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You might want to check out these posts I've made on how Miles played Autumn Leaves =) [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/220135-miles-davis-autumn-leaves/"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/220135-miles-davis-autumn-leaves/[/url]

Part 2 now available! [url="http://www.mattlawtonbass.com/autumn-leaves-miles-davis-b-a-section-part-24/"]http://www.mattlawtonbass.com/autumn-leaves-miles-davis-b-a-section-part-24/[/url]

Awesome man yeah let me know!

Yeah man! Please do!

[color=#000000][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]Hey guys![/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]I've took a look at the A section to Miles' solo on Autumn Leaves, check it out![/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]Comments welcome =)[/font][/color] [url="http://www.mattlawtonbass.com/autumn-leaves-miles-davis-a-section/"]http://www.mattlawtonbass.com/autumn-leaves-miles-davis-a-section/[/url]

Hi guys! I'm in the process of recording a jazz/fusion type EP and I'm in need of a killer keys player and sax player for some recording. If you know anybody who may be interested please ask them to get in touch at [email protected] Close to the Liverpool area is a bonus! Cheers

[quote name='bassman7755' timestamp='1381506836' post='2240075'] "In general the three part process involves at first saturated listening to the chosen solo with the first goal being to sing along in scat fashion. A student should arrive at the point that with or without the recording playing he can reasonably sing the solo. The important musical skill acquired and honed in this process is pitch control without the crutch of the instrument at hand, which will come later." This is very important IMO. So many people learn parts by diving straight in, instrument in hand, noodling along to the track until they moreorless randomly hit on the right notes and in doing so deprive themselves of 90% of the potential benefit. I also find that I retain parts much better when I've thoroughly memorised the tune to something prior to working it out on the instrument. [/quote] I agree, this isn't something I've always done but the parts I have took this approach to do tend to stick a bit better. [quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1381533197' post='2240540'] I generally get the piece down on paper (well Sibelius actually), check what I have written corresponds to what I am hearing, then work out how I am going to play the line. [/quote] This way I find really difficult, I find it turns into more of a sight reading exercise and detaches me from the music. Although I saw a video of Janek Gwizdala transcribing and he was pretty much doing it this way, just pen and paper and a keyboard and came back at it later with his bass. Horses for courses I suppose!

[quote name='jakenewmanbass' timestamp='1381401450' post='2238458'] I would be fluent in both. I use 1 2 4 in the lower frets for reach 1 2 3 4 as I get up to 5th fret [/quote] Me too, pretty much! When I'm walking in the lower end 1 2 4 does feel more comfortable and when I get right up the dusty end I usually just use 1 2 3 and sometimes 4. In the middle where most of my playing gets done I do stick quite closely to the 1 finger per fret method. I think at the end of the day it's whatever works for you.

Thanks mate!

Thanks man!

Yeah please man! [email protected] Thanks for helping to clarify that a bit for me, think it's gonna take a few weeks of playing them changes for it to really sink in!

These are pretty new for me so is this right... In the second bar the C7b9 is the V chord of F-, G7 would be the V chord of C7b9 but the tritone from G is Db7. And in bar 6 you have to think of the Db7 as a G7, the V chord of G7 is D7 and the tritone from D is Ab7??

Hey guys, I'm a little bit stuck with the harmony on the A section to You Don't Know What Love Is. The chords are... F-7|Db9 C7b9| F- C7b9| Db7| G-7b5 C7b9| F-6 Ab7| Db7 | G-7b5 C7b9| So numerically I've got ... i | VI7 Vb9 | i Vb9 | VI7 ii Vb9| i III7| VI7| ii Vb9| Is that right? It's just the Db and Ab that are throwing me a bit. Any clarification would be much appreciated! Cheers guys

[quote name='funkle' timestamp='1380436260' post='2225107'] My most recent epiphany was realizing that when transcribing, I was putting the horse before the cart - writing it out on paper before I had learned how to play it by ear first. Once I have reversed the process, I feel like I have been making more progress, though it is still slow! (That particular bit of advice came from a sax player, Bob Reynolds, BTW.) [/quote] Yeah I think that's exactly it, that's how I've started working this week and it's much harder which means it must be more beneficial, right?!

Thanks for that, I've checkout out that Dave Liebman article in the past too, maybe i should revisit that as it was particularly thorough!

Hey guys, I've posted a blog post about some issues I've been having whilst transcribing, I'd love a bit of input from anybody else who transcribes on these forums! Cheers! http://www.mattlawtonbass.com/?p=429

You might want to look at Damien Erskine's Right Hand Drive book, I don't play a 6r but I'm pretty sure he does (on occasion!). It's really cool though, it incorporates the thumb but its a really economical hand position. Check this out for a little preview [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cCeMTvQiCs"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cCeMTvQiCs[/url]

Would you notate Mr PC, with no key signature or 3 flats? If you're unfamiliar with the chords it's a C minor blues C-7/%/%/% F-7/%/C-7/% Ab7/G7/C-7/% I've been writing it out with 3 flats in the key sig to keep down the accidentals but what is the accepted way of notating it? Thanks!

[quote name='Fat Rich' timestamp='1379442996' post='2212840'] I typed "Guitar Tuner Screws" into eBay, plenty of choices and not expensive [/quote] Yeah I've ordered some, just worried they won't be snug in the holes. Thanks though, I will try the cocktail sticks!

Haha glad you'll get some mileage out of it!