Example 2: The Boys Are Back In Town/Thin Lizzy 1976

Step 0. Preparation

  youtube-dl http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQo1HIcSVtg
  ffmpeg -i inputfile.mp4 -ab 192k outputfile.mp3
See also: Bon Jovi cover (a little bit slow) etc.

Step 1

• tempo: about 165 bpm (160--170? recorded without click in those years)
• length: 4 min 24 sec
• Lyrics and chord search with "songTitle chord"
  http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/t/thin_lizzy/boys_are_back_in_town_ver2_crd.htm

Step 2

Song structure (usually I just use the ugly memo)

1. Intro -- 4 bars x 4

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2. (0:24) Verse 1 -- 4 bars x 4 (8bars x 2)
3. (0:48) Chorus -- 4 bars x 3

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4. (1:05) Inter -- 4 bars x 2

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5. (1:18) Verse 2 -- 4 bars x 4
6. (1:42) Chorus -- 4 bars x 3

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7. (1:59) Inter(Guitar) -- 4 bars x 2 + 2 bars
8. (2:14) Bridge --4 bars x 2 + 6 bars

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9. (2:35) Verse 3 -- 4 bars x 4
10. (2:59) Chorus -- 4 bars x 4(not 3)

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11. (3:22) Inter -- 4 bars x 2
12. (3:46) Ending -- 4 bars x n times (fade out)

Step 3

PDF(hand written on a thick paper for music sheet (12 staves/page))