Forum: Share Your Music
07-10-2018, 09:08 AM
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Re: ‘She’s Scattered Everywhere’
Hi David
Thanks for the compliment – in truth, I’m no naturally gifted pianist who can improvise at will. Almost always after having worked out an arrangement and the finger annotation I forget...
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Forum: Share Your Music
07-08-2018, 01:17 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,262
‘She’s Scattered Everywhere’
Loved this recording of ‘She’s Scattered Everywhere’ (as performed by Archibald, a New Orleans rhythm and blues pianist and singer) so much,
https://youtu.be/Kho6b1VUPsc
that I made this...
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Forum: Share Your Music
06-24-2017, 12:36 PM
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Views: 4,019
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Forum: Share Your Music
08-21-2014, 12:57 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 22,335
Re: "The Fat Man" (Fats Domino) - a transcription
One for the purists...
After getting into the swing of playing the piece have made a couple of changes to improve the flow in the right hand and it to roll more easily:- one note omitted in bar 9...
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Forum: Share Your Music
08-18-2014, 10:30 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 22,335
Re: "The Fat Man" (Fats Domino) - a transcription
Thanks for the kind comments - good to know someone else enjoy's it too.
Since Fats' energy is infectious, I've always wondered why the track's never had more airplay.
Ralph - here's Fats rockin'...
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Forum: Share Your Music
08-17-2014, 09:55 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 22,335
"The Fat Man" (Fats Domino) - a transcription
After reading “Blue Monday” and unable to find a transcription of “The Fat Man” on the net I created this one (probably the only transcription I'm actually proud of) using various recordings and...
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Forum: Share Your Music
05-18-2014, 11:05 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 19,780
Re: The Irish Rover (soul style, The Commitments)
Hi mgj
I think your piece is really well done and I admire your creative ability although piano music more in the style of New Orleans, rock 'n' roll, blues, soul is my thing.
Which instrument(s)...
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Forum: Share Your Music
05-17-2014, 10:29 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 19,780
Re: The Irish Rover (soul style, The Commitments)
Ralph, Herbert, mgj.
Thanks for your kind comments.
Transcription is a pretty lonely and agonizing process and I have to be truly moved by an arrangement to follow through with it.
So, although I...
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Forum: Share Your Music
05-15-2014, 12:41 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 19,780
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Forum: Share Your Music
01-10-2014, 02:19 PM
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Views: 12,269
The Dark Island
I love the melody of this Scottish waltz.
After buying Composer around seven years ago this is one of my first attempts at creating an arrangement of a melody I liked (by using a combination of...
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Forum: Share Your Music
01-10-2014, 01:57 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 18,402
Re: Goodnight Irene
Walt. Thanks for the kind comment.
I only attempt to transcribe piano-based arrangements I really like and with a simple bass-line regardless of the class of music since I it requires painstaking...
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Forum: Share Your Music
01-04-2014, 09:19 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 18,402
Goodnight Irene
Wanted to share this version transcribed from Eric Clapton on The Chas & Dave TV Christmas Special 1982.
see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZm96PKwtHc
One has Clapton's guitar solo, and the other...
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Forum: Share Your Music
05-23-2013, 08:14 AM
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Views: 8,904
Mireille Mathieu - Amour Défendu
Amour Défendu - first heard and loved this Mireille Mathieu song around 30 years ago and have been trying to track it down ever since. Found on and transcribed from...
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Forum: Share Your Music
01-30-2013, 10:31 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 28,368
Re: Huey Smith Piano Style
Thanks for the compliment. Good to make contact with a human being - - hits are impersonal and give no idea of who’s out there and what they’re getting out of the post. I first got turned on to this...
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Forum: Share Your Music
01-29-2013, 09:26 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 9,578
The Mathematician - Benedetti/Cunningham
For anyone who's interested here's a transcription of Nicola Benedetti playing "The Mathematician" accompanied by Phil Cunningham at a Hogmany 2005 celebration on TV no longer on YouTube. btw the...
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Forum: Share Your Music
01-29-2013, 09:02 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 28,368
Re: Huey Smith Piano Style
Hi Ralph
Although attached afresh the copy failed to appear.
But you can pick up the original post by scrolling to the bottom of the page and clicking on "New Orleans Piano" - read the replies...
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Forum: Share Your Music
01-23-2013, 07:25 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 28,368
Huey Smith Piano Style
First posted this transcription I made from the DVD "Dr. John Teaches New Orleans Piano 2" back in May 2009.
I'd welcome hearing from anyone else who plays, transcribes etc. this kind of New Orleans...
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Forum: Share Your Music
01-21-2013, 06:36 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 23,825
Caban La Ka Kratchie
Have transcribed this Georges Fordant song from the soundtrack of The Thomas Crown Affair remake.
Anyone know how I can get a copy of the lyrics?
.....and perhaps a translation to...
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