This isn't necessarily a request for someone to transcribe the entire song for me, but rather help me figure out what I'm hearing and how to properly notate it.
I'm working on transcribing bass lines from some reggae tunes. It feels like this is a whole nother level of music notation and transcribing. The laid back, behind the beat feel is making it hard for me. Today I'm working on "Shout it Out" from Burning Spear.
The intro section below feels pretty straightforward rhythmically. I'm sure there are some articulations or accents or something that I could add to help convey the feel, but I'm not formally trained in music notation and I'd welcome any feedback
The part I'm stuck on is the syncopation in beats 3 and 4 (and the pick up note) in the first measure. I'm having a hard time nailing down when playing along, and therefore with notating it too. Here's what I've got, and I'm pretty sure it's not completely accurate. I can't tell if there's a triplet feel in there or if it's a behind the beat, swung 8th note feel or what. I guess that's why reggae can be hard to do well. The feel isn't straight ahead like in lots of American popular music.
The G on the "and-of-one" is there sometimes but not always (I think). It's a nice little variation nonetheless, in my opinion.
I'm working on transcribing bass lines from some reggae tunes. It feels like this is a whole nother level of music notation and transcribing. The laid back, behind the beat feel is making it hard for me. Today I'm working on "Shout it Out" from Burning Spear.
The intro section below feels pretty straightforward rhythmically. I'm sure there are some articulations or accents or something that I could add to help convey the feel, but I'm not formally trained in music notation and I'd welcome any feedback
The part I'm stuck on is the syncopation in beats 3 and 4 (and the pick up note) in the first measure. I'm having a hard time nailing down when playing along, and therefore with notating it too. Here's what I've got, and I'm pretty sure it's not completely accurate. I can't tell if there's a triplet feel in there or if it's a behind the beat, swung 8th note feel or what. I guess that's why reggae can be hard to do well. The feel isn't straight ahead like in lots of American popular music.
The G on the "and-of-one" is there sometimes but not always (I think). It's a nice little variation nonetheless, in my opinion.
