Band In A Box creates automatic accompaniments from chord symbols including bass, piano, drums, guitar, and strings. The program also can record one single track melody and more. 

What is a Chord Progression?

A chord progression is made up of the several chords that might be used in a popular song and includes the order that they are played in. 


Blues Progression Screen Shot from Band In A Box

Creating a song in Band In a Box

Click on the NEW button     to get a new chordsheet.

Click in the Title area. Name the title of the song "La Bamba"

Click on the tempo arrow keys to increase the tempo by 5. Use the Right mouse button to change by 1.

Entering Chords in Band In A Box

Right Mouse click on the "C" in measure one. The window below will appear. 



Select Chord Settings. The Chord Options Window will appear. 



In this window you will enter the chord symbol and which beat in the measure the chord will be on. 

Once you have entered the correct chord symbol and beat click

  
Enter the following as you see in the picture below. 

Screen Shot of La Bamba in Band In A Box

Changing the Chorus and Looping

Changing Chorus

Click on the "32" button The window below will appear. 



Follow the instructions in the window. Click when you are done. 

Looping the Chorus

Click on the "3" button The window below will appear



Select the number of choruses you want. 

Using the Style function.

Click on the Style Button

Then in the style window select a style. Click OK   


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Using the Soloist feature.

Click on the soloist button.  The window below will appear. 



In the above window you can select a soloist from the window on the left. Scroll down to see more options. 

Once you have selected the soloist you want click .