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BLOB_CASTLE  ·  4022 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Animated Sheet Music: "So What" by Miles Davis

It's pretty cool seeing the contour of Trane's lines.





humanodon  ·  4022 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I love when it gets to the piano solo: PIANO SOLO | -14- | PIANO SOLO CONTINUES | -48- |

Hmm. It looks like it's a whole-step down from the 5th Edition of The Real Book:

Who knows. I always think it's interesting seeing solos notated. Though I can read sheet music pretty well and I used to play tenor pretty good, I always had trouble marrying the two. Musically, my eyes and fingers are not so well connected. I mean, for one thing, grace notes used to fuck me up all the time. Listening and playing back? Much easier.

BLOB_CASTLE  ·  4022 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Haha well, it's not entirely worth transcribing. I don't think Tommy Flanagan knew what him him when.

Hmm, that's very interesting. Do you have perfect pitch?

humanodon  ·  4022 days ago  ·  link  ·  

No, I don't. I understand that it can be learned, but I never did. I used to be able to figure things out pretty well if I knew what chords to play over.

BLOB_CASTLE  ·  4022 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I'm fairly certain that you have to be born with perfect pitch and that relative pitch is what's learned. That's not too shabby. dead5 and I are trying to starting to put together a collaborative song, would you want to be a part of it?

humanodon  ·  4022 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I might be wrong, though I thought I read something about the prevalence of people with perfect pitch in places where tonal languages are spoken. Oh well.

I appreciate the thought, but it's been a while since I played to any standard I'd be willing to display. I'm interested in seeing what you guys come up with though :)

BLOB_CASTLE  ·  4021 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Hmm, that's very interesting and definitely something I'm going to procrastinate with.

Hahaha, alright then. I'll keep you posted.