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Hey, I remember looking over this a long time ago! So, I've looked at it again:

• I really don't have anything to say note-wise, everything checks out. The only thing I would change would be to move the D on beat 3 (3rd 8th note beat) to the LH. I think it feels just a bit more natural to play it like that since the LH is already going up toward that D later in the measure.
• Add Square to the copyright info next to Nintendo.
• m34 RH: Add a slur on the other side of the other side of grace notes leading to the A natural.
• For the last 4 systems, I would distribute the measures 3-3-4-3. I think this provides the most even spacing for the music.

Really great sheet you got here.

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Looks great! Those layer edits look exactly how I was thinking; sorry if I was unclear. Anyways, I approve of this sheet.

Very nice sheet!

• Though the title is stylized as Chu♥lip, for the sheet it's probably best to use the official title, which is just Chulip.
• Measure numbers are missing.
• The tenuto markings on the LH of any even-numbered measure should be below the note (it's just an issue with how Finale treats articulations on layers even if part of the other layer is hidden).
• Any dotted half rests should be whole rests. Empty measures, no matter the time signature, are always written as whole rests.
• The first system seems pretty close to the title/composer/arranger info, and there are multiple instances where articulations in between staves clash with each other, so everything should be spaced apart more.
• Any C naturals should be B#s (G# major chord), except for the chromatic one in m33. Any neighboring B naturals should be left as those instead of Axs since those are more cumbersome to read (and those parts could be viewed as alternating between the raised and lowered 7th anyway).
• I was thinking about whether the G naturals should be Fxs or not, but I think they do work better as G naturals since they're usually approached by F#s in this song. For now, I'll leave them and add courtesy #s to nearby G#s, but if someone else wants to take a look that would probably be a good idea.
• All the systems on the 2nd page go outside the left margin for some reason, and the margins are different on each page.
• 2nd page number and subtitle are missing.

To make everything easier for all of us, I went ahead and made all the changes for you.

Looks really nice! Those rhythms are really interesting...

• Page subtitles still have "Rain" instead of "Thunder".
• m25-28 LH: While I don't necessarily disagree with the cross-bar beaming, I think it looks out of place in this sheet since you never use it anywhere else that could also use it. Personally, I would just keep everything as normal 4/4 beaming like the rest of the sheet, and use phrase markings/accents (like you already do throughout the sheet) to mark syncopated sections.
• m35-46, 83-94 LH: There are bunch of measures with 2 8th rests on beat 4 instead of a quarter rest.
• m59-66 LH: There are some bass notes in the original that play here that don't line up with the percussion hits (like the Bb on beat 3 of m60, 64, etc.). Maybe these could be represented with a single unaccented note? Or if you'd rather leave this section more sparse that's OK too.
• m60 RH Layer 2: I hear the Bb and Ab on beat 3-3.5 as a single Ab quarter note on beat 3.
• m98: A 8va marking is trying to sneak in up here.

maybe I'll forget about it

Bump for arranger! If you need help trying to edit the sheet because of NotePad's limitations, I or someone else can help you out with that.

You know I was just talking to Static about how there weren't any (named) SaGa sheets on site.

Yeah, I'm really glad to see more SaGa here. Very nice sheet.

Some stuff:

• m1 beat 3: Bbs should be A#s, Dbs should be C#s (F# major chord).
• m2 beat 1: Db should be C# (A major chord).
• m2 beat 3: Abs should be G#s, Cbs should be Bns (E7 chord).
• m6 RH: At this tempo, its a bit cumbersome to play a big arpeggio with repeated notes with just one hand. I would either probably remove the lower note on every beat, or change the lower note to be an octave below instead of a third or fourth.
• m10 LH: I would move the first C natural to be in the 1st layer since it's a continuation of that little chromatic line, and leave the bass in the 2nd layer. For that bass part, I would make the slur start on beat 3.5 and go to beat 4, with another staccato on beat 4 like on b4.5.
• m10, 12 RH: You can put those whole notes in the 2nd/3rd layers into the first layer instead, since those notes are repeated later in the measure. It just helps to simplify things visually without changing how it'll sound when played.

Everything else looks pretty good!

[[GB] X - "Tunnel Scene ~Overture & Finale~"]

As long as you can hear what the heck is going on, Final Fantasy Tactics's "Battle on the Bridge" is underrated.

