/jp/ - Otaku Culture

Every "|" denotes the end of each bar, every 4 tildes represents a beat.

Part 1
Time signature: 3/4
(6+8)~~~~e~~y~~u~~p~~|(6+8)~~~~e~~y~~u~~p~~|
(6+8)~~~~e~~y~~u~~p~~|(6+8)~~~~e~~y~~(5+7)u~~p~~|
(4+6)e~~~~~~~~~~~~|(4+6)e~~y~~u~~p~~u~~y~~|
(4+6)e~~~~~~~~~~~~|(4+6)e~~y~~u~~(5+7)p~~u~~y~~|

(6+8)e~~y~~u~~p~~u~~y~~|(6+8)e~~y~~u~~p~~u~~y~~|
(6+8)e~~y~~u~~p~~u~~y~~|(6+8)e~~y~~u~~(5+7)p~~u~~y~~|
(4+6)e~~y~~u~~p~~u~~y~~|(4+6)e~~y~~u~~p~~u~~y~~|
(4+6)e~~y~~u~~p~~u~~y~~|(4+6)e~~y~~u~~(5+7)p~~u~~y~~|


Part 2
Time signature: 2/4
//"triplet[x~~x~~x~~]" denotes a triplet, ie) play 3 notes in the time of two beats
(4+6)~~e~~t~~u~~|triplet[(5+7)y~~r~~w~~]|
triplet[(6+8)t~~r~~e~~]|0~~~~(5+7)~~~~|
(4+6)~~q~~e~~t~~|triplet[(5+7)w~~r~~y~~]|
(6+8)e~~~~~~~~|~~~~(5+7)~~~~|
(4+6)~~e~~t~~u~~|triplet[(5+7)y~~o~~a~~]|
triplet[(6+8)s~~a~~p~~]|u~~~~(5+7)~~~~|
(4+6)~~q~~e~~t~~|triplet[(5+7)w~~r~~y~~]
(shift5)~~W~~r~~y~~|triplet[(6+8)e~~t~~u~~]
triplet[(4+6)t~~r~~e~~]|(5+7)0~~~~~~~~|
triplet[(6+8)t~~r~~w~~]|e~~~~(5+7)~~~~|
triplet[(4+6)t~~r~~e~~]|triplet[(5+7)r~~y~~u](hold for at least 2 beats)|

wrote from memory so it's probably not exactly like the song, enjoy.

So i'm pretty much new to touhou and about to play this one for the first time on normal, any tips before i get my ass kicked?

I'm new to touhou but I'm struggling to figure half of this stuff out.

I tried looking up wiki and guides but nowhere seems to explain everything in full and just assumes I know some shit about the touhou series in general, which I don't.

Firstly, what the fuck is a border?
Secondly, When I see videos of the game, I often notice that during the downtime before a spellcard starts, that the player stops shooting. Why is that?

Sorry for wasting your time with my retarded questions but I figured you guys would know this stuff.