May 11, 2023 | Song Breakdowns
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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...
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...
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....
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...
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...