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 | Bass Guitar, Drums
Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) Green Onions – Booker T. & the M.G.’S – Song Breakdown Bass A perfect bass part for beginners, and a good introduction to the 12-bar blues progression. Once comfortable with this part, there is...
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 23, 2024 | Song Breakdowns
Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) Clint Eastwood – Gorillaz – Song Breakdown Melody An optimistic song with both singing and talking parts. The singing part range is Db3-Eb4 (or Db3-Db5 if we’re counting the “Hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo” at the...
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 | Song Breakdowns
Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) “Beer (Song)” – Mustard Plug – Song Breakdown Melody A raspy-voiced party song with the vocal range of C3-G4. Some of the words are spoken instead of sung (or more shouted!) Download the...
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....
