Need

You Tonight
INXS

1. Watery EPiano, Lead Vox
2. START: SMALLS
3. C major; Quarter = 109
4. Form:
a. Intro (8)
b. Verse 1 (10)
c. Chorus 1 (8)
d. Verse 2/Bridge (10 + 6)
e. Chorus 2 (8)
f. Verse 3/Double Bridge (10 + 6 + 6 out m.2)
g. Chorus 3 (5 + 5)


 Play That Funky Music
Wild Cherry

1. Trombone, cowbell/claps
2. START: RC
3. E minor (Gm chorus; outro GMàAM); down ½-step; Quarter
= 109
4. Form:
a. Intro (4 + 4 cowbell)
b. Verse 1 (16 trombone)
c. Pre-chorus 1 (4 cowclaps/vocals)
d. Chorus 1 (8 cowclaps trombone last 2+ 4)
e. Verse 2 (16 trombone)
f. Pre-chorus 2 (4 cowclaps/vocals)
g. Chorus 2 (8 cowclaps trombone last 2 + 4)
h. Instrumental/Solo section (8 cowbell)
i. Verse 3 (16 trombone)
j. Pre-chorus 3 (4 cowclaps/vocals)
k. Chorus 3 (8 cowclaps + 4 cowclaps)
l. Outro Chorus (8 GbM cowclaps + 6 AbM cowclaps+ 2
Eb chorus lick)


 Attention
Charlie Puth

1. EPiano, back vox
2. START: RC
3. Eb minor; down whole step; Quarter = 100
4. Form:
i. Intro (4)
ii. Verse 1 (8)
iii. Pre-chorus 1 (8; keys; out bt. 3 m. 8)
iv. Chorus 1 (8; snaps second 4)
v. Verse 2 (8, back vox)
vi. Pre-chorus 2 (8, keys;; out bt. 3 m. 8)
vii. Chorus 2 (8, keys)
viii. Bridge 1 (8, keys)
ix. Pre-chorus 3 (9, +keys 5-8; out bt. 3 m. 8)
x. Chorus 3 (8, keys)
xi. Bridge 2 (8; out next downbeat)


 Fly
Sugar Ray

1. Bright organ, clav, back vox
2. START: (SMALLS)/BAND
3. Ab major; Quarter = 100
4. Form:
a. Intro ( [Opt. Drums up front] + 8, keys)
b. Verse 1 (8)
c. Chorus 1 (8)
d. Instrumental 1 (4 keys)
e. Verse 2 (8 keys)
f. Chorus 2 (8)
g. Post-chorus 1 (8)
h. Instrumental 2 (6 keys + 2)
i. Intro (4)
j. Verse 3 (8 keys)
k. Chorus 3 (8)
l. Post-chorus 2 (8 + 1)
m. Outro Chorus (8 + a capella “I Just wanna Fly”)


 Drunk On Your Love
Brett Eldredge

1. Accordion
2. START: ANDREW/SMALLS
3. B major; Quarter = 91
4. Form:
a. Intro ( [Opt. Drums up front] + 4 accordion)
b. Verse 1 (8)
c. Chorus 1 (8)
d. Instrumental 1 (2)
e. Verse 2 (8)
f. Chorus 2 (8)
g. Bridge (4)
h. Chorus 3 & 4 (8 + 8)
i. Outro 4 (4 + downbeat hold)


 Long Train Runnin’
The Doobie Brothers

1. Bongos
2. START: JEFF
3. G minor; Quarter = between 117-118
4. Form:
a. Intro (4 + 4 bongos)
b. Verse 1 (8 + 4)
c. Verse 2 (8 + 4)
d. Verse 3 (Bridge) (8 + 4)
e. Solo Section (12)
f. Verse 3 (8 solo + 4)
g. Verse 4 (10 DBs m.1-4; m.9 DB only, m.10 bts. 1 & 3)
h. Outro (4 + 8 bongos + 8 + 4 TAG)

