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Something else today, a complete transcription of the bass part to the tune 'Doctor Wu' from the 1975 Steely Dan album, 'Katy Lied'. I have credited it to Chuck Rainey as that appears to be the consensus but the credits are not specific and it may have been Wilton Felder or Walter Becker. If you know better, do let me know. Not too tough a read, it's fun (especially if you focus on the backing vocals on the fade).

 

https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/doctor-wu-steely-dan/

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My transcription website just passed the 100000 hit mark. Interestingly, there are only 30000 distinct visitors so that's an average of 3.3 hits per person. There are nearly 360 transcriptions on there so the average visitor is looking at less than 1% of the content. 😀

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Me too 🤣

 

I find a great way to use the charts is to put the tune into Transcribe or some similar 'slower downer' software and then try playing the charts. If I struggle, I slow it down to 70%, then 50% or 35% and so on. It's then a great way of practising the concentration skills necessary to stay focussed on a chart (the hardest thing to do in the practice room on 'paper only' exercises). You can then get a sense of your progressing. My ambition would be to get one a day in for a year - 365. Some of them are too 'kin hard, though, like the complete Anthony Jackson parts, the Jeff Berlin things etc. Sometimes, you can knock one out in an hour, others take days 🤪

 

Another Prog 'classic' today, this is the complete Dik Cadbury bass part for the tune 'Everyday' from the 1979 Steve Hackett album, 'Spectral Mornings'. A bit more realistic that the Jeff Berlin stuff!!

 

https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/everyday-steve-hackett/

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18 minutes ago, Bilbo said:

Me too 🤣

 

I find a great way to use the charts is to put the tune into Transcribe or some similar 'slower downer' software and then try playing the charts. If I struggle, I slow it down to 70%, then 50% or 35% and so on. It's then a great way of practising the concentration skills necessary to stay focussed on a chart (the hardest thing to do in the practice room on 'paper only' exercises). You can then get a sense of your progressing. My ambition would be to get one a day in for a year - 365. Some of them are too 'kin hard, though, like the complete Anthony Jackson parts, the Jeff Berlin things etc. Sometimes, you can knock one out in an hour, others take days 🤪

 

Another Prog 'classic' today, this is the complete Dik Cadbury bass part for the tune 'Everyday' from the 1979 Steve Hackett album, 'Spectral Mornings'. A bit more realistic that the Jeff Berlin stuff!!

 

https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/everyday-steve-hackett/

One of my all time fav prog songs. Always wanted to do this in a Prog Covers band but couldn't get the right people for the project.

Have seen them live quite a few times and met them in Glasgow. Think i even have their autographs somewhere.

Dave

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The Andy Gonzalez written bass part to the tune 'Butcher's Death' from the 1988/89/91 (depending on which website you believe) Astor Piazzolla recording 'The Rough Dance and the Cyclical Night'. A simple part the repeats a lot of sections so the whole chart is only about half a page!

 

https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/butchers-death-astor-piazolla/

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I often get comments about the 'eclectic' nature of the catalogue of transcriptions on Bilbo's Bass Bites. All I can say is that it is a reflection of my chaotic mind. I transcribe what I want to transcribe, not what I speculate what people might want me to transcribe. Some of the tunes are things I have been listening to for decades and have just thought, 'that'll be a good one'. Some are requests etc. None of them are there because they are popular (most of them are really obscure). Plenty of other people have transcribed 'the hits'. I thought there was a lot of stuff missing so I thought I would try plugging the gaps.

 

Anyway, this is the complete Tony Reeves bass part for the tune 'Gettysburg' from the 1976 Dave Greenslade solo album, 'Cactus Choir'.

 

https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/gettysburg-dave-greenslade/

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I have been using these charts for my own reading practice and, whilst I keep finding errors and kicking myself, they really are the resource that I wish I had had access to when I was learning to play 40 years ago. A bloody goldmine even though I say so myself.  Along with Chris Dev and Tom Read's sites. 

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I am posting this one today as an excerpt as I have hit a wall. I didn't do this one today and have been looking a it for a couple of weeks but, where the solos start at around 5:28, the 'dead' notes are difficult to pitch and I want to take a break from it. In the meantime, here is the first 5:40 of 'Suite Sandrine Pt. III' from the 2009 Michel Camilo live recording, 'Caribe'. One of my all-time favourite albums. The opening sequence if a bit loose time-wise so a little creative licence was called for but it settles eventually.

 

https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/suite-sandrine-pt-iii-excerpt-michel-camilo/

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I was scrolling through my transcription list the other day because I thought I had already done this one but apparently not 😵. Here we have the complete performance of Jeff Berlin's 'Freight Train Shuffle' from his 1986 album, 'Pump It'. It's mostly quite playable although the reading is a challenge as it is all over the neck and that solo is a bit chopsy (is that a word?) to read cold. I will finish the title track later this week and then we have another 'full album' available.

 

https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/freight-train-shuffle-jeff-berlin/

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