Transcribing LEE SKLAR'S videos

[albertus]

hi, not many good things have brought the lockdown, but one of them is that Lee started a youtube channel playing tunes he has recorded. I've been transcribing all of them and you can find them in this folder: leland skalar - Google Drive

I will be posting the new ones in this thread.

I will start with Cruel Twist from his band THE IMMEDIATE FAMILY


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[SteveCS]

@albertus

Your generosity in sharing this mammoth body of work is beyond words.

I've cross-linked to this thread from 3 other big transcription threads so you should get some well-deserved traction.

 

[albertus]

@albertus

Your generosity in sharing this mammoth body of work is beyond words.

I've cross-linked to this thread from 3 other big transcription threads so you should get some well-deserved traction.

thank you so much

today another song from THE IMMEDIATE FAMILY that Leland had already played: All She Wants To Do Is Dance. R'n'R
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[Intenzity]

Wow. Hats off mi basso hermano. Bravo!

Thank you so much for sharing this with the world, very impressive!!

 

[albertus]

thanks

 

[albertus]

today another repeated song from a JUDITH OWEN'S cover from The Beatles: BLACKBIRD. it is interesting to compare versions and see how Leland plays the same tune with slight differences but always keeping the spirit of the song.
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[albertus]

Leland plays MISTERY again. A Judith Owen's beautiful ballad.
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[albertus]

Leland plays DIRTY LAUNDRY again. An amazing song from THE IMMEDIATE FAMILY
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[albertus]

another James Taylor's song that Leland plays again: NEVER DIE YOUNG. in all these songs he is repeating lately, he never plays the same, so it is interesting to compare versions.
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[albertus]

and with this tune I am up to date. a JUDITH OWEN's song that Leland also had played before in his channel: HEY MISTER IT'S ME IN THE JUKEBOX
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[albertus]

today another repeated tune: JAMES TAYLOR's EVERYDAY. very easy to read. what I like most of the repeated songs is that I get to compare versions. go and try it!
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[albertus]

this James Taylor's song that Leland played few days ago, although not difficult to play or read, it has a weird structure. a very good exercise to be focused in a song with an irregular number of bars
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[albertus]

hoy otra canción nueva de JAMES TAYLOR: Turn Away.

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[albertus]

Leland is on tour so I guess this is the last score I upload in some time. Very easy to read but you need to pay attention to the meter changes. very good exercise.
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[albertus]

it's been a long since Leland played from the last time. let's go to transcribing again with Lyle Lovett's Flyswatter Icewatter Blues.
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[albertus]

second transcription from yesterday's video. a song Leland played some time ago, but as always, some novelties. link to video: link to score:

 

[albertus]

Yesterday Leland played a tune from his band THE IMMEDIATE FAMILY named FAIR WARNING. An easy and fun score to read for the ones who are practicing with the 5 string bass.
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[albertus]

last transcription from Madrid. the next one will have sea smell. no excuses for not reading this score. the song I say goodbye with for some days until I have my studio running again is another one from THE IMMEDIATE FAMILY: Turn it up to ten. keeping 8th's playing just the root is one of those skills that any bassist is supposed to be able to do, but doing it really well is more complicated than it looks: keep the focus, the time, the sound... if this line bores you, maybe you should consider changing instrument. I have had a lot of fun with it.
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[albertus]

already settled in Barcelona, here we go again with the transcriptions. lots of songs in the forecoming days from the THE IMMEDIATE FAMILY's album. very fun to play and you must not miss them if you like Rock'n'roll. the first one is DAMAGE
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[albertus]

funny title for a funny song: THINGS TO DO IN DENVER WHEN YOU ARE DEAD.
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