 Save Tonight
Eagle Eye Cherry

1. Organ
2. START: JEFF
3. C major/A minor; down half-step; Quarter = 120
4. Form:
a. Intro (4 + 4)
b. Verse 1 (8 + 8)
c. Chorus 1 (8 low unison)
d. Verse 2 (8 + 8)
e. Chorus 2 (8)
f. Guitar Solo (8)
g. Bridge (8)
h. Chorus 3 (8)
i. Outro Chorus 4, 5, 6 (8 “tomorrow” + 8 + 8 “save
tonight”)


 Shape of You
Ed Sheeran

1. Muted bass + African Kalimba
2. START: ANDREW
3. Db minor; Quarter = 96
4. Form:
a. Intro (4)
b. Verse 1 (8)
c. Pre-Chorus 1 (8; DB only m.8)
d. Chorus 1 (8)
e. Post-Chorus 1 (8)
f. Verse 2 (8)
g. Pre-Chorus 2 (8; DB only m.8)
h. Chorus 2 (8)
i. Post-Chorus 2 (8)
j. Bridge (8; claps vocals NO DB m.8)
k. Chorus 3 (8)
l. Post-Chorus 3 (8; “Come on be my baby” DB m.8 only)


 Brick House
Commodores

1. Trombone
2. START: SMALLS
3. A minor (Dorian); Quarter = 106
4. Form:
a. Intro (4 + 4 horns)
b. Chorus 1 (12)
c. Verse 1 (8)
d. Chorus 2 (8 + 4)
e. Verse 2 (8)
f. Chorus 3 (8)
g. Bridge (8)
h. Solo Section (8 each, ME 3rd)
i. Intro (4 + 4)
j. Chorus 4 (8 + intro lick & “She’s a Brick House”)

 Rich Girl
Gwen Stefani

1. Steinway, back vox
2. START: (SMALLS)/ERIC
3. C minor, Quarter = 98
4. Form:
a. Intro ([Opt. Drums up front] + 8 harmony)
b. Rap (8 piano)
c. Chorus 1 (4½ + 4½; piano)
d. Verse 1 (8; piano)
e. Pre-Chorus 1 (8)
f. Chorus 2 (8)
g. Verse 2 (8)
h. Pre-chorus 2 (8)
i. Rap (8 + 10)
j. Chorus 3 (4 + 4½)
k. Outro (8 + 4)


 December, 1963
Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons

1. Steinway throughout
2. START: SMALLS
3. Db major
4. Form:
a. Intro (2 + 4 Steinway)
b. Verse 1 (16)
c. Chorus 1 (8)
d. Verse 2 (8)
e. Briiidge (4 + 4)
f. Instrumental (8)
g. Chorus 2 (8)
h. Verse 3 (8)
i. Bridge 2 (4 + 4)
j. Chorus 3 (8 vocals + 8)
k. Bridge 3 Out (3 and change)


 Glad You Came
The Wanted

1. Piano, Accordion, Power Fifths, downer
2. START: ANDREW
3. G minor; down half-step to Gb; Quarter = 127
4. Form:
a. Intro (8 + 1; Piano)
b. Instrumental (8; accordion/downer m.1)
c. Verse 1 (8; Power Fifths)
d. Pre-Chorus 1 (8; PF; out m.8)
e. Chorus 1 (8; PF/downer m.1; out m.8)
f. Bridge 1 (8; accordion/downer)
g. Verse 2 (8; downer OUT)
h. Pre-chorus 2 (8; +PF; out m.8)
i. Chorus 2 (8; downer/PF out m.8)
j. Bridge (16; accordion/downer)
k. Chorus 3 (8; Piano)


