Mar 3, 2024 | Bass Guitar, Drums
Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) One More Time – The Katinas – Song Breakdown Bass Guitar A tasty bass guitar part that sounds like it’s played with the fingers. There are lots of syncopations and slides, and lots of movement up and...
Mar 3, 2024 | Bass Guitar, Drums
Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) The Search – NF – Song Breakdown Drums This part is obviously a programmed beat, which I adapted for drum kit. There is a steady hi-hat going on 8th notes, and also an additional one with many different...
Mar 1, 2024 | Song Breakdowns
Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) Interstate Love Song – Stone Temple Pilots – Song Breakdown Melody This one actually began as a bossa nova song with a country riff added, and then became what it is today. The lyrics are basically about...
Mar 1, 2024 | Song Breakdowns
Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) My Own Summer (Shove It) – Deftones – Song Breakdown Melody A song about an “apocalyptic-type thing” where everyone on the streets would disappear and the sun would go away. That would be the singer’s...
Feb 23, 2024 | Song Breakdowns
Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) Enemy – Imagine Dragons & JID – Song Breakdown Keyboard This song consists of mainly synthesizers and drum machine (or plugin). There are a few parts that sound like guitar too. I did my best to put...
Feb 20, 2024 | Song Breakdowns
Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) Drive – Incubus – Song Breakdown Melody A nice Incubus song that’s more of the style of melodic pop. It’s about fear and being driven by it, and the vocal range is A2 to G4. Download the Melody Music...
Feb 18, 2024 | Bass Guitar, Drums
Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) The Story of the Paper Boy – Powfu – Song Breakdown Drums This is a programmed drum part adapted for drum kit. Because of this, there are some bars that are not very easy to play, such as bars 17 and 20...
Feb 18, 2024 | Bass Guitar, Drums
Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) Skinny Love – Birdy – Song Breakdown Keyboard A pretty piano part. I gave it a basic starting tempo of 74 B.P.M., and some dynamic cues, but it’s really up to the player to do it the way he/she feels....
Feb 4, 2024 | Song Breakdowns
Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) Sunshine of Your Love – Cream – Song Breakdown Melody Sunny lyrics by beat poet Pete Brown, delivered by both Jack Bruce and Eric Clapton – alternating lines. The vocal range is E3-A4. Download the...
Feb 2, 2024 | Bass Guitar, Drums
Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) Forever Young – Brandi Carlile – Song Breakdown Keyboard A nice piano part played very expressively. I added a lot of the dynamics, but it’s up to the player to make it his/her own. One thing that seems...
