Bilbo Posted January 11, 2022 Author Posted January 11, 2022 (edited) The next few transcriptions are all from the Lifesigns album, 'Altitude'. This is the tune 'Gregarious'. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/gregarious-lifesigns/ Edited January 11, 2022 by Bilbo Quote
Bilbo Posted January 11, 2022 Author Posted January 11, 2022 'Ivory Tower' from the 2021 Lifesigns album, 'Altitude'. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/ivory-tower-lifesigns/ Quote
Bilbo Posted January 11, 2022 Author Posted January 11, 2022 'Shoreline' from the same album. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/shoreline-lifesigns/ Quote
Bilbo Posted January 11, 2022 Author Posted January 11, 2022 'Fortitude' from the same Lifesigns album. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/fortitude-lifesigns/ Quote
Bilbo Posted January 11, 2022 Author Posted January 11, 2022 Last one from the Lifesigns album, 'Altitude', this is the tune 'Last One Home'. Get that guitar solo!! https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/last-one-home-lifesigns/ Quote
Bilbo Posted January 11, 2022 Author Posted January 11, 2022 One from the Lifesigns Live DVD 'Under The Bridge', the tune is called 'Kings'. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/kings-lifesigns/ Quote
Bilbo Posted January 14, 2022 Author Posted January 14, 2022 Another Jon Poole part, this one a full transcription of the tune 'Carousel' from the Lifesigns CD/DVD 'Live In London - Under The Bridge'. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/carousel-lifesigns/ Quote
Bilbo Posted January 15, 2022 Author Posted January 15, 2022 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/ 1 1 Quote
Bilbo Posted January 16, 2022 Author Posted January 16, 2022 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. 😀 2 Quote
Guest Posted January 16, 2022 Posted January 16, 2022 God knows why Bilbo, you (and a few others) are almost single-handedly helping bass players to learn to read music. Keep up the great work Quote
dmccombe7 Posted January 16, 2022 Posted January 16, 2022 Most people probably cant keep up with the amount you post but its a fantastic reference library that i use to occasionally challenge myself. Dave Quote
Bilbo Posted January 16, 2022 Author Posted January 16, 2022 (edited) 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/ Edited January 16, 2022 by Bilbo 2 Quote
dmccombe7 Posted January 16, 2022 Posted January 16, 2022 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 1 Quote
Bilbo Posted January 17, 2022 Author Posted January 17, 2022 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/ Quote
Bilbo Posted January 18, 2022 Author Posted January 18, 2022 A special request from someone on Talkbass, this is a complete transcription of Tom Hill's bass part for the tune 'Going Down' from the 1974 Geordie album, 'Don't Let The Name Fool You'. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/going-down-geordie/ Quote
Bilbo Posted January 20, 2022 Author Posted January 20, 2022 (edited) 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/ Edited January 26, 2022 by Bilbo 1 Quote
dmccombe7 Posted January 20, 2022 Posted January 20, 2022 Love Tony Reeves playing on the Greenslade albums. Cheers Rob. Dave Quote
Bilbo Posted January 21, 2022 Author Posted January 21, 2022 Another request from the website, this is Dave LaRue's bass part from the tune 'Pompous Circumstance' from the 1994 Dixie Dregs album, 'Full Circle'. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/pompous-circumstances-the-dixie-dregs/ Quote
Bilbo Posted January 21, 2022 Author Posted January 21, 2022 (edited) 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. Edited January 26, 2022 by Bilbo Quote
Bilbo Posted January 23, 2022 Author Posted January 23, 2022 Mike Rutherford's bass part for the tune 'Alone Tonight' from the 1980 Genesis album, 'Duke'. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/alone-tonight-genesis/ 1 Quote
Bilbo Posted January 23, 2022 Author Posted January 23, 2022 Got time for a second one today, Bert Ruiter's bass part from 'Sylvia' from the 1972 album, 'Focus 3'. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/sylvia-focus/ 1 Quote
Bilbo Posted January 23, 2022 Author Posted January 23, 2022 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/ Quote
Bilbo Posted January 26, 2022 Author Posted January 26, 2022 Jerry Peek's simple bass part for the tune 'The Whistle' from the Steve Morse Band album, 'The Introduction' (1984). A little light reading!! https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/the-whistle-steve-morse-band/ Quote
Bilbo Posted January 29, 2022 Author Posted January 29, 2022 Wally Lowe's bass part from 'The Teacher' from the 1982 Magnum album, 'Chase The Dragon'. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/the-teacher-magnum/ 1 Quote
Bilbo Posted January 31, 2022 Author Posted January 31, 2022 (edited) 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/ Edited January 31, 2022 by Bilbo 1 1 Quote
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