 You Get What You Give
New Radicals

1. Harpsichord, Steinway, back vox
2. START: ANDREW
3. D major; down ½ step; Quarter = 114
4. Form:
a. Intro (4 harpsichord + 8 + 4 piano)
b. Verse 1 (16)
c. Pre-chorus 1 (8)
d. Chorus 1 (10)
e. Instrumental 1 (4)
f. Verse 2 (8)
g. Pre-chorus 2 (8)
h. Chorus 2 (10)
i. Instrumental 2 (4)
j. Verse 3 (10)
k. Chorus 3 (12)
l. Bridge (16)
m. Open RC Solo


 Billie Jean
Michael Jackson

1. 2 Patch Synth, back vox, trumpet patch
2. START: SMALLS
3. F# minor; Quarter = 117
4. Form:
a. Intro (2 + 4 bass + 4 strings enter)
b. Verse 1 (12 + 8)
c. Pre-chorus 1 (8)
d. Chorus 1 (12)
e. Verse 2 (12 + 8)
f. Pre-chorus 2 (8)
g. Chorus 2 (8 + 12 synth trumpet)
h. Instrumental (8)
i. Guitar Solo (8)
j. Pre-chorus 3 (8; key riff)
k. Chorus 3 (12 add octave (1st two bars a capella, me on 5th)
+ 2 bar a capella riff again)


 Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Tears for Fears

1. 3 Patch Synth, back vox
2. START: RC/SMALLS
3. D major; down ½ step; Quarter = 112
4. Form:
a. Intro (4 + 8 keys enter)
b. Verse 1 (8)
c. Chorus 1 (6)
d. Instrumental 1 (4)
e. Verse 2 (8)
f. Chorus 2 (6)
g. Bridge 1 (6 + 6)
h. (Long) Instrumental 2 (8 keys out+8 key riff + 8 keys)
i. Chorus 3 (6)
j. Bridge 2 (6)
k. Instrumental 3 (4 keys out)
l. Chorus 4 (6, Keys)
m. Guitar Solo (16)
n. Chorus (6; EVERYBODY WANTS only)


 Fly Like An Eagle
Steve Miller Band

1. Organ
2. START: JEFF
3. A minor; Quarter = 98
4. Form:
a. Intro (4 organ m.4 + 8)
b. Verse 1 (8)
c. Chorus 1 (8)
d. Verse 2 (8; chords)
e. Chorus 2 (8)
f. Verse 3 (8 pecks only + 4 “Do do doo-doo”)
g. Chorus 3, 4, 5, 6 (8 vox + 8 + 8 + 6 ERIC + 2 “ahh” only)


 Waterfalls
TLC

1. Watery EPiano, Back vox
2. START: SMALLS (RC)
3. Eb major; Quarter = 86
4. Form:
a. Intro (4 + 8 EPiano)
b. Verse 1 (16)
c. Chorus 1 (8)
d. Verse 2 (16)
e. Chorus 2 & 3 (8 + 8)
f. Verse 3 (16)
g. Chorus 4 & 5 (8 + 8)
h. Solo (16; out on last chord change)


 Celebration
Kool & The Gang

1. Trombone, Steinway/EPiano, Back Vox
2. START: SMALLS à JEFF
3. Ab Major; Quarter = 122
4. Form:
a. Intro (bts. 3/4 + 8 m.5 bone)
b. Chorus 1 (8 “ya-hoo” m.5 bone + 8; EP & “celebrate
good times”)
c. Verse 1 (8 + 8 “celebration”)
d. Pre-Chorus 1 (6; Steinway 2)
e. Chorus 2 (8 “ya-hoo” + 8 “celebrate good times”; EP)
f. Verse 2 (8 + 8 “celebration”)
g. Pre-chorus 2 (6; Steinway 2)
h. Chorus 3 (8 “ya-hoo” EP + 8 “celebrate good times”)
i. Verse 3 (8 + 8 “celebration” over Verse)
j. Chorus 4 (8 “ya-hoo” + 8 “celebrate good times” + opt.
segue)


