Brad Mehldau Solo Transcription on Wonderwall

Hello all! I have been fairly obsessed for a while by this amazing Brad Mehldau solo on Wonderwall. Really creative outside lines that go all over the place harmonically combined with quite atypical LH voicings. Hope this inspires some of you to explore this great artist more. I’ll be posting more of solo transcriptions from many different artists on my KZbin channel in the next few months. Very welcome to check them out and maybe even subscribe? Would also love to hear any feedback and suggestions from you all. :)
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[@thikdikriky1559]

"Anyway here's wonderwall"

[@popqueen24x7]

tf is he even playing omg

[@JimManeri]

Awesome job! You heard a few rhythms of repeated notes differently than I had. I found your vid as I was giving a lesson about transcriptions, and my student asked me how I check myself and my answer, in all it's 60 year old hubris, was that at a certain point you know if you have it or don't, but sure, let''s check out some other old dude's transcription of this Brad M solo I scribbled recently enough on staff paper to still be on the piano (to a young person everyone over 25 is equally decrepit) We put on the headphones, watched my hand scribbled paper go by comparing it to yours, and sure enough in every case I had a slight discrepancy notating the rhythm from what you had heard, my student and I both heard plainly through headphones that you were right and I was wrong, much to the giggling delight of my student who saw his always-right teacher be wrong wrong wrong. I mean I could play along with it just fine, but now I'll rework playing these rhythms with the correct notation in my head and it'll be more accurate. on the other hand I'm of the habit of playing the transcription perfectly, then never again, to keep track of my style. but first I lifted a few thousand things to get that foundation. thanks for encouraging this essential practice of practice

[@RupertTheD]

Thanks Jim! Really appreciate your comments. Yes, this transcribing thing is super essential for learning this beautiful language. I have to say that this particular one was one of the most difficult and one of the most rewarding… Spent A LOT of time trying to get it right… Will have to find a new Mehldau solo to absorb soon… ;)

[@Luca-iw1pc]

youtube recommended got it right with this one

[@Pianomiano]

I've heard this solo dozens of times now, and now has new life thanks to this. Amazing work!

[@RupertTheD]

Thank You!

[@niklasmustelin3598]

Hi Rob! Nicely done! I used to transcribe Bill Evans solos back in Boston, MA. GREAT way to learn. I should Post something here in KZbin, it's been a while THANKS FOR SHARING! Wild solo out in the stratosphere. YOUZA! 😁😎🎶 🎵🎼🎹

[@RupertTheD]

Thanks Niklas!

[@leesuyong_p]

Fantastic 16th tune Thanks for transcription !!

[@cloenobody]

this is such a fascinating take on wonderwall. great transcription!! thank you for introducing me to this

[@RupertTheD]

You’re very welcome! 🙏

[@kristian6960]

Thanks a lot for your generosity, I really appreciate it!

[@RupertTheD]

You are very welcome!

[@pablo80955]

Great job but it's a G natural on bar 4

[@RupertTheD]

Sounds like he very gently brushes the g# after the g... I could be wrong though... It has happened before... Just ask my kids... :P

[@pablo80955]

@@RupertTheD Haha yes I hear that he brushes the g# but then releases it , or maybe he's the only pianist that can bend a note haha

[@RupertTheD]

@@pablo80955 😅

[@pkmentoring]

Man thank you so much for doing what we all wish we had time to do! Lol. I've been wanting to play this with my quarter for a while, and efforts like yours make this much easier to approach. Keep up the amazing work.

[@RupertTheD]

Thanks Pierson!

[@yuriyseredin]

Beautiful! Thanks for your work!

[@RupertTheD]

You are welcome! 🙏

[@ionellupu4817]

I descovered your channel it amazing your transcription it brilliant big respect to you thank you very much for score all the best

[@RupertTheD]

Thank you so much! More to come. :)

[@muxant_academy]

👾

[@Andrew-rz9hc]

Idk why I expected an oasis jazz cover

[@RupertTheD]

It actually is an Oasis jazz cover. But you're hearing only the improvised solo section, not the whole song... Def check it out. Brad has so many great covers of pop songs...

[@zenithapollostar2766]

Is this Wonderwall by Oasis

[@RupertTheD]

This is Brad Mehldau's improvised solo on his trios version of the song.

[@zenithapollostar2766]

@@RupertTheD lol well he certainly took it to a different place. I love it

[@RupertTheD]

And that's why we love him... ;)@@zenithapollostar2766

[@charlesperforms]

those LH voicings man.....

[@RupertTheD]

I know right?!

[@popqueen24x7]

literally

[@lukesavage1019]

any chance youd be willing to share a pdf version of the score?

[@RupertTheD]

I just made a link to the PDF in the description.This was a lot of work. Almost 10 pages... So you def owe me a beer or something... :P

[@lukesavage1019]

@@RupertTheD you’re a hero thank you

[@i.s.t.]

Incredible Job!!!!

[@RupertTheD]

Thank You!

[@TakShin-b5x]

exellent waork!!

[@RupertTheD]

Thanks!

[@jeanlucchapelon]

Great chorus as always !! Thanks a lot !

[@RupertTheD]

You are welcome!

[@spacevspitch4028]

Man...I was kinda bummed for failing to "fix" my sleep schedule today but at least I was up. Then I saw this and somehow thought watching/listening to a Brad Meldhau solo wasn't gonna remind me how I'm 42 and will never be the musician I dreamed of being "someday" when I was in high school and reignite dem old suicidal thoughts 😑

[@RupertTheD]

Dude… Please seek help if you are having suicidal thoughts… :( I see this so often especially with students…And I’m definitely sometimes guilty of that kind of thinking myself… I get it it… Especially when I see ridiculously young musicians playing at a level I’ll never get to… But remember that almost no one becomes the musician they dreamed of being. Everyone seems to constantly try to compare themselves to the best of the best. Of course its good to push yourself to get better. But keep some realistic expectations as well… You should focus on getting better at what you do and at the same time be amazed at the level some musicians have attained.

[@filipporinaldo2624]

Guys, forget the "levels" thing, just cultivate something you enjoy doing, in the end, it is just about having fun and feeling good in the process, it always has been...

[@georgedendulk3657]

Lick at 4:15

[@ronalda.saname396]

Great playing.