Some old blues songs Im trying to tab out
Tue, 11/13/2018 - 18:35
Dave,
Im addicted to the Walkin' Talkin' Blues by Joe Hill Louis back in the 1950s. Im trying to tab it out by slowing it down and watching the bendometer light up. I think its in the key of A as that what seems to make the most sense when I watch the Bendometer. For some reason I cant find the sheet music which would help me, and improve my accuracy. Any suggestions where this sheet music could be found? Any other general suggestions that I should follow to learn to play some of these old classics.
Hello baruch. Unfortunately, the majority (99%+) of blues music is not in sheet music form... the music is not popular enough to warrant paying a transcription artist to take the time to listen to figure it out. You're going about it in the right way. Loop and listen to each lick, slowing it down if you find it useful, and taking the time to figure out what is going on. I believe Bendometer is like Harp Ninja, it only can read one note at a time. If this is the case, due to the fact that there is background music along with the harmonica, it won't be any help. The transcription process takes a lot of time, and you won't always be able to figure everything out (with time you will... as your technique and ear grows, what you can't figure out now, you will as the years go on), but it's a fantastic learning process... I am a much better player due to all of the time I've spent transcribing through the years. Nothing trains your ear better than the intent listening transcription requires. If you have a piece of music you really want, and even after many, many hours you're not able to figure it out, you could pay someone to do. If you end up wanting that, I recommend someone to you.