Syncing music from iPhone 5S to PC iTunes

I have had iTunes for a decade and taken it from computer to computer. My latest iPhone has more than 6000 songs on it from the original syncing. Now the iTunes library on my PC AFTER "back up" and "manual backup" only shows about 500 songs. The iPhone has remained unaffected. How can I get EVERYTHING off my iPhone and onto my PC?

See Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device.
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For iPhone: How to transfer music from iPhone to iTunes on Mac
For iPod: How to transfer and copy music from iPod to Mac

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Hello Carrie,
I definitely understand wanting to clean up your iTunes library. There are a few resources I recommend looking at.
Firstly, if you wanted to continue with your existing library, you can identify duplicates in iTunes following these steps:
Choose File > Display Duplicates to show duplicate items (matches are based on the song name and artist). If you have multiple versions of the same song (for example, live and studio versions, or versions from different albums) you can hold the Alt or Option key (for Mac OS X) or the Shift key (for Windows) and choose File > Display Exact Duplicates. This will show only duplicate songs having the same name, artist, and album.
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How to find and remove duplicate items in your iTunes library
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2905
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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1408
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iTunes: Transferring media from your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or iPod
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1209
I recommend creating the new library and making sure it has everything you want in it before deleting your library that is disorganized. This article outlines creating a new iTunes Library and how to switch between libraries:
iTunes: How to open an alternate iTunes Library file or create a new one
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1589
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Do you have an iCloud account? If so, from iTunes, Store Preferences, check the automatic downloads you want to sync. If you check Music, the music you purchase form iTunes will sync via iCloud to your iPhone if you have the iPhone Settings > Store > Automatic Download of Music switched on. The computer will download and store automatically all purchases from the iTunes store and sync to the iPhone.
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Except purchases made from iPhone and thus why I told the poster to sync with computer they normally sync with if they want that new music off and backed up properly.

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I assumed the iPhone would serve as a back up device itself.
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After reviewing your post, I have located an article that can help in this situation. It contains helpful advice that will aid you in transferring purchased content:
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I have "Show all music" set to off
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I have tried long pressing, swiping left, right etc. no change
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