Chris Potter's Tune-Up Transcription

[@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....

[@kathreentoles9580]

he's out of this world.

[@bentonpastorik9057]

I'm hearing Giant Steps at 5:30!

[@amaurycabralj]

Benton Pastorik coltrane changes indeed!

[@johndouglasmusic]

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

[@AnAmericanComposer]

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

[@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!!

[@jph886]

what a wonderful episode of music

[@blindblackpianist]

Yeah this season of music had a lot of classics

[@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.

[@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!

[@autodidactusplaysjrpgs7614]

Is that a saxophone or a nuclear weapon?

[@simonsays525]

WMD

[@jackspragnow5071]

BOTH

[@musicalrt]

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

[@jdrosborough]

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

[@superbigguru]

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

[@adgp8945]

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

[@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!

[@newcents329238]

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

[@TheAJB1996]

He's so in control it out of control

[@freesoulsinger]

Truly gifted and passionate

[@wjimenez92796]

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

[@nathanradich9374]

Just listening to this hurts my chops

[@gpzanini]

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

[@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!

[@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.

[@skimanization]

Wow, incredibly amazing playing...!!!

[@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

[@menilmontant]

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

[@ivancastillo1590]

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

[@kevinmiller124]

Wow, thank you so much for doing this

[@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

[@raefblack7906]

Charles McNeal is a fricken genius!

[@ccalvac18]

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

[@JoeCohenSaxophone]

Charles this is great!!

[@mikeolmos5009]

I hate him.

[@pepperwilliams4428]

His entire solo sounds so much like Rollins!

[@fingersfitz]

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

[@freesoulsinger]

Great. Transcription

[@christianbye3259]

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

[@yasabaraza]

Virtuoso total!

[@