However, I compared your arrangement to the original theme and found that the runs in the original of Bars 22, 24, 30, 32, 56, 58, 64, and 66 do continue for an extra 16th note instead of stopping at an 8th note: the runs in Bars 22 and 56 continue to the B flat just below, the runs in Bars 24 and 58 continue to the D flat just below, the runs in Bars 30 and 64 continue to the E flat just below, and the runs in Bars 32 and 66 continue to the G just below.

Also, there's likely a way to have the trills on C in Bars 29 and 63 trill to D flat instead of D...

Hey, thanks for checking the sheet! It's definitely an underrated song. I chopped off the last 16th notes in those places because they either were repeated in the next bar, or because of large jumps to chords in the next bar. I thought this was a good compromise between keeping the runs as long as possible and not making sections of the sheet too awkward to play, but you think I should add those notes in anyway I'd be fine with it. I forgot to put a flat sign above those C-Db trill markings; those should be fixed now but the playback might not be.


I said those two sheets would be my last for now, but I decided to arrange some short ones that caught my attention:

[GB] X - "Tunnel Scene ~Overture & Finale~"
[MID] [MUS] [MUSX] [PDF] [Original]

[DSi] X-Scape - "Track 40 (Tunnel Theme)"
[MID] [MUS] [MUSX] [PDF] [Original]

[GB] X - "Tunnel Scene"
[MID] [MUS] [MUSX] [PDF] [Original]

I was looking through the random assortment of tunes that make up the "Other" section in Smash Bros. Ultimate the other day, and, just like the Other section of NinSheetMusic, there are tons of hidden gems. A remix of Tunnel Theme has been a part of Smash since Brawl, but it's been under my radar until now. I decided to arrange both Tunnel Themes from X as well as the remix from X-Scape (which is also in SSB4 and SSBU).

Track names for the original X were taken from here. There is no official soundtrack listing, so this was the closest I could find.

To whoever checks this, good luck

I should submit this before I forget to

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Looks great! I'll accept now. Glad we all had this discussion about that middle section! It's always better to discuss and argue for solutions than simply dismiss or quietly accept every suggestion; it makes us better arrangers by questioning our own arrangement choices.

Since that note is just a minor issue, I went ahead and edited the files again with that change. Should be good to go now!

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I'm glad you like the piece! As for the changes, all have been accounted for, so it's ready for you to format. Thanks for the help!

Always glad to help! I made some formatting changes so it's all on one page now, added measure numbers, added swing playback, and made a few extra changes for you that I didn't notice before: I split up the dotted half rest in the pickup bar since generally in 4/4 you don't use dotted rests; The D#s in m4 and m25 were changed to Ebs (F#dim7 chord); The A# in m11 LH was changed to a Bb (chromatic descent to the A in m12).

With this all done, I now approve of this sheet.

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Very nice, accepted.

This is a very good start, but there's plenty to take care of. Whatever you can't fix I or another updater can help you with.

• Articulations are bit inconsistent, especially at the beginning section. There are many notes in the RH that should be staccato (like both 8th notes on beat 2 of m5 and m6); it's not all legato.
  
• I'm with SlowPokemon here about the time signature of the m18 section; this is definitely a swing-style section. I would write it as 4/4 with swing, and with triplets as necessary (for the duplets, keep them as duplets or mark them as straight 8ths). Although 12/8 has the same rhythms, it does not indicate the same kind of style.
• As Latios mentioned, the 2nd layer is a bit unwieldy at times, but it definitely works most of the time with some pedal usage (i.e. the jumps aren't too big for just one hand). I would focus on making the layers easier to read, since right now there is a lot of clutter and overlapping. In places like m49 for example, the top G in layer 2 looks a little strange. Things like this can be fixed by moving ties around, or even the notes themselves sometimes.
• Many of the ties throughout the piece are too close or are touching other notes.
• All the systems on the top of each page are too high; lots of slurs and stems go above or into the title and page numbers.

Looks fantastic! The only thing I would change at this point is the system spacing on page 1. The top system seems pretty close to the composer/arranger/title stuff, and there's a bunch of space at the bottom. I would bring all the systems down a bit, but keep the spacing between them the same.