 Son of a Bitch
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats

1. Trombone, back vox
2. START: BAND
3. F# major; Quarter = 110
4. Form:
a. Intro 1 (8; Hum & foot)
b. Verse 1 (16)
c. Chorus 1 (8; Trombone; DB only m.8)
d. Intro 2 (8 Woah)
e. Verse 2 (8)
f. Chorus 2 (8)
g. Horn Solos (16 sax + 16 trombone)
h. Intro 1 (8; Hum & foot)
i. Verse 3 (16 snaps out last 2)
j. Chorus (8 + 8 Woah)
k. Intro 2 (8; last 2 a capella)


 Return of the Mack
Mark Morrison

1. EPiano, vocals
2. START: RC
3. C major; down half-step; Quarter = 96
4. Form:
a. Intro (4 + 4 add keys)
b. Verse 1 (8)
c. Pre-Chorus 1 (8)
d. Chorus 1 (8; add high A)
e. Verse 2 (8)
f. Pre-chorus 2 (8)
g. Chorus 2 (8)
h. Instrumental (4; keys)
i. Pre-chorus 3 (8; keys)
j. Double Chorus 3 (8 + 8 + intro)


 No Diggity, No Doubt
Blackstreet

1. Lo-fi Piano, Vocals
2. START: JEFF (ANDREW)
3. F# minor; Quarter = 89
4. Form:
a. Intro (8; vocals)
b. (Rap) Verse 1 (8; DB only m.7)
c. Verse 2 (16; vocals DB only m.7, 12, 16
d. Chorus 1 (8; vocals DB only m.8)
e. Verse 3 (16; DB only m.7, 12, 15)
f. Chorus 2 & 3 (8 + 8 “Hey oh” + segue)


 Closer
The Chainsmokers

1. Veiled Steinway, Synth strings-staccato
2. START: ANDREW
3. Ab major; Quarter = 95
4. Form:
a. Intro (4)
b. Verse 1 (8)
c. Pre-chorus 1 (8)
d. Chorus 1 (8 + 8)
e. Verse 2 (8)
f. Pre-chorus 2 (8)
g. Chorus 2 (8 + 8)
h. Pre-chorus 3 (8)
i. Bridge (8)
j. Outro (8 + 4)


 This Love
Maroon 5

1. Steinway
2. START: ANDREW
3. C minor; Quarter = 95
4. Form:
a. Intro (8)
b. Verse 1 (8)
c. Chorus 1 (8 + 4)
d. Verse 2 (8 DB m.1)
e. Chorus 2 (8 + 4)
f. Bridge (8; Sing AHH root line)
g. Chorus 3, 4, 5, 6 (8 + 8 + 8 + 8; end on “e-a” bts. 3-4)


 Careless Whisper
George Michael

1. Forever Synth
2. START: SMALLS
3. D minor; Quarter = 77
4. Form:
a. Intro Sax 1 (2 beats + 8)
b. Verse 1 (8)
c. Chorus 1 (8)
d. Interlude 1 (4)
e. Verse 2 (8)
f. Chorus 2 (8)
g. Intro Sax 2 (8)
h. Verse 3 (8)
i. Chorus 3 (8)
j. Intro Sax 3 (4)
k. Bridge (8)
l. Outro (open jam with accel.)


 This Is How We Do It
Montell Jordan

1. Steinway
2. START: ANDREW
3. F minor (Phrygian); Quarter = 104
4. Form:
a. Intro (1 + 8)
b. Verse 1 (16; m.9 Steinway)
c. Chorus 1 (8)
d. Verse 2 (16; m.9 Steinway)
e. Chorus 2 & 3 (8 + 8)
f. Verse 3 (8; out)
g. Chorus 4 & 5 (8 + 8)


 I Want It That Way
Backstreet Boys

1. Piano, Strings, back vox
2. START: JEFF
3. Ab major; Quarter = 99
4. Form:
a. Intro (4)
b. Verse 1 & 2 (16)
c. Chorus 1 (8 strings sing low harmony)
d. Verse 2 (8 strings Harmony)
e. Chorus 2 (8 strings to F# minor)
f. Bridge (8 Piano; low harmony)
g. Verse 1’ (8 strings SING HOWIE)
h. Chorus’ (8 strings; SING High Harmony B major;)
i. Chorus 3-4 (8 RH piano SING Chorus over Chorus’ + 8
Chorus only + outro Piano 2)


