Jun 8, 2026 | Song Breakdowns
Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) Song for the Dead – Queens Of The Stone Age – Song Breakdown Drums Another wild Dave Grohl drum part, so play it loud! Well, most of the time. There are faster and less fast sections. Since I put the...
Jun 2, 2026 | Song Breakdowns
Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) Nutshell – Alice In Chains – Song Breakdown Drums A variation on the standard train beat. It sounds like hot rods are used, but brushes should work too. The snare should be played with lots of dynamics...
May 18, 2026 | Song Breakdowns
Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) Semi-Charmed Life – Third Eye Blind – Song Breakdown Drums As with many pop songs, there is a basic drum track, and added percussion/samples in this song. I did the basic drum part, and added a few other...
Dec 10, 2025 | Song Breakdowns
Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) Killing in the Name – Rage Against the Machine – Song Breakdown Keyboard There isn’t a keyboard part in this song, so I made one up based on the guitar/bass riffs. Download the Keyboard Sheet Music Here...
Dec 6, 2025 | Song Breakdowns
Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) Rock and Roll Never Forgets – Bob Seger – Song Breakdown Melody A rocking song with the vocal range of E3-B4, with a couple of higher “Woo!”s. Download the Melody Sheet Music Here Keyboard This is the...
Jul 17, 2025 | Bass Guitar, Drums
Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) Rock and Roll All Nite – Kiss – Song Breakdown Drum Sheet Music A seemingly simple drum part that actually has a lot of subtlety in bass drum hits etc. You’ll want to listen to the recording as well to...
Jun 9, 2025 | Bass Guitar, Drums
Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) JessendJane – Stumik Bug – Song Breakdown Lead Guitar Sheet Music An interesting guitar piece with alternate tunings. I ran this through an AI program to extract the guitar, but used the final mix as the...
Jun 9, 2025 | Bass Guitar, Drums
Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) Angel – Drop Nineteens – Song Breakdown Lead Guitar Sheet Music This consists of the higher/lower guitar line, and long guitar solo from the Bridge to the end. In the choruses, I have it playing what it...
Feb 17, 2025 | Bass Guitar, Drums
Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) Sabotage – Beastie Boys – Song Breakdown Drum Sheet Music A pretty complex funky drum groove. Lots of drags and subtle hi-hat work. In the recording, there is also a percussion player, which is not...
Jan 23, 2025 | Bass Guitar, Drums
Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) Dude Looks Like a Lady – Aerosmith – Song Breakdown Drum Sheet Music A basic rocking drum part with some tricky stuff included in there. Not included is a shaker part in some of the sections. Get...
