenza ending |
| 4. 12/8 Brushes Ballad | 66.9 bpm | (intro) 2, (A section) 8, (A section) 8, (B section) 5, (A section) 8, (B section) 5, (A section) 8, (tag) 4 (slow ritard) 2 |
| 5. Fat Snare Ballad | 74.8 bpm | (intro) 2, (A section) 16, (A section) 16, (B section) 8, (A section) 8 + 8, (tag) 2 ritard |
| 6. Tight Snare Ballad | 76 bpm | ||: (verse) 8, (pre-chorus) 4 + 1, (chorus) 4 + 4 :|| (verse) 8, (pre-chorus) 4 + 1, (verse) 8, (pre-chorus) 4 + 1, (chorus) 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 (ends on the "& of beat 2" of 4th bar of last chorus) |
| 7. Sidestick to Snare Ballad 1 | 80 bpm | (intro) 2, (verse) 8, (chorus) 8, (verse) 8, (chorus) 7.5, (soft instrumental section) 8, (louder instrumental section) 3 + 2, (verse) 8, (chorus) 7.5, (outro) 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 (ends on beat "1" of next measure) |
| 8. Motown Ballad | 85.1 bpm | (intro) 8, (verse) 8, (pre-chorus) 4, (chorus) 2, (intro) 2, (verse) 8, (pre-chorus) 4, (chorus) 4 + 2, (intro) 4, (verse - solo) 8, (pre-chorus) 4, (chorus) 4 + 4, (outro - solo) 4 + 4 + 2 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 3 (ritard for 1 measure, ends on beat 1 of next measure.) |
| 9. Sidestick to Snare Ballad 2 | 95.7 bpm | (intro) 4, (verse) 8 + 9, (chorus) 3 + 4 + 4 + 2, (intro) 4, (verse) 8 + 8, (chorus) 3 + 4 + 4 + 4, (tag) 2, (outro) 3, ritards into downbeat of next measure. |
| 10. Faster Ballad | 107.5 bpm | (intro) 8, (chorus) 8, (verse) 8 + 8 + 8, (solo section) 8, (stop time chorus) 8 (ritards on 8th measure into downbeat of next measure.) |
| Notes: 1.) ||: :|| = Repeat everything between these two signs. 2.) All songs are in 4/4 time unless otherwise noted. | ||