Breakdown 1 “You Ought To Know”.
The BPM is 136.
Download the charts and Pro Tools session below
What’s in the download?
The below download includes the following:
- The Charts - (rhythm notation) for each individual part (instrument) in separate PDF files.
- A Master file chart - chart of the whole band in one PDF file.
- The Pro Tools Session - the recording with all of the parts on separate tracks so you can solo and mute tracks to hear exactly what going on and study the song in detail.
"You Ought to Know"
Looking at the music chart, we see the tempo is at 136 bpm (beats per minute) so we know it is an up-tempo song.
The genre of the song is - Alternative Rock.
The completed song is not in this track. You are only being supplied with the Count, Intro, Verse, Pre Chorus, Chorus, and an Out for this song.
The measure listing is below.
Several of the parts were real instruments played by real musicians. Because real people played on the project, I’d like to make a point.
There are 2 things we need to be aware of when learning to studying rhythms in the context of a production.
- Rhythm timing
vs
2. Interpreted timing
Rhythm timing is what we are learning right now and it is very important. We are learning musically when a note starts in a measure and when it ends by practicing rhythm and note values. This is great material and the key to every great song groove. Don’t underestimate the power of every note in a song.
Interpreted timing is rhythm but rhythm applied to a style or groove. Every style of music has its own little niche about it. How the musicians plays (interpret) the rhythm, either ahead of the beat, on the beat, or behind the beat, is what creates that cool emotion that is needed to make the song what we call real, emotional, and authentic.
The guitar player may play his part slightly ahead of the beat. The drummer may play a back beat. The organist may may play on the beat. This is all part of what makes must work, the human element, slight imperfections.
The musician reads the notes and then uses his or her knowledge of the specific style to interpret the rhythm, the music, to give it that real sound.
You will find in this production a few interpretations.
The music charts provided will guide you and help you to understand what went on in the creation of this production.
Listen to and see how simple each musical part is. It's the rhythms played together that creation the emotion of the song.
Here is the track.