transcribing tunes
Mate
Your site is wonderful - I would like to keep motivated by playing the songs I love. Can someone help me transcribe some tunes. Because I am not using any backing but am singing the tune most of the song in large part is not even played even just need a musical outline in form of a riff or two to place the tune and keep it moving forward in the blues pattern would be ok . As Im at the bottom rung of the learning curve this is all I can expect. Or do you have loads of tunes like the ones below I can use to have some fun with. Or can you point me in the direction of someone who can help me:
Shake your hips - slim harpo
Im a king bee baby
my home is a prison
I got love if yiu want it
Sonny Boy Williamson – Eyesight To the Blind
John lee hooker Im in the mood
Robert Johnson, Me And The Devil Blues
Sonny Boy Williamson – Dust My Broom ( have sheet music)
Howlin' Wolf – My Country Sugar Mama
Jimmy Reed – Caress Me Baby
Memphis Slim – Cold Blooded Woman
Lightnin' Hopkins – Black Cat Bone
Memphis slim, really got the blues
Jay hawkins, I put a spell on you ( have sheet music)
little red rooster rolling stones version
thank you
Mark London UK
I like the content of the site very much and wanted to give positive feedback / suggestions :
1) Is in posible for the site to remember your last lesson or place ?
2) See other members in my area - to build support network - online is good but this is helpful as well
3) Library of tunes - will be willing to pay extra for them
4) forum responses to go to my normal email account or a notification to go to my email account
Please do not feel you have to respond to these suggestions Im sure you have thought of them yourself its just feedback - no need to respond if Im talking crap
cheers
Mark
Yes, please share feedback, it's important to us. #1 and #2 are in the works. #3 I cannot do, due to print rights issues (the company that owns most of the print rights to our great blues harmonica masters does not license them out) and we'll look into #4, that's a very good idea.
Glad you're enjoying the site Mark. I do not have transcriptions of these tunes. Take a look at the transcription books MASTERS OF THE BLUES HARP by Glenn Weiser and BLUES HARMONICA COLLECTION by David McKelvy... these are the only two transcription books in print and there may be some of those in there. Keep focusing on the lessons (the Bending and Tongue Block studies are at the core), you'll be able to hear what these artists are doing as your ear and technique grows.