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You Tonight
INXS
1. START: SMALLS
2. 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)


Attention
Charlie Puth
1. START: RC
2. Form:
a. Intro (4)
b. Verse 1 (8)
c. Pre-chorus 1 (8; keys; out bt. 3 m. 8)
d. Chorus 1 (8; snaps second 4)
e. Verse 2 (8, back vox)
f. Pre-chorus 2 (8, keys;; out bt. 3 m. 8)
g. Chorus 2 (8, keys)
h. Bridge 1 (8, keys)
i. Pre-chorus 3 (9, +keys 5-8; out bt. 3 m. 8)
j. Chorus 3 (8, keys)
k. Bridge 2 (8; out next downbeat)


Fly
Sugar Ray
1. START: (SMALLS)/BAND
2. 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”)


Save Tonight
Eagle Eye Cherry
1. START: JEFF
2. Form:
a. Intro (4 + 4)
b. Verse 1 (16)
c. Chorus 1 (8 low unison)
d. Verse 2 (16)
e. Chorus 2 (8)
f. Guitar Solo (8)
g. Bridge (8)
h. Chorus 3, 4, 5, 6 (8 + 8 “tomorrow” + 8 guitar + 8 “save
tonight”)


Long Train Runnin’
The Doobie Brothers
1. START: JEFF
2. 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)


One of These Nights
The Eagles
1. START: ERIC
2. Form:
a. Intro (16)
b. Verse 1 (16; Steinway)
c. Chorus 1 (8)
d. Verse 2 (16)
e. Chorus 2 (8)
f. Guitar Solo (16)
g. Outro Chorus (8 only 1st time + 8 + 8 2nd half new + 8 2nd
half)

2 “One of these nights” after ERIC


Tints
Anderson .Paak, ft. Kendrick Lamar
1. START: BAND
2. 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)


Fly Like An Eagle
Steve Miller Band/Seal
1. START: JEFF
2. 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)


You Get What You Give
New Radicals
1. START: ANDREW
2. 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


Cake by the Ocean
DNCE
1. START:
2. 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)


December, 1963
Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
1. START: SMALLS
2. 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)


Celebration
Kool & The Gang
1. START: SMALLS ! JEFF
2. 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”)
j. Chorus 4 (8 “ya-hoo” + 8 “celebrate good times” + + 8
“celebrate good times”)


Brick House
Commodores
1. START: SMALLS
2. 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”)


Livin’ la Vida Loca
Ricky Martin
1. START: (DRUMS)/BAND
2. 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”)


Too Close
Next
1. START: BAND
2. 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)


Iris
Goo Goo Dolls
1. START: JEFF/RC
2. Form:
a. Intro (4 4/4)
b. Verse 1 (8 12/8; m.5 strings)
c. Chorus 1 (4)
d. Interlude 1 (3 ¾; 4/4)
e. Verse 2 (4 12/8 strings)
f. Chorus 2 (4 strings)
g. Interlude 2 (4 + 7 4/4 + 8 + 4)
h. Breakdown (4 12/8; strings m.3)
i. Chorus 3 (4 ½ + 7 ½)
j. Outro (4 + 3 strings fade out)


Glad You Came
The Wanted
1. START: ANDREW
2. 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)


The Impression That I Get
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
1. START: RC
2. Form:
a. Intro (4 + 4 organ/horns + 8)
b. Verse 1 (8; horns)
c. Pre-chorus 1 (4; horns)
d. Chorus 1 (16; horns horns last 2 beats)
e. Instrumental 1 (8; horns)
f. Verse 2 (8; horns)
g. Pre-chorus 2 (4; horns)
h. Chorus 2 (16)
i. Bridge (6)
j. Verse 3 (8)
k. Chorus 3 (16)
l. Instrumental 2 (16)
m. Outro (16; organ)


Waterfalls
TLC
1. START: SMALLS (RC)
2. 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)


