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Looking for known accurate tab and/or notation for Stormy Monday
- Thread starter LowDown Hal
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I don't have that tab, but I'm interested, too. Berry Oakley was a pretty unique player. Very melodic. I'm interested to see what he did with that tune.
First of all Stormy Monday by the ABB is in G and on a second note, I'm not sure you are being very helpful here.
The original is just blues in D, I just assumed the Allman Brothers followed suite like everyone else who covered it.
the version I found is in the bass tab white pages by T.Bone Walker which greg mentions in the live track. By the way, where did your find a blues bass tab white pages?
Brain Fart on My Part...
I meant to say that I found it in the BASS Tab White Pages.
I have a copy of it by the Allmans, on my home PC (I'm at work) I'll see if I can't get it to you.
I just finished a transcription of this a few weeks ago using Transcribe and Sibelius. The double-time feel section during the organ solo is particularly tricky because Berry Oakley (who I revere as a bassist) misses a few notes in there.
The last part of the fifth measure of that section is where things get wacky, but in short, he misses the C on the one of the sixth measure. If you're listening for the C (he hits it two notes later), then the phrasing sounds all jacked up, and you end up wondering how he straightened it out by the next measure. I guess this is why he was in the ABB and I'm in my house. Anyway, I took the liberty of putting the C in the right place and slightly altering the subsequent line.
The section just before the organ solo has a cool change in the bass line to ride along with some Ray Charles style block chords by Gregg Allman. Notably, the band changes the chord structure in the third bar of this section to stay in G on beat 7 and not move up to Ab as in the rest of the song. This motif also repeats itself on the next-to last go 'round in the song.
Anyway, I'm not well trained at writing notation, but I have this down well enough to read through, so if anyone wants a copy, I've got it on Sibelius, or I can even scan a copy of the actual pages and e-mail it. Just send me a PM with your e-mail and choice of format. Sorry, no TAB.
The last part of the fifth measure of that section is where things get wacky, but in short, he misses the C on the one of the sixth measure. If you're listening for the C (he hits it two notes later), then the phrasing sounds all jacked up, and you end up wondering how he straightened it out by the next measure. I guess this is why he was in the ABB and I'm in my house. Anyway, I took the liberty of putting the C in the right place and slightly altering the subsequent line.
The section just before the organ solo has a cool change in the bass line to ride along with some Ray Charles style block chords by Gregg Allman. Notably, the band changes the chord structure in the third bar of this section to stay in G on beat 7 and not move up to Ab as in the rest of the song. This motif also repeats itself on the next-to last go 'round in the song.
Anyway, I'm not well trained at writing notation, but I have this down well enough to read through, so if anyone wants a copy, I've got it on Sibelius, or I can even scan a copy of the actual pages and e-mail it. Just send me a PM with your e-mail and choice of format. Sorry, no TAB.
Dear Sir could I get a copy of your Stormy Monday work. My e-mail is:[email protected] Thank you very much, Jerry P
listen to it.. find the notes...
hard at first, gets much easier the more you do it + the more musical understanding you have.
worth the initial frustration, i guarantee you.
hard at first, gets much easier the more you do it + the more musical understanding you have.
worth the initial frustration, i guarantee you.
I know it a while since this , but any chance that anyone could scan me a copy of these notes ?
Would be grateful as have a short notice gig later this wek and no time to learn by ear !
Would be grateful as have a short notice gig later this wek and no time to learn by ear !
Kittynelson, send a PM with your email address and I can send that to you. 7 pages from the Bass White Pages. I can't figure out how to attach to a PM.
Well gig was great - wowed the guitarist who thought I couldn't do it and made him think maybe its worth learning to read properly after all!
Thankyou so much to the kind member that sent it to me.
Have now purchased a new copy of the white pages but this doesn't have "stormy monday' in it - do they change it every year or something ?
If so then which one is it in and is there one that includes country numbers too, as I am now booked to play for a country group ?
Thankyou so much to the kind member that sent it to me.
Have now purchased a new copy of the white pages but this doesn't have "stormy monday' in it - do they change it every year or something ?
If so then which one is it in and is there one that includes country numbers too, as I am now booked to play for a country group ?
