Bilbo Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 Here is my transcription of Milt Hinton's lines on Branford Marsalis' 'Housed From Edward', the opening track from his CD 'Trio Jeepy'. The track is a conventional twelve bar F blues as follows: F7/// Bb7/// F7/// //// Bb7/// //// F7/// D7/// Gm7/// C7/// F7/// //// It is a great transcripion for early reading practice as it is almost entirely quarter-notes/quavers but it is, nevertheless, interesting and cool for learning your way around a jazz 12-bar. I left out a key signature and wrote it out using accidentals (sharps and flats) as a way of improving reading (it is a chart I have used with students several times). Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdy Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 Thanks for this Bilbo, will be useful in improving my reading. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GonzoBass Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 Thanks Bilbo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urb Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 Bilbo This is excellent stuff - my only minor suggestion is that in spite of it being an obvious chord sequence for some of us I think it'd be slightly enhanced in its usefulness by having the name of the chord under or above each bar - sorry if this isn't something you'd normally do - I would just find it useful for spotting cool turnaround ideas and the like - just a small suggestion - otherwise great stuff indeed. Cheers Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted December 26, 2008 Author Share Posted December 26, 2008 Perfectly reasonable request, Mike. I didn't bother on this one because it is a straight blues but, as you rightly imply, assuming knowledge is the best way to alienate those who lack it. I will address the issue in any future transcriptions. Thanks for the suggestion. Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnSlade07 Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 Thanks mate that is really useful. I'm trying hard to improve my reading skills after years of neglect and I can add this to my growing list of tunes I can't read very well yet!. Will also provide a breather from trying to get my head round syncopated 16th notes etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted December 26, 2008 Author Share Posted December 26, 2008 That's one of the hardest things to get your head around but the secret is to understand that a bar of sixteenth notes is just four bars of quavers going past very quickly!!! Learn the quavers first and the semis will quickly follow, then the semi-demis and so on. Incremental learning - its the only way. Trying sixteenth notes s frustrating and can be disheartening. Get your quavers and semi-quavers sorted and the rest will follow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velvetkevorkian Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 Argh, I'm too half-cut to play this now, especially on a 7 string, but looks good stuff. Only thing I would suggest would be to stick a time sig at the start- less of an issue with this one but I had to count a lot of little notes to check what time sig your Steve Swallow tune was in- or is all jazz in common time these days? Thanks for taking the time though, it is definitely appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 Good stuff Bilbo... I presume the 8'th notes are swung and not straight .. ? Garry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted December 27, 2008 Author Share Posted December 27, 2008 [quote name='lowdown' post='364470' date='Dec 27 2008, 09:18 PM']Good stuff Bilbo... I presume the 8'th notes are swung and not straight .. ? Garry[/quote] Yup, sorry, that's me assuming again. And as for the time signatures!! Doh! I guess I have got lazy and fallen into the 4:4 if not otherwise stated habit. I will address that too! These all make a lot more sense if you have the recordings but the Housed FromEdward tune is available as an MP3 download so that is an option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnSlade07 Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 Good advice bilbo thanks. I've only been working at my reading for about 10 days but it's amazing how quickly reading skills improve with a little patience and commitment (in relative terms obviously). I suppose the key is not trying to move too quickly and learning each exercise thoroughly before moving onto the next. Shame it took me until the age of 40 to realise this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Thanks Bilbo! Really helpful for the beginner Jazzers here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teolacambra Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Where is the transcription? if you attached it as a file I don't see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted November 30, 2018 Author Share Posted November 30, 2018 This transcription predates a Basschat upgrade where the attachments didn't make the cutover. PM me an email address and I will send you a PDF copy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teolacambra Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 [email protected], Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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