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 dynamics between the verses and choruses. And a nice low moment in the bridge too, with a build up into the last chorus.

Before He Cheats - Carrie Underwood - Vocal Melody

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Keyboard

I was fortunate to find some stems with parts broken down, which helped a lot. The Keyboard part is the piano as well as I could hear it in this situation.

Before He Cheats - Carrie Underwood - Keyboard Sheet Music

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Guitars

Between the 2 guitars, I did what I could to cover everything else. So there’s some rhythm, some lines here and there, some fiddle here and there, etc. As I said above, lots of stuff going on.

Before He Cheats - Carrie Underwood - Lead/Rhythm Gutiar 1

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Before He Cheats - Carrie Underwood - Lead/Rhythm Guitar 2
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Strum/Ukulele

I based these parts on an acoustic guitar that showed up amongst the stems. I simplified them a bit for easy guitar.

Before He Cheats - Carrie Underwood - Acoustic/Strum Guitar

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Before He Cheats - Carrie Underwood - Ukulele Strum Tablature

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Bass

I found the bass and drums alone on their own stems, which is always awesome. I was able to hear the intricate things going on like slides and such. The tuning is C# F# B E, so I have it as a 5-string tuned up a step (the high string isn’t played). It could also be done on a 4-string tuned down I suppose.

Before He Cheats - Carrie Underwood - Bass Gutiar Tablature

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Drums

Before He Cheats - Carrie Underwood - Drum Sheet Music

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Before He Cheats - Carrie Underwood - Lead/Chord Sheet
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