Re: Transcribing

Cliff wrote:
On 21 Aug, 22:44, "no66y©" <bou...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I've been trying to [attempt] to transcribe a piece of music I wrote (i.e.
The Sea of Tranquillity track)

I thought it cant be too hard to transcribe it as I wrote it and its a
simple tune. I already know the notes, its just the note lengths I need.

No problemo .....

**wrong**

damn, its hard.
My music theory is so rusty even WD40 wouldn't be any use!!

Any tips on this?
I know crotchets, quavers, minims, dotted notes etc.... but cant seem to
relate these to what I play.

I've attempted a start in guitar pro but it sounds nothing like my track
when I play it back!

many thanks for any pointers.

Cheers

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Hi No66y,

I know just what you mean. Pitch is easy enough but, timing can be
really difficult to notate. I often give up and just jot down notes in
tab.

Slow down the music, if you can, then count 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & per bar
and try to work out on which beat the main phrases start. Now working
on one phrase at a time, fill in the notes that fall on the beat.
Lastly add in the remaining notes.

Find this approach works best for me. Knowing where each phrase
starts, shows me how much time I have to fit a phrase into. It's a
process of starting by setting limits and then working down towards
the detail.

Cliff

A couple of quick mnemonics for the OP..

Although it may seem counter-intuitive, speech patterns are very rhythmic, and can assist in timing notation.

Think of the phrase "walking down the street". Almost no-one gives equal timing and emphatic weight to each word. Transcribed into notation, that would usually read:

dotted crotchet/quaver/dotted crotchet/quaver/crotchet

Others I remember from various lessons decades ago:

"Trafalgar Square" - quaver/dotted crotchet/quaver/crotchet

"Piccadilly Circus" - [quaver/quaver/quaver/quaver] followed by [dotted crotchet/quaver]

"Manchester" - crotchet/crotchet/crotchet

But remember - this is all just convention. A dotted crotchet/quaver "swing" rhythm is written that way as a form of shorthand - the reality is that the first note is not three times as long as the second one (it's more like the first two notes of a triplet group tied, followed by the third note articulated separately).

Ever seen how the Sibelius program notates (musical) keyboard output played directly into the computer? They use quantisation for a reason!



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