Bilbo's Transcription Archive

[Bilbo]

Have just done a trawl and, yes, I appear to have done it before about 18 months ago. No idea where it has gone as the first copy isn't in my documents files. No harm done - only my time wasted.

[dmccombe7]

1 minute ago, Bilbo said:

Have just done a trawl and, yes, I appear to have done it before about 18 months ago. No idea where it has gone as the first copy isn't in my documents files. No harm done - only my time wasted.

I got to see it and hear the song again so that's a plus for me LOL

 

[Bilbo]

A quick chart to make up for the duplicate Richard Nolan transcription posted above. This is 1:24 of Cachao, the pioneering Cuban double bass player who resurfaced in the 1990s after being rediscovered by Andy Garcia. A simple chart but a nice introduction to Latin bass.

 

https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/al-fin-te-vi-israel-cachao-lopez-bass/

[Bilbo]

Something easy for the new readers, a one page chart for the tune 'Across The Rubicon' by Dutch Prog band Silhouette. It is from the album of the same name which was released in 2012 and features Gerrit-Jan Bloemink on bass.

 

https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/across-the-rubicon-silhouette/

[Bilbo]

Another complete Dave LaRue transcription, this is the tune 'Zig Zags' from the 2004 Steve Morse Band album, 'Major Impacts 2'. Nothing death defying and lots of repetition so, once you have the gist of it, it's not too tough to perform.

 

https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/zig-zags-steve-morse-band/

[Bilbo]

A request that came in from the website today, Geddy Lee's complete bass part for the tune 'The Analog Kid' from the 1982 Rush album, 'Signals'.

 

https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/the-analog-kid-rush/

[Bilbo]

A request from Talkbass, this is the Alphonso Johnson's bass part from the tune 'Black Market' from the 1976 Weather Report album of the same name. I am not entirely satisfied with the transcription as there is a clash in the mix between Johnson's bass and Joe Zawinul's synth part. Johnson's bass is busier and more creative but it is sometimes rendered inaudible by what is going on around it. Not a complete transcription but a lot of it is there and you certainly get a sense that Johnson was the equal of his successor, something that I have thought since first hearing these albums at the time.

 

https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/black-market-weather-report/

Edited March 3, 2022 by Bilbo

[dmccombe7]

That is so good Rob. Fantastic bassist.

Thanks for this one.

Dave

[Bilbo]

Something that determines which pieces I attempt to transcribe is whether or not I can actually hear the bass part. It is astonishing really how often it is impossible to find a note or phrase simply because it is so low in the mix or masked by other details. I guess it shows how irrelevant a graphite nut is in terms of tone production. If you can't even hear a note, how can you hear the nuances of bass tone?

Edited March 3, 2022 by Bilbo

[Bilbo]

A request that came through the website, this is a (nearly) complete transcription of Geddy Lee's bass part to the tune 'The Color Of Right' from the 1996 Rush album, 'Test For Echo'.

 

https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/the-color-of-right-rush/

[Bilbo]

Another request from Talkbass, this is Alphonso Johnson's bass part from the tune 'Elegant People' from the 1976 Weather Report album 'Black Market'. 

 

https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/elegant-people-weather-report/

Edited March 13, 2022 by Bilbo

[Bilbo]

Anthony Jackson's complete bass part to the bossa/samba tune 'Ritmo De La Noche' ('Rhythm Of The Night') from the the 1982 Al Di Meola album, 'Electric Rendezvous'.

 

https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/ritmo-de-la-noche-al-di-meola/

[Bilbo]

John Wetton's complete (ly ridiculous) bass line from the track 'In The Dead Of Night' from the first U.K. album (1978)

 

https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/in-the-dead-of-night-u-k/

[dmccombe7]

37 minutes ago, Bilbo said:

John Wetton's complete (ly ridiculous) bass line from the track 'In The Dead Of Night' from the first U.K. album (1978)

 

https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/in-the-dead-of-night-u-k/

Love that song Rob. First time i saw it was OGWT and i was blown away by the band.

thanks for choosing another classic band.

Dave

[Bilbo]

Another Dave LaRue part, this is the complete transcription of the track 'Derailleur Gears' from the 2000 Steve Morse album, 'Major Impacts'.

 

https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/derailleur-gears-steve-morse/

[Bilbo]

Dave LaRue's bass part to the tune 'Busybodies' from the 2002 Steve Morse Band album, 'Split Decision'. If you like Bach, you'll love this.

 

https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/busybodies-steve-morse-band/

[Bilbo]

Another beautiful Steve Morse tune, this is Dave LaRue's through composed bass part for the tune 'Delicate Balance' from the 1996 Morse Band album, 'Stressfest'.

 

https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/delicate-balance-steve-morse-band/

[Bilbo]

Another Rush track, this is a complete transcription of Geddy Lee's bass part to the tune 'Subdivisions' from the 1982 'Signals' album. I was there in the front row for this tour!

 

https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/subdivisions-rush/

[Bilbo]

While we are on the Signals album, here is my version of the bass part for 'Losing It'. The part of actually a hybrid of Lee's bass parts and the bass synth parts. There is no bass for the 11:8 violin solo section (it is all root bass pedals, if I am not mistaken) so I have left it as 11:8 rather than alternating 6:8 and 5:8 which is what it sounds like to my ears).

 

https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/losing-it-rush/

Edited March 12, 2022 by Bilbo

[Bilbo]

Still on a Signals-fest, this is the Geddy Lee bass part for the tune 'The Weapon'.

 

https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/the-weapon-rush/

[Bilbo]

Might as well do the whole album now. Only three left

[itu]

Man, you are so productive!

[Bilbo]

1 hour ago, itu said:

Man, you are so productive!

I worked out that, if I didn't have anything else to do, I could probably knock out several a day of the easier ones but definitely one a day of the long, complex pieces. That's hundreds a year. I have done 46 so far this year, a lot of them fairly easy. I do actually use them for reading practice so if anyone else gets any use out of them, that's just a bonus. 

[Bilbo]

Bish Bash Bosh - Geddy Lee's bass part for 'Chemistry' from 'Signals'.

 

https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/chemistry-rush/

[Bilbo]

'Countdown' from the same album.

 

https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/countdown-rush/