File sharing on Garageband?

Does any one know how to import MP3 files into Garageband. I have tried putting document into sharing section on I Tunes but the audio area is greyed out on I Pad.
Any help gratefully received. I am a novice user so far.

Many thanks. This has worked once I rename backing track as.mp3 (lower case). Imports as 1 track in stereo which is very useful.
KR David

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I will try to be as clear as possible here, it's a simple situation in the end, but a bit hard to explain...
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My friend can transfer a GarageBand .band file to his PC's iTunes, grab it from the app file sharing and send it to me with no problems.
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MrMos3s - I had this same problem, and eventually found a thread post that fixed the problem for me. I found it here.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3534026?start=0&tstart=0
YEAAHH!! I did it! I just made a transfer of a .band folder from my PC to my iPhone through iExplorer!
This was my steps
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4. In GarageBand on your iPhone press the plus-button as you would start a new song. Choose "Copy from iTunes". Choose your imported song.
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I've just tested this workaround again. It should work like this:
Export
Create a song in GarageBand on an iOS device.
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