Bob-Omb Battlefield - 8 Bit Big Band [Patrick Bartley Alto Sax Solo Transcription]

Patrick Bartley tears it up on the 8 Bit Big Band's version of Bob-Omb Battlefield
A modern jazz master of the saxophone, one of my all time favourite pieces of video game music
PDF sheet music available at www.joeatkinreeves.com/transcriptions

[@The8BitBigBand]

Patrick is indeed one seriously bad ass dude!! Nice transcription work thanks for doing this!!

[@JoeAtkinReeves]

Thank you Charlie, always excited to hear your new music!

[@AverageDrafter]

When the conductor grabs a Tambourine, you know the fire is raging!

[@evanchristman2776]

0:00 to 1:29 is my favorite part. Great transcription! Pat is the best!!!!

[@BrunoNeureiter]

Me: goes to check if the video starts at 0:00

[@xxczerxx]

This guy is arguably the greatest living alto player, and moreover one of the best full-stop

[@munmunyee]

Hard disagree. Not saying he isn't a great player but far from being the best living.

[@shitpostnation3069]

not sure about best living but his improvisations are so melodic that it can become arguable

[@xxczerxx]

@@munmunyee Who would you put above him?

[@tiagoerazu9664]

@@xxczerxx patrick improvisations are very melodic yes, but speaking about technic i think Baptiste Herbin is better.

[@enkaku2642]

@@xxczerxxKenny Garrett. As for the younger generation Immanuel Wilkins is widely regarded as one of the most promising alto players in recent times

[@toggeli4156]

I think in tearms of checking all the boxes, there isn’t anyone like Patrick. He has the tone, speed, altissimo control, melodicnes and what gives him the edge, he is the master of any genre, i’m sorry to anyone who has a favourite sax player, but this man IS the best living alto player🤷‍♂️

[@JoeAtkinReeves]

His desire for feel and sound above everything else is what draws me to him as a player. His videos where he discusses his approach are refreshing, definitely worth a watch.

[@jayditthardt]

The way he's going he's going he could be the best so far

[@althejazzman]

OMG this makes my brain hurt. How and why do you put yourself through this pain of identifying each and every note of an improvisation?

[@JoeAtkinReeves]

It's like an audio puzzle... I enjoy finding the solution, but also the balance between total accuracy and writing something that would be practical and intuitive for someone reading it. Plus people are sometimes lovely enough to pay for the PDF copies!

[@theyeak]

In order to improvise in jazz, you must learn from players who a better than you, you do this by learning what the play and analyzing what they play over each chord, you can then use their vocabulary as a part of yours, jazz is like a language and you learn it just like any other

[@citrus1207]

@@JoeAtkinReeves that is real commitment

[@ricaard]

I love the question, and *both* of the answers!

[@beatsbygoldie2383]

From what I’ve heard from other people who transcribe solos, it gets easier as you start to recognise certain notes over which chords. With some practice you can recognise a major/minor arpeggio by ear etc. Something similar is where they showed pro chess players a board from a real game and had to memorise it quickly. Then they were showed another board where pieces were places where you’d never see naturally in a game, they faired much worse on the second. Same way this would be way harder if there was no melody and just random notes. Sorry for paragraph

[@sorenfuhrer401]

that phase starting at 0:27 is so killing. What an amazing and creative solo. Thanks so much for the transcription and thanks to Mr. Bartley for once again blowing up my brain with his ability!

[@EthanZawisza_EZas314]

It's like the going into-the-pipe sound!

[@Ciiiroo]

0:31 this part

[@zchelmerjoashgamboa7366]

It's a Mario Kart quote right?

[@Ciiiroo]

​@@zchelmerjoashgamboa7366 i don't know but sounds VERY familiar

[@blackmage1276]

​@@Ciiirooit's a quote from bomb omb battle field itself

[@altariabeats]

Just started working on this one, great choice! Clean notation too, well done!

[@JoeAtkinReeves]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@majmage]

Such an absolute legend.

[@SaxPracticemanJazz]

OMG!!!! Amazing solo!!!

[@juanmonreal4014]

This sounds like Nintendo made a circuit based on Bob-omb Battlefield for Mario Kart 8, that game used the saxophone a lot for the themes.

[@jamezp1]

Great transcription! HNY!

[@ricksnow007]

PB solos are an existential event

[@Rammy_Latin]

Excellently done! 👏👏

[@JoeAtkinReeves]

Thank you very much!

[@fitchyyboi]

This is a really good transcription. Well done.

[@ChipTheMusicMan]

Pat just went NUCLEAR...dude is RADIOACTIVE...there are no normal words to describe what just happened there!!! 🤯

[@danielleb6125]

Lol, Sam Dillon was DIGGING IT

[@ricksnow007]

Who the heck growls a triple E....jeez PB ❤❤❤❤❤

[@fadedc]

Patrick is actually the goat.

[@ricardodiazromulo303]

This is real heavenly music of joy and delight in a Party among god-men..with the Father....😂😂😂😂💥💥💥💥🤯🤯🤯🤯😍😍😍😍

[@ricksnow007]

No words...

[@maexmaestermann471]

OMG!!!!!!! AMazing!!!!!!!!!!!

[@dochmbi]

Nice solo!

[@jacoposcalzi1929]

Good

[@juwonnnnn]

🔥

[@user-qs9tx8vj7v]

Здорово!!!

[@simonsays525]

Dude just casually pulls out an altissimo E...

[@toggeli4156]

Lol, the funny thing is that he plays a lot higher than that😂

[@space_goat_v1337]

we making it out of mushroom kingdom with this one 🔥

[@joyhey89387]

Where do I find the full performance of this video?

[@JoeAtkinReeves]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/iKDaaqyHgZ2qaaMsi=6QRhnXiYm8ohJTlW

[@percyvolnar8010]

This song should be titled "Japanese remix of stevie wonder's 'Sir Duke'..."

[@rpj-sax4lyfe]

🔥🔥💯👍🏾

[@jaxonhirsh5353]

Does anyone have the recording of this? It is sooooo killin

[@valentinasanchez5757]

00:00

[@matthew_pauls]

Yeah that goes kinda hard lol

[@peterchrysostomou610]

The beginning of this song, the phrase played over again is from Mario 64 hahaha

[@JoeAtkinReeves]

I never noticed that! Which track is it from?

[@koolkiwikat]

Come on.... How many of us can play this?......

[@lyradicalunderscore3311]

All of your notes that are marked naturals should be flats

[@JoeAtkinReeves]

Hey! Let me know where you think that is, but this has been checked and played through for accuracy

[@BrunoNeureiter]

This is probably notated for the sax

[@JoeAtkinReeves]

Yeah, it's written for Eb Alto Sax