My House
Flo Rida
1. START: ANDREW
2. Form:
a. Intro (4; piano)
b. Verse 1 (8; piano, +EPiano m.5)
c. Pre- Chorus 1 (4; 808)
d. Chorus 1 (8; piano, +Epiano m.5 + 4)
e. Verse 2 (8; piano, +EPiano m.5)
f. Pre- Chorus 2 (4; 808)
g. Chorus 2 (8 piano, +Epiano m.5 + 4)
h. Bridge (8; EPiano)
i. Chorus 3 (8 piano, +Epiano m.5 + 6 “Hey” out m.6)


This Is How We Do It
Montell Jordan
1. START: ANDREW
2. 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. START: JEFF
2. 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)


Shape of You
Ed Sheeran
1. START: ANDREW
2. 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)


Return of the Mack
Mark Morrison
1. START: RC
2. 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)


Happier
DJ Marshmello ft. Bastille
1. START: ANDREW
2. 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)


This Love
Maroon 5
1. START: ANDREW
2. 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)


New Light
John Mayer
1. START: SMALLS/BAND
2. Form:
a. Intro (8)
b. Verse 1 (12)
c. Chorus 1 (16)
d. Verse 2 (12)
e. Chorus 2 (16)
f. Bridge & Guitar Solo (8 + 8)
g. Chorus 3 (8)
h. Outro (16)
i. Guitar Solo (16; hold Gmaj. in m.15 and SEGUE)


Billie Jean
Michael Jackson
1. START: SMALLS
2. 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)


Moves Like Jagger
Maroon 5
1. START: JEFF
2. Form:
a. Intro (8)
b. Verse 1 (8 + 8 PF)
c. Chorus 1 (8 PF last 2 beats + 8 PF)
d. Verse 2 (8 PF & of 2+ 8 PF)
e. Chorus 2 (8 +strings; hold & of m.8 bt.2 + 8)
f. Verse 3 (8 QUIET PF last 2 beats + 8 + 1)
g. Chorus 3 (8 + 8 + 2 wh)


Son of a Bitch
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
1. START: BAND
2. 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)


Closer
The Chainsmokers
1. START: ANDREW
2. 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)


Signed, Sealed, Delivered
Stevie Wonder
1. START: SMALLS
2. Form:
a. Intro (4)
b. Verse 1 (16)
c. Chorus 1 (12)
d. Verse 2 (16)
e. Chorus 2 (12)
f. Verse 3 / SOLO (16)
g. Chorus 3 (12 + 12 rit. last two)


No Diggity, No Doubt
Blackstreet
1. START: JEFF (ANDREW)
2. 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, 4, 5 (8 + 8 “Hey oh” + 8 + 8 “Hey oh” + segue)


SexyBack
Justin Timberlake
1. START: (SMALLS)/BAND
2. 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)


Hot In Herre
Nelly
1. START: BAND
2. 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)


Play That Funky Music
Wild Cherry
1. START: RC
2. 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)


Rich Girl
Gwen Stefani
1. START: (SMALLS)/ERIC
2. 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)


Treasure
Bruno Mars
1. START: BAND
2. 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 (open 32)
k. Bridge/Chorus (8 Andrew vox)


Give Me Everything
Pitbull
1. START: JEFF
2. 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)


Thrift Shop
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
1. START: SMALLS
2. 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 3-4
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 + 4 intro claps/snaps + 2 claps 2&4 out last
2)
f. Bridge 1 (4; claps quarter)
g. Chorus 3 (4; claps 2&4)
h. Bridge 2 (8; Bright Synth)
i. Chorus 4 (4; intro snaps/claps)
j. Sax Solo (8)
k. Bridge 2 (8)
l. Chorus 4 (4 + segue)


Can’t Stop the Feeling
Justin Timberlake
1. START: SMALLS
2. Form:
a. Intro (4; Piano)
b. Verse 1 (8)
c. Bridge 1 (8)
d. Pre-chorus 1 (8; keys claps)
e. Chorus 1 (12; synth)
f. Verse 2 (8; Piano)
g. Bridge 2 (8)
h. Pre-chorus 2 (8; keys claps)
i. Chorus 2 (16; synth)
j. Instrumental (9; synth)
k. Chorus 3 (8 synth + 8 “got this feeling”)
l. Outro (4; claps)

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