Aug 23, 2022 | Song Breakdowns
Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) A bittersweet (see what I did there?) ‘90s song and production, complete with gated reverb on the drums. Big Head Todd and the Monsters is a 4-piece band, and what they’ve been known to do live as far as...
Aug 22, 2022 | Song Breakdowns
Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) There is a cool dark bass-y tone to this production. It also features a guitar solo right at the beginning – something you don’t hear very often. Melody The dense double (triple?) tracked vocals have the range...
Aug 18, 2022 | Song Breakdowns
Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) A very dense production here. Lots of stuff going on. The songwriting itself came together quickly and is actually fictional, in case you were wondering! Melody A nice country melody with the range of F#3-C#5. Nice...
Aug 16, 2022 | Song Breakdowns
Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) This song of doom was written about “the apocalypse that was going to be visited up on us,” according to one source. Although songwriter John Fogerty was also reported to say “I don’t think I was actually saying the...
Aug 15, 2022 | Song Breakdowns
Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) This song has such a unique sound, so dark and minimal. It was a challenge to orchestrate it into a standard band setup. Melody The vocals are delivered very lethargically, almost to the point of mumbling, as Billie...
Aug 13, 2022 | Song Breakdowns
Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) This song could be about a number of things – his childhood? The pandemic? An ex-lover? I guess it’s up to the listener. The vocal range is E3 to A4. Melody The vocal range is E3 to A4. Download the Melody...
Aug 9, 2022 | Song Breakdowns
Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) Steve Perry and Neal Schon wrote this song on the tour bus, and it was inspired in part by Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy, whom they were touring with. Mostly the call/answer of lyrics and guitar lines. Melody A very...
Aug 8, 2022 | Song Breakdowns
Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) This song came from a recording session for another song. After the first take, the drummer was incapacitated, so they found the tightest 16 bars of that first take and edited it around until they came up with what...
Aug 6, 2022 | Song Breakdowns
Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) Melody I made it all 1 vocal line, including most of the backing vocals and lead vocal ad libs, even though they play together sometimes. This song was apparently originally going to be about wishing he could turn...
Aug 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
Broken Triads in Position 5 Finally, here we have the last position of the CAGED system, the D-shape. Running through broken triads in position 5 involves a little more movement than the other positions. This time, for the last triad in the octave run, you will...