 Cake by the Ocean
DNCE

1. Claps, Downers, Keys, Chorus Lead Vox
2. START:
3. E minor; down half-step; Quarter = 119
4. Form:
a. Intro (4 claps)
b. Verse 1 (8)
c. Pre-chorus 1 (8 claps downers)
d. Chorus 1 (8 synth + 8 + 2 claps)
e. Verse 2 (8)
f. Pre-chorus 2 (8 claps downers)
g. Chorus 2 (8 synth + 8 + 8)
h. Instrumental (4 claps)
i. Chorus 3 (8 synth + 8 + 8)


 Happier
DJ Marshmello ft. Bastille

1. Steinway (veiled/reverb); punchy synth
2. START: ANDREW
3. F major; Quarter = 100
4. Form:
a. Chorus + Verse 1 (4 + 8; Steinway)
b. Pre-Chorus 1 (8)
c. Riff/Chorus 1 (8; synth)
d. Verse 2 (8; out)
e. Pre-Chorus 2 (8; Steinway)
f. Riff/Chorus 2 (8 synth)
g. Bridge 1 (8 strings; out m.8)
h. Chorus 3 (8; out)
i. Pre-Chorus 3 (8; Steinway)
j. Riff/Chorus 4 (8 synth)
k. Outro Bridge 2 (4; Steinway)


 Treasure
Bruno Mars

1. Synth, downers, back vox
2. START: BAND
3. C minor; down whole step; Quarter = 116
4. Form:
a. Intro (1)
b. Verse 1 (8)
c. Pre-Chorus 1 (8)
d. Chorus 1 (12)
e. Verse 2 (8)
f. Pre-chorus 2 (8)
g. Chorus 2 (12)
h. Bridge (8 Andrew vox)
i. Chorus 3 (12; continue “You Are My Treasure”)
j. Guitar Solo (16)
k. Bridge/Chorus (12 Andrew vox)


 SexyBack
Justin Timberlake

1. Power Fifths
2. START: (SMALLS)/BAND
3. A minor (Phrygian), Quarter = 117
4. Form:
a. Intro ( [drums opt. up front] + 8 synth)
b. Verse 1 (8 out m.8)
c. Bridge 1 (8)
d. Chorus 1 (8 + 8 vox [out m.8])
e. Verse 2 (8 out m.8)
f. Bridge 2 (8)
g. Chorus 2 (8 + 7 vox)
h. Interlude (4 + 1)
i. Verse 3 (8)
j. Chorus 3 (8 + 8 vox out m.8)
k. Outro (4 vox and LH only [out m.4] + 8 add Chorus RH
vox out after m.5 DB + 8 guitar out)


 Too Close
Next

1. EPiano, lead vocals
2. START: BAND
3. D major (Gmaj7/A); down half-step; Quarter = 100
4. Form:
a. Intro (2 + 8)
b. Chorus 1 (8; keys in)
c. Verse 1 (8)
d. Pre-chorus 1 (8)
e. Chorus 2 (8)
f. Verse 2 (8)
g. Pre-chorus 2 (8)
h. Chorus 3 & 4 (8 + 8)
i. Bridge (8)
j. Chorus 5 & 6 (8 + 8)
k. Intro (2)


 Hot In Herre
Nelly

1. Rhodes (Deluxe Modern)
2. START: BAND
3. E minor; Quarter = 108
4. Form:
a. Intro (4½ + 8)
b. Verse 1 (16)
c. Chorus 1 (8)
d. Verse 2 (16; m.9-10 no RH; m.11 RH in; RH m.16)
e. Chorus 2 (8)
f. Bridge (8)
g. Verse 3 (8; DB m.1 only; in m.3)
h. Chorus 3 & 4 (16 DB & bt.4 m.1/2, then as before; “so
hot NOW” last x)
i. Outro (8 out m.1-4; LH m.5-6, +RH m.7-8)


