Bento Box

[Eli_Upright12]

Does anyone know where I can find a lead sheet for this particular tune?

here's a video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bpdym...eature=related

[Paul Warburton]

Nice tune! I dug around on google no luck.
They used to bring us Bento Box lunches before our concerts in Japan. Sort of a box lunch filled with some questionable Sushi.
I was never so glad to see a McDonalds when we got back.

[Eli_Upright12]

Originally Posted by Paul Warburton

Nice tune! I dug around on google no luck.
They used to bring us Bento Box lunches before our concerts in Japan. Sort of a box lunch filled with some questionable Sushi.
I was never so glad to see a McDonalds when we got back.

Haha, I've had a couple bento boxes in my life, mostly on the west coast and in hawaii. The task of transcribing this seems kind of daunting.

[Marcus Johnson]

Originally Posted by Paul Warburton

They used to bring us Bento Box lunches before our concerts in Japan. Sort of a box lunch filled with some questionable Sushi.
I was never so glad to see a McDonalds when we got back.

Not hard to find McD's in Japan these days.

That's one thing about gigging in Japan; they love to keep you fed!
Always dragging you to great restaurants, and then they bring you bento boxes in addition, just so you don't starve to death between lunch and dinner.

Tokyo's one of my favorite "foodie" cities.

[Eli_Upright12]

Yeah, but aint nothin like a good greasy plate lunch on the Islands, though. Right Marcus?

[Marcus Johnson]

Plate lunch, baby! Just gotta have one once in awhile.

When I go to some local family's wedding or baby lua'u, I always make sure I have my hand truck in the back of my pickup.... just so someone can wheel me back to the parking lot after dinner.

[Eli_Upright12]

Originally Posted by Marcus Johnson

Plate lunch, baby! Just gotta have one once in awhile.

When I go to some local family's wedding or baby lua'u, I always make sure I have my hand truck in the back of my pickup.... just so someone can wheel me back to the parking lot after dinner.

Wow those must be fun gigs, gotta love it when they pay you and feed you.


Back on topic no luck still.

[Marcus Johnson]

Did Makoto write this? I met him once at a jazz fest we were both playing.... he was a really nice guy. Maybe you could just contact him directly. Alternatively, you could contact Gary, who's another one of the good dudes in the biz.

Nice tune.

[Eli_Upright12]

Yeah I believe he did. I sent him an email at his address on his website and hopefully he'll get back to me. Him and Gary are incredible together. They just do really incredible stuff.

[MrSidecar]

...but think of the times (oh, those days are over) when there were no lead sheets. Way to go was: Do your own.

Now, I hope this doesn´t come across rude (like the old guys: "Yo buddy, back in our days, WE didn´t have no REAL BOOK and could play tonsa tunes! Learn da ropes!") or is way over your head. Which, I think, it isn´t.

-I mean, start with what you can spot. For example, try and figure out the form of the tune (without changes yet, only check for parts). Write it down.

-If you have the form, start fiddling on your instrument: Is there anything you can spot? For example, hear the roots of the chords. Enough for starters. Write them down. In harmonic rhythm preferably. Use the basic structure made above and fill ´em in there.

-Then, check the melody. Listen to it. And again. And until you hear the ambulance coming. Try to sing it. Try to play it. Write it down.

-Get help of a piano player if you´re not into hearing chords and checking them out on piano.

-Play a lot along with the tune. Cool ear training, fun (that´s what it´s about), and time well spent.

And suddenly, you´ll have all the info of a lead sheet acquired yourself. Hip stuff, innit? Give yourself time, you´ll learn loads of this, and it´ll be easier in the future if you do this often, with many tunes.

Best, and good luck,

Mr Sidecar