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A coupla' things...

 

1) can anyone point me to an accurate transcription of the

intro guitar part. I've just spent a couple of hours trying to

transcribe it and I'd like to check my work.

 

2) The intro is in 4/4, but it sounds like the guitar is syncopated,

and the drummer isn't emphasizing beat one at all. In fact, it seems

he's engaging in a little time displacement.

 

Anyway, any help would be appreciated. I haven't transcribed music

since I was in school twenty years back. I'm working on getting my

transcribing skills back but it is slow and hard going. I wasn't too good to

begin with. With that and time against me it's not been easy.

 

Thanks gents

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A coupla' things...


1) can anyone point me to an accurate transcription of the

intro guitar part. I've just spent a couple of hours trying to

transcribe it and I'd like to check my work.


2) The intro is in 4/4, but it sounds like the guitar is syncopated,

and the drummer isn't emphasizing beat one at all. In fact, it seems

he's engaging in a little time displacement.


Anyway, any help would be appreciated. I haven't transcribed music

since I was in school twenty years back. I'm working on getting my

transcribing skills back but it is slow and hard going. I wasn't too good to

begin with. With that and time against me it's not been easy.


Thanks gents

 

 

I don't. But maybe you can post yours and we can give our thoughts.

 

I like the 1/2 step slowish bend that "lands" on the open A. Catchy.

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If I had a way to post it, I would.

I don't have a scanner, and don't

have or use any software that would

get the job done. I really need to do

something about the software matter,

as I'm thinking that might give me a way

to check my own work.

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A coupla' things...


1) can anyone point me to an accurate transcription of the

intro guitar part. I've just spent a couple of hours trying to

transcribe it and I'd like to check my work.


2)
The intro is in 4/4, but it sounds like the guitar is syncopated,

and the drummer isn't emphasizing beat one at all. In fact, it seems

he's engaging in a little time displacement.

Anyway, any help would be appreciated. I haven't transcribed music

since I was in school twenty years back. I'm working on getting my

transcribing skills back but it is slow and hard going. I wasn't too good to

begin with. With that and time against me it's not been easy.


Thanks gents

 

 

Not exactly sure what you mean here. It's a basic 4/4 BUT is 10 bars, giving it a little different feel. Sorta like adding and extra 2 bar hesitation. No time displacement, just some nice drumming to give some stutter to the intro, before falling into a standard beat.

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A coupla' things...


1) can anyone point me to an accurate transcription of the

intro guitar part. I've just spent a couple of hours trying to

transcribe it and I'd like to check my work.


2) The intro is in 4/4, but it sounds like the guitar is syncopated,

and the drummer isn't emphasizing beat one at all. In fact, it seems

he's engaging in a little time displacement.

Yes - you've got it about right. Here's the first 4 bars with timing (the 6th string in D is actually a 2nd guitar):

 

e|------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

B|------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

G|------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

D|------|----0-----0----|0-0---0---0----|--0-----0-0----|0-0---0---0----|

A|-0-4-0|4b----4b----4b-|----4b--4b-----|----4b------4b-|----4b--4b-----|

D|------|---------------|----------0-3-0|---------------|----------0-3-0|

DRUMS: T T T S S T T T

BEATS: 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .

"T" = toms, "S" = snare.

What makes it complicated is not only the syncopation, but the rhythm of the first 2 bars of guitar is not repeated. It's the rhythm of bars 3 and 4 that is repeated in the following 4 bars.

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Jon,

 

Thanks. I see I need to make some corrections.

Getting the pitches was not a problem. Getting

the rhythms has proven to be another matter.

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