 Tints
Anderson .Paak, ft. Kendrick Lamar

1. Forever Pad, Steinway (enveloped, crushed), back vox
2. START: BAND
3. Db minor; Quarter = 109
4. Form:
a. Intro (8; out bt.3 of m.8)
b. Verse 1 & 2 (8 + 8)
c. Chorus 1 (8 + 8)
d. Verse 3 & 4 (8 + 8)
e. Chorus 2 (8 + 8)
f. Verse 5 & 6 (8 + 8)
g. Chorus 3 (8 + 8)
h. Outro (16; out)


 Thrift Shop
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

1. FX; bright synth
2. START: SMALLS
3. Ab minor; Quarter = 95
4. Form:
a. Intro (Drums up front + 8 + 4 snaps/claps)
b. Chorus (4; claps quarters begin bt.2)
c. Verse 1 (8; claps m. 4 bts. 3-4 ; claps 2&4 m.5-8 + 2
doing/claps + 4 claps 2&4; 4 claps quarters, add snaps
7-8 offbeats + 4 intro claps/snaps + 2 claps 2&4 out last
2)
d. Chorus 2 (4 club claps quarters + 4 claps 2&4)
e. Verse 2 (4 claps quarters, DB only m.4 + 4 claps 2&4 +
4 claps 2&4 clean + 4 claps quarters begin bt.2, add
snaps offbeats m.3-4 + 6 intro snaps/claps, last 2 claps
2&4)
f. Bridge 1 (4; claps quarter)
g. Chorus 3 (4; claps 2&4)
h. Bridge 2 (8; Bright Synth; +claps 2&4 m.3-4)
i. Chorus 4 (4; intro snaps/claps)
j. Sax Solo (8)
k. Bridge 2 (8)
l. Chorus 4 (4 + segue)


 Signed, Sealed, Delivered
Stevie Wonder

1. Trombone
2. START:
3. F major; down whole step; Quarter = 108
4. Form:
a. Intro (4)
b. Verse 1 & 2 (16)
c. Chorus 1 (12)
d. Verse 3 & 4 (16)
e. Chorus 2 (12 + 12 rit. last two)


 Give Me Everything
Pitbull

1. Downers, synth
2. START: JEFF
3. Eb major, Quarter = 129
4. Form:
a. Intro (8)
b. Pre-Chorus 1 (16 Pre-Chorus 1 out m.16)
c. Chorus 1 (8 Chorus 2)
d. Verse 1 (8 synth out + 4 downers out on m.4)
e. Pre-Chorus 2 (8 Pitbull 3 + 16 PC 1 out m.16)
f. Chorus 2 (8 CL2)
g. Verse 2 (8 PB 3[DB only m.4] + 4 PC 1 out m.4)
h. Pre-chorus 3 (8 PB 3+ 16 PC 1, downers out m.16)
i. Chorus 3 (8 STAY PC 1)
j. Pre-chorus 4 (8 PB 3)


 Livin’ la Vida Loca
Ricky Martin

1. Trombone
2. START: (DRUMS)/BAND
3. C#/Db minor; Quarter = 178
4. Form:
a. Intro Horns 1 ( [drums opt. up front] + 8 trombone)
b. Verse 1 (8)
c. Guitar Riff 1 (4)
d. Verse 2 (8)
e. Pre-chorus 1 (10)
f. Chorus 1 (20)
g. Intro Horns 2 (8)
h. Verse 3 (8)
i. Pre-chorus 2 (10)
j. Chorus 2 (20)
k. Guitar Riff 2 (8)
l. Chorus 3 & 4 (16 + 20)
m. Guitar/vocal improv (16 + 3 “and - a”)