Sep 28, 2023 | Song Breakdowns
Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) Do I Wanna Know? – Arctic Monkeys – Song Breakdown Melody A song about a ‘complicated’ relationship, with the range of C3 to A4. There are lots of grace notes and notes that slide down, as well as plenty...
Sep 24, 2023 | Song Breakdowns
Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) Shape of My Heart – Sting – Song Breakdown Melody A nice Sting melody with the range of C#3 to D4. It tells of a card player who gambles not to win but to find some kind of mystical logic to luck....
Sep 22, 2023 | Song Breakdowns
Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) One More Time – Blink-182 – Song Breakdown Rhythm/Lead Guitar This is the main strum of the song, which is basically 4 bars repeated. Most of the chords consist of 2 notes, but the rest of the strings...
Sep 1, 2023 | Song Breakdowns
Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) Brain Stew – Green Day – Song Breakdown Melody An interesting song structure in this one – with 4 verses and no choruses. What works as a sort of chorus are the (what I called) “interludes” between...
Aug 4, 2023 | Song Breakdowns
Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) Learning to Fly – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – Song Breakdown Melody Not many people can get away with repeating 4 chords over and over for pretty much an entire song. Tom Petty surely can. I think...
Jul 16, 2023 | Song Breakdowns
Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) Youngblood – Five Seconds of Summer – Song Breakdown Melody This song describing an on and off again relationship has the vocal range of D3-D5. The verses have a more refined vocal while the choruses...
