New Sheet Music for the Week of May 8

May 11, 2023 | Song Breakdowns

New Sheet Music – May 8!   “Unlock unlimited access to our Sheet Music with our membership program! For just $9.99 a month, you’ll get 10 Sheets of high-quality music to take your skills to the next level. If you’re looking for more,...

Hitchin’ a Ride – Green Day – Song Breakdown

May 1, 2023 | Song Breakdowns

Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) Hitchin’ a Ride – Green Day – Song Breakdown Melody From what I’ve read (and as the lyrics reveal), this song is about falling off the wagon – going back to drinking after stopping for a...

Old Time Rock and Roll – Bob Segar – Song Breakdown

Apr 21, 2023 | Song Breakdowns

Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) Old Time Rock and Roll – Bob Segar and the Silver Bullet Band You may recognize these words: now, Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers, and they’ve been known to pick a song or two (yes they do). This is...

Misery Business – Paramore – Song Breakdown

Apr 13, 2023 | Song Breakdowns

Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) Misery Business – Paramore Paramore’s breakthrough hit with a very energetic vocal part. The vocal range is F3 to Eb5. Melody A song about a relationship going bad, with a sort of reggae feel at some points....

If Darkness Had a Son – Metallica – Drum & Bass Breakdown

Mar 8, 2023 | Drums

Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) Drums A nice Lars drum part that contains a lot of stuff – 4 on the floor bass drum beats, regular type beats with hi-hat or crash ride, double bass drum/tom beats, and everything between. There are different...

Screaming Suicide – Metallica – Drum & Bass Breakdown

Jan 25, 2023 | Drums

Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) Drums Lars rocking the drums again. Lots of double bass drum action as per usual, open hi-hats that sizzle, and some fast snare fills. Play it loud! Click Here to Download the Drum Music for “Screaming...

Flowers – Drums – Divide & Conquer

Jan 23, 2023 | Drums

Flowers Drums   How can we “Divide & Conquer” when it comes to a drum part? Can learning one song like this help with learning other parts? We will answer this and more as we look at the drum part for “Flowers” by Miley Cyrus and use...

Flowers Bass Guitar

Jan 21, 2023 | Bass Guitar, Music Theory

Flowers Bass Guitar The Song I hadn’t heard of the song “Flowers” before checking out the bass guitar part for it. It’s quite new, so that is no surprise. But, yeah, I liked it. Starting with it by playing the bass line no doubt helps my...

Flowers – Miley Cyrus – Drum & Bass Breakdown

Jan 18, 2023 | Drums

Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) Drums Here is another case of drums being constructed with samples in the computer, most likely. Lots of 4 on the floor bass drum, and hi-hat action. I opted to have the hi-hat play some of the shaker starting at...

How to Practice

Jan 13, 2023 | Uncategorized

How to Practice Where to Start? I was thinking recently about the ways in which I learned how to practice. In so doing, I came across an old memory of a time before I knew how to do that. Though it had been sitting on a shelf in my mind for a good while and was...