Apr 21, 2023 | Song Breakdowns
Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) Old Time Rock and Roll – Bob Segar and the Silver Bullet Band You may recognize these words: now, Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers, and they’ve been known to pick a song or two (yes they do). This is...
Apr 13, 2023 | Song Breakdowns
Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) Misery Business – Paramore Paramore’s breakthrough hit with a very energetic vocal part. The vocal range is F3 to Eb5. Melody A song about a relationship going bad, with a sort of reggae feel at some points....
Dec 26, 2022 | Song Breakdowns
Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) I Don’t Want to Be – Gavin DeGraw Melody This song is basically in Cm, though the verse chords are primarily C major. The melody hits an Eb a lot, giving it a Bluesy feel. Then things turn to Cm...
Nov 29, 2022 | Song Breakdowns
Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) Rusty Cage – Johnny Cash Melody A great arrangement of the Soundgarden song. I first thought Soundgarden covered a Johnny Cash song, which is a great testament to how he made this song his own. The...
Nov 15, 2022 | Song Breakdowns
Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) Señorita – Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello Melody A song that took months to come together, with Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello deciding to do it, not to do it, etc. I wrote out both female and...
Nov 8, 2022 | Song Breakdowns
Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber) Mr. Blue Sky – Electric Light Orchestra This song was particularly challenging (a fun challenge) to arrange for a standard band, with all the orchestration involved (after all, the “O” of ELO does stand for...
