Example 3: Rossana/TOTO 1982 (Famous half time shuffle)

Step 0. Preparation

Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2O9ryz7Eik
Other information: drumeo and others

Step 1

• tempo: about 170 bpm (fast shuffle with many ghost notes) -- difficult to play for me at this tempo
• length: 5 min 30 sec
• Lyrics and chord search with "songTitle chord"
  

Step 2

Song structure (usually I just use the ugly memo)

1. Intro -- 4 bars + 4 bars(piano) x 2

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2. (0:17) Verse 1A -- 6 bars + 4 bars + 4 bars(inter)
3. (0:37) Verse 1A' -- 6 bars + 4 bars

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4. (0:51) Verse 1B -- 6 bars x 2 + 1 bar
5. (1:10) Chorus -- 4 bars x 4 + 1 bar

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6. (1:34) Verse 2A -- 6 bars + 4 bars + 4 bars(inter)
7. (2:08) Verse 2A' -- 6 bars + 4 bars + 1
8. (2:27) Chorus -- 4 bars x 4 + 1

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9. (2:53) KBD -- 6 + 4
10. (3:14) Guitar -- 6 + 4

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11. (3:27) Verse 3A -- 6 + 4 + 1
12. (3:46) Chorus 1 -- 4 x 4 + 1

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13. (??) Chorus 2 -- (6 + 4) x 2

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14. () 4 x n times (fade out)

Step 3