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What’s the best way to show your band mates your songs?

I have several songs that I have wrote for the band that I am in, but there is no easy way to show my band mates how they go.

More details please! How are they written? Recorded in a DAW or chords/lyrics on paper?

Also, by “easy way” is it a personal issue like they might judge you, or do you mean you physically don’t know how to show them?

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All on paper, there is nothing personal about. I just don’t know how to show them.

All on paper, there is nothing personal about. I just don’t know how to show them.

If it's on paper... show them the paper?... or a picture of the paper?

Does anyone in the band read music?

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Also, maybe play it along ("ok drums start there... ok bring in the bass here" kinda thing) or play it to them if possible.

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I like writing out lead sheets

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I kinda do that right now, but it takes too much time to show them all how it goes.

I show them how the riff is played by playing it for them (I am a bassist). But it looks like something else is being played in the eyes of the guitarist.

Perhaps he needs it to be explained differently? How does he usually go about learning a song?

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