Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Hot Summer notations

Play only the notes in RED.
Vamp till Cue
 means to repeat till a signal, which is 4 whistle counts, denotes to move on to the following beat.
a dash - means silent note

Intro:
|1   2   3   4   | v2c
|  2   3   4   | x 8

Samba Whistle:
|1   2   3   4 |
|1   2   3   4 |
|1   n 3   |
|1 n 2 n 3 n 4 |

Pre-Chorus:
Agogo Bell "Solo" v2c
|1   2   3   4   |
|1 2   3   4   |
|1 n 2   3   4   |
|1 n 2 3   4   |
|1   2   3   4   |
|1   2   3   4   |
end on the 1 of the next bar
one count break
one bar snare fill

Chorus:
|1   2   3  a4 n | v2c

Snare Solo:
|1   2   3   4   | x 2
silence for 8 bars (count it!)

Question & Answer (Q&A):
|1ena2 na3en 4ena|1 na2en 3  a  | x 2
one bar break

The Six-Eight (6/8):
|1   2   3   4   | x 12
"indefinite pause"

Audience Participation (side-hopping):
one bar snare fill
|1   2   3   4   | v2c
this part is very dependent on Boon or the reaction from the audience, you will have to start side-hopping in the beginning and may stop after Boon gives a 4 count whistle, with only one person playing the quarters, while repeating the "Na-Na" after Boon, and start the quarters and side-hopping again after Boon gives another 4 count whistle. do be alert and keep an eye out for a signal

Outro:
|1   2   3   4   | x 4
end on the 1 of the next bar

"indefinite pause"

Reprise:
repeat the Samba Whistle, to the Pre-Chorus, to the Chorus as usual.

Reprise Outro:
|1   2   3 n 4   | x 3
|1   2   3  a4 |
|1  a2e a3   4   |