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iReal Pro format and model

Sources

Application model

  • iReal Pro sheets are made of rows of cells
  • Each cell can be empty or can contain a chord and other music annotations such as barlines, time signature, repeats, etc.
  • A row contains exactly 16 cells and barlines can be placed on any cell - one cell does NOT correspond to one beat!
  • The iReal Pro sequencer generates a playback sequence and detects illegal input (e.g. too many chords in a bar)

Styles (for display)

  • Afoxe
  • Afro
  • Baião
  • Ballad
  • Bossa Nova
  • Chacarera
  • Even 8ths
  • Funk
  • Latin
  • Medium Swing
  • Medium Up Swing
  • Pop
  • Pop Ballad
  • Reggae
  • RnB
  • Rock
  • Rock Pop
  • Samba
  • Samba Funk
  • Shuffle
  • Slow Bossa
  • Slow Swing
  • Up Tempo Swing
  • Waltz

Grooves (for playback)

  • Jazz

    • Afro 12/8
    • Ballad Double Time Feel
    • Ballad Even
    • Ballad Melodic
    • Ballad Swing
    • Blue Note
    • Bossa Nova
    • Doo Doo Cats
    • Double Time Swing
    • Even 8ths
    • Even 8ths Open
    • Even 16ths
    • Guitar Trio
    • Gypsy Jazz
    • Latin
    • Latin/Swing
    • Long Notes
    • Medium Swing
    • Medium Up Swing
    • Medium Up Swing 2
    • New Orleans Swing
    • Second Line
    • Slow Swing
    • Swing Two/Four
    • Trad Jazz
    • Up Tempo Swing
    • Up Tempo Swing 2

  • Latin

    • Argentina: Tango
    • Brazil: Bossa Acoustic
    • Brazil: Bossa Electric
    • Brazil: Samba
    • Cuba: Bolero
    • Cuba: Cha Cha Cha
    • Cuba: Son Montuno 2-3
    • Cuba: Son montuno 3-2

  • Pop

    • Bluegrass
    • Country
    • Disco
    • Funk
    • Glam Funk
    • Reggae
    • House
    • Rock
    • Rock 12/8
    • Shuffle
    • Slow Rock
    • Smooth
    • Soul
    • RnB
    • Virtual Funk

Key signatures

  • Major: C, Db, D, Eb, E, F, Gb, G, Ab, A, Bb, B
  • Minor: A-, Bb-, B-, C-, C#-, D-, Eb-, E-, F-, F#-, G-, G#-

Cells

  • T44 - time signature 4/4
  • (N1|N2|N3)chord - first and second house (represents ONE BAR ONLY, see I Got Rhythm, Like Someone in Love, On the Sunny Side of the Street, Misty)
  • XyQ - blank space for row alignment
  • x - repeat previous bar (see Butterfly)
  • Kcl or XyQKcl - also repeat previous bar (see Besame Mucho, Butterfly, Solar)
  • r - repeat previous 2 bars (see Mas Que Nada)
  • () - alternative chord written in small (above actual chord)
  • " - represents a chord separator
  • , - equivalent to space, especially for whole notes in 44
  • <stuff here> - Comments and repeat directives (can start with *yy to denote a vertical offset of yy units, see La Fiesta)
  • *A - section A (could be *B, *C, *i, *v, etc.)
  • S - segno (see Butterfly)
  • Q - coda (see Butterfly)
  • Y - vertical spacer (see Nearness of You, Night in Tunisia)
  • U - end (see Mas Que Nada, Scrapple from the Apple, Triste, Wave)
  • s - small chord (e.g. sC^7) active until l is encountered
  • l - large chord (e.g. lC^7) default, active until s is encountered
  • f - fermata (see Butterfly, Summer Serenade)

Time signatures

  • 24 (2/4)
  • 34 (3/4)
  • 44 (4/4)
  • 54 (5/4)
  • 64 (6/4)
  • 74 (7/4)
  • 38 (3/8)
  • 58 (5/8)
  • 68 (6/8)
  • 78 (7/8)
  • 98 (9/8)
  • 12 (12/8)
  • 22 (2/2)
  • 32 (3/2)

Barlines

  • [ - start double barline
  • ] - end double barline
  • { - start repeat
  • } - end repeat
  • LZ - normal barline
  • | - also normal barline (see Au Privave, Stormy Weather)
  • Z - end double barline (that has a bolded second line)

Comments and repeat directives

  • D.C. al Coda
  • D.C. al Fine
  • D.C. al 1st End.
  • D.C. al 2nd End.
  • D.C. al 3rd End.
  • D.S. al Coda
  • D.S. al Fine
  • D.S. al 1st End.
  • D.S. al 2nd End.
  • D.S. al 3rd End.
  • Fine
  • 3x
  • 4x
  • 4x
  • 6x
  • 7x
  • 8x

Chord roots

Cb, C, C#, Db, D, D#, Eb, E, F, F#, Gb, G, G#, Ab, A, A#, Bb, B

Chord inversions (aka bass notes)

/Cb, /C, /C#, /Db, /D, /D#, /Eb, /E, /F, /F#, /Gb, /G, /G#, /Ab, /A, /A#, /Bb, /B

Chord qualities indicators

  • ^ - major
  • - - minor
  • o - diminished
  • ø - hald-diminished
  • + - augmented
  • b - flat
  • # - sharp

Chord qualities full list

  • ^7
  • -7
  • 7
  • 7sus
  • ^
  • -
  • 7alt
  • sus
  • 6
  • -6
  • o7
  • ø7
  • ^9
  • -9
  • -9
  • 9sus
  • ^13
  • -11
  • 13
  • 13sus
  • 6/9
  • -6/9
  • -^7
  • -^9
  • ^7#11
  • ^9#11
  • -b6
  • -#5
  • ^7#5
  • add9
  • -7b5
  • ø9
  • 2
  • 5
  • +
  • o
  • ø
  • 7b9
  • 7#9
  • 7b5
  • 7#5
  • 7b13
  • 7#11
  • 9#11
  • 13#11
  • 11
  • 7b9sus
  • 7b13sus
  • 7add3sus
  • 9b5
  • 9#5
  • 13b9
  • 13#9
  • 7b9b13
  • 7b9#5
  • 7b9b5
  • 7b9#9
  • 7#9#5
  • 7#9b5
  • 7#9#11
  • 7b9#11

Other chord values

  • W - invisible chord (typically used to add a bass note, see Butterfly)
  • n - N.C. (see Butterfly)
  • p - slash (repeat previous chord)