Paranoid – Black Sabbath – Song Breakdown

Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) Paranoid – Black Sabbath – Song Breakdown A very busy production, many tracks — multiple pianos, guitars etc. I simplified things a bit for this arrangement. Melody This iconic Black Sabbath song was...

Lola – The Kinks – Song Breakdown

Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) Lola – The Kinks – Song Breakdown A very busy production, many tracks — multiple pianos, guitars etc. I simplified things a bit for this arrangement. Melody Nice melody with the range of B2 to A4. I...

Head Over Heels – Tears for Fears – Song Breakdown

Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) Head Over Heels – Tears for Fears – Song Breakdown Drum Sheet Music Ahh, the good ole’ days of drum machines and electronic chips and such. This was programmed on probably either an E-mu Drumulator or a...

Misery Business – Paramore – Song Breakdown

Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) Misery Business – Paramore – Song Breakdown Melody Paramore’s breakthrough hit with a very energetic vocal part. The vocal range is F3 to Eb5. Download the Melody Music Here   Keyboard The only...

Minority – Green Day – Song Breakdown

Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) Minority – Green Day – Song Breakdown     Bass Guitar A nice driving bass part played with a pick. Most of the time the emphasis is on the beats, with the off-beat 8th notes played softer. The...

Outskirts of Infinity – Ashes to Amber – Bass Breakdown

Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) Outskirts of Infinity – Ashes to Amber – Bass Breakdown An active bass part most likely played with the fingers. Because of the tone and notes going by so fast, it was sometimes hard to hear which octave...

The Air Up Here – by Origami Angel – Bass Breakdown

Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) The Air Up Here – by Origami Angel – Bass Breakdown A nice driving bass part most likely played (aggressively) with the fingers. I based the section labels on Jake Checkoway’s Pro Tools session of this...

This is Why – Paramore – Song Breakdown

Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) This is Why – Paramore – Song Breakdown Melody At first I thought this song was about simple agoraphobia, but with a little research I found it’s about the dark side of the pandemic, and the words gave...