Chris Potter's Tune-Up Transcription

[@kathreentoles9580]

he's out of this world.

[@chayjazz]

I try to write out transcriptions so they are readable (for me..). Chris definitely displaces the barline and the changes in this solo performance. I put double barlines where I felt the top of each chorus was but they may not line up to how you hear the phrases. I might read through this solo again at a later date and make some more corrections....

[@johndouglasmusic]

I'm completely amazed at Chris Potter and equally amazed at Charles McNeal! Thank you for doing this!

[@MrChicoSax]

Dear Charles, You have made an awesome job. It is so great to have the opportunity to be able to read the music while Chris is playing. I can easily imagine how hard it was to transcribe that solo!!

[@AnAmericanComposer]

Coltrane, My Shining Hour solo quote at 1:36!

[@bentonpastorik9057]

I'm hearing Giant Steps at 5:30!

[@amaurycabralj]

Benton Pastorik coltrane changes indeed!

[@tuckerantell]

Spot on! awesome job and for a 10+ minute solo! holy crap! In regards to the solo: It always amazes me how "simple" some of these ideas really are when you finally get them on paper. Of course not so simple to think up and execute flawlessly w/ great sound and time feel but Major triads can really sound cool in the right hands!!! I hope you get a publishing deal for all this work my goodness this is better than some hal leonard stuff!

[@musicalrt]

WOW. Amazing transcription. Seriously, your ears are incredible to be able to transcribe this so accurately. WOW

[@jph886]

what a wonderful episode of music

[@blindblackpianist]

Yeah this season of music had a lot of classics

[@jdrosborough]

What an effort. Both by Chris and the transcriber. Phenomenal.

[@nobodady1]

Astounding work. Amazing. I will be studying this for quite a while. Thanks.

[@kchappelle]

How’d you make out?

[@williamwinslow6582]

@@kchappelle Life long study.

[@TheAJB1996]

He's so in control it out of control

[@havokmusicinc]

My one dissapointment, as a brass player, is that while I can play all these notes, I cannot do all the little split fingerings for tonal variety and overtone playing that Potter does here. Great transcription!

[@autodidactusplaysjrpgs7614]

Is that a saxophone or a nuclear weapon?

[@simonsays525]

WMD

[@jackspragnow5071]

BOTH

[@ivancastillo1590]

Por MUUUUUCHO lo mejor que he escuchado. Si algún saxofonista desea aprender a tocar bien. CON SOLO ESTUDIAR ESTO BASTA.

[@superbigguru]

Thank you very much. It's very helpful to me I'll never forget your help Mr. McNeal

[@wjimenez92796]

Amazing phrasing and timing !!! Thank You Mr McNeal.

[@chayjazz]

Thanx for checking out the website. Yeah, I do spend a lot of time transcribing but I really do enjoy it, plus I've gotten pretty fast. I still have time to have a life...sort of...LOL

[@vpsaxman]

Wow, what an amazing job you've done with this transcription! You must have scratched your head quite a few times as to how to notate some of this stuff! You're the freakin' man!

[@raefblack7906]

Charles McNeal is a fricken genius!

[@freesoulsinger]

Truly gifted and passionate

[@newcents329238]

Fantastic job...really enjoyed reading and listening through it all

[@fingersfitz]

I think it's time to get the hammer on my old saxophone 😎 Great transcription 👏

[@chayjazz]

Hey Don... no microphone into Finale (I wouldn't even know how to do that...LOL) Just listening to the solo and inputting 1 note at a time.... Thanx for checking out the website.

[@wyndhl9465]

Chris seems to have touched all the (major) great tenor masters in sound and quotes: Hawkins, Byas, Rollins, Mobley, Brecker and yes, John William Coltrane himself - not forgetting the virtuosic Michael Brecker. It's the instructor's call for all to PRACTICE a la Chris Potter - and Michael Brecker, and John Coltrane and Charlie Parker before him (Chris Potter) Well done, Mr. Potter!

[@ccalvac18]

Bastard.Too good. He's awesome. Thx for the upload.

[@kevinmiller124]

Wow, thank you so much for doing this

[@gpzanini]

You are really a top level musician. Many compliments for the "craxy" trsnscription.

[@menilmontant]

Just checked your website... pretty impressed by the amount of transcriptions... mad props!!

[@skimanization]

Wow, incredibly amazing playing...!!!

[@adgp8945]

Overtone section at 7:13 is absolutely absurd. Literally inhuman control of the instrument.

[@pepperwilliams4428]

His entire solo sounds so much like Rollins!

[@jujubotofficial2476]

it's so great i really dig it and it's also a great tribute to the sonny rollins version on newk's time

[@freesoulsinger]

Great. Transcription

[@JoeCohenSaxophone]

Charles this is great!!

[@mikeolmos5009]

I hate him.

[@christianbye3259]

Best I'v evee heard! So incredible!!!!

[@JeffreySaxophoneTallNewton]

Charles, you should contact Sher Music and Chris to do the official solo book (if there isn't one already....). Fantastic work! As to Chris, he's a fantastic player. Here, I hear Giant Steps and Sonny Rollins...

[@Selmerpilot]

Chip, good to see you're staying busy! We haven't talked in what, 12 years? SHeesh time goes

[@Sirvalorsax]

Redonculous! Would have liked to have had chord changes over the top with countdown changes also just to see how the lines relate but... Awesome work dude!

[@nathanradich9374]

Just listening to this hurts my chops

[@calfm4103]

chris knows how to ruin my dreams

[@shaddjimenez4524]

or revive them

[@yasabaraza]

Virtuoso total!

[@damienallouch]

fantastic job charles!!!! chris too :)

[@nobodady1]

Thanks so much for your reply. My question wasn't meant to be critical. I was just curious. I truly appreciate the work you've done. I'm a long way from being able to transcribe a solo such as this. I could get the notes, but the rythms would tie me up a lot. Kudos to you. I plan to study this solo. Would you be interested in any analysis of mine?

[@549heydrew]

Holy Fuck... He's so unbelievably good.

[@EricFontaineJazz]

how Chris Potter tunes up!

[@pectenmaximus231]

Wonderful. Thank you!

[@ToolTechSoftware]

Best i ever heard

[@justasjustasaxlt3006]

Chris is the best!!!!!!!!!!! thanks ;) super solo!!!

[@TONIKOBLER]

great artist musician

[@patrickmalabuyo]

amazing

[@sauxphilippe]

Big good work !thanks !

[@antoniocarlosminan5540]

my respect, im bass player but understand yours hard work,sorry my english,cheers from Uruguay

[@ssaxman]

Chris Potter was always good but DAMN !!!

[@ibanezprs3403]

thank you sir .. respect

[@prod_kg]

How does he create that effect at 6:27

[@bugattibeast]

KingGoldingIV Overtones. Play the note you want to play and switch to the overtone fingering, it'll give it a slightly different sound.

[@dimitriskaraganis]

What the fuck? Unique!!

[@chayjazz]

Aaron Barber, here you go: Chris Potter's solo on Tune Up

[@jdrosborough]

Wow -- it would take me six decades to learn this. Amazing.

[@owlmatrix6794]

do you know where I could get sheet music for chris potter sun king

[@nobodady1]

Are those changes in meter accurate? Or is it easier to notate that way? Rather than passing phrases over the barline etc..?

[@Musician0at0Work]

MAd props I thought about doing this quickly gave up before I pulled up finale...

[@cdigger6671]

9:39 best part :)

[@aaronbarber8581]

I wanna see someone learn this.

[@derio1216]

Lol Giant Steps reference at 5:29!

[@Zager-recap]

Wonderfull!

[@BeeFlatCat]

Do you know where I can get a transcription of Coltrane's "Countdown" solo? Do you have that? Can't find it anywhere scored for tenor.

[@artsaxman]

Dude, Sick!!!

[@bradygandy1031]

I love how GameCube intro it gets almost halfway in

[@roanmccormick7923]

Sick!

[@eforbandgeorgiebest]

Unbe...ferkin....lievable!

[@ribitsov]

it's great.

[@mulld59]

Charles, to transcribe, did you set a microphone up into finale?? By the way an incredible amount of work with all of your transcriptions. Also incredibly generous posting them for free....All the best to you!.......CHEERS!

[@fersken0108]

なんだただの神か

[@FanTrombone]

see what happens when you practice- You become Great!

[@cmariosax]

Woo !

[@larryzabala3362]

!Que Barbaro! Intocable pues, si acaso llego a la mitad jajajaja.

[@alangonzalezmartinez8189]

This is a great transcription but just looking at the bar lines and aafkafbakffaka comparing mine to yours is a pain. I think 4 bars per system works better. Great job though and thanks for sharing

[@michaela1541]

can u pls transcribe for alto sax

[@eumakka]

holy.....

[@michaelglennwilliams6278]

Wow is this one available on the site somewhere?

[@PaulNaser]

note to self, study 3:37

[@adilsonmartins3189]

Se eu conseguir tirar o son agudo que esses cara tiram! rasparei ainda mais minha careca?

[@niguchu]

3:51 gat dayum

[@christianabaza9848]

how did you make this?

[@kalangors]

I would really like to be your friend!!! I desire every good feelings and energies to you and all that you consider!! Live long!

[@milest3560]

1:28

[@BeeFlatCat]

Unbelievable collection of transcriptions on your website. By the way, what do you do in your free time?

[@Shawskee]

Best. Username. Ever.

[@FurySponge]

I love Chris Potter's sound and improvision, however whenever he comes to a loud section, I get scared, because I know that when he plays loud accents, the sound sorta.. pops. And it hurts. Maybe if the mic wasn't so sensitive or was further away... or maybe it's just part of his sound...

[@yoshi3723]

CooL!!

[@acousticprojekt]

what albums this from???

[@leoyucht]

im pretty sure its just from a clinic on youtube

[@bardarians]

WOW

[@aaronkranzler4830]

Did you scribe this all by ear first?

[@ChristopherPitts]

OMG!

[@ig0tsh0t]

Anyone else catch the bit giant steps he threw in around 5:28 ?

[@saxnova]

Good god.

[@carloskull]

demais

[@jimmythebold589]

10:00 licc

[@leftear8010]

That outro...

[@insite2life]

.............Oh I'm sorry, was he finished playing? My brain is still trying to process what my ears heard & my eyes saw! I'm going to practice with a new level of humility and drive!