Phronesis - Abraham's New Gift riff

[Bilbo]

Just thought I would post my transcription of the main riff on Phronesis' 'Abraham;s New Gift'. A real tounge-twister. Its a monster riff but, like everything else, playable if you slow it down and work it up to speed (I am at about 70%). Great exercise for string crossing on double bass. It is only two bars long but one is a bar of 3:4 the other 9:8, (or possibly 6:8 and 9:8?).

Have fun.

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ly8KniNgkXo"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ly8KniNgkXo[/url][attachment=104176:Abraham's New Gift - Phronesis.pdf]

[Bilbo]

Ps I don't like the format but Sibelius defaults to that and I can't figure out how to stop it doing that!!

[JakeBrownBass]

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Ps I don't like the format but Sibelius defaults to that and I can't figure out how to stop it doing that!!
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What do you mean?

[Bilbo]

The way it links the last six 16th notes with one beam. I would want to see it as 2 16th notes and then 4 seperate ones. Coralling them as 6 notes makes it harder to read, IMO. But I can't amke Sibelius stop doing it. The only option would have been to write it as 5 bars of 3:4 which, for me, wasn't how I heard it.

[JakeBrownBass]

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1333617482' post='1604202']The way it links the last six 16th notes with one beam. I would want to see it as 2 16th notes and then 4 seperate ones. Coralling them as 6 notes makes it harder to read, IMO. But I can't amke Sibelius stop doing it. The only option would have been to write it as 5 bars of 3:4 which, for me, wasn't how I heard it.
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I'm not sure what settings you have on your early version of sibelius but i'm assuming you still have the 'keypad'?

The 3rd tab on the keypad has beaming options.

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[Bilbo]

Thanks, Jake. Will have a look at that next chance I have.

[lobematt]

Woah. What a monster player!

[jasp]

Hello Guys,
What an honour to see my riff here
It's a bar of 4/4 and one bar of 7/8!
I'm glad you dig it.
Jasper

[Bilbo]

Makes sense! Nice to see you here, Jasper. Welcome and thanks for the music (I was at the Stoke By Nayland gig you did last year).

I will re-write the chart when I get a chance. Are the dots right, otherwise?

PS I can't play it!

Yet