Spreadsheets Are Cool
Using a spreadsheet is an oddly good low-tech way to write out the layers of a song (for e.g. covering it / reproducing it).
As an example, for Jai Paul’s All Night, writing out something like:
| Section | Time | Lyric | Slow Attack Chords | Doop Chords | Wah Melody | Drums |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x | ||||||
| x | x | x | Tahs | |||
| Verse | 0:37 | If it’s got to be one night | x | Tahs | ||
| 0:40 | Then, girl, it’s got to be all night | x | Tahs | |||
| 0:43 | Let’s meet up in the moonlight | x | Tahs | |||
| 0:46 | Cause, girl, it’s got to be all night | x | Tahs | |||
| Chorus | 0:49 | All night, baby, yeah | x | x | Tahs + Claps | |
| 0:53 | All night and day | x | x | Tahs + Claps | ||
| 0:55 | All night | x | x | Tahs + Claps | ||
| 0:58 | All night and day | x | x | Tahs + Claps |
et cetera… forces listening to the song carefully, and helps write out where each of the layers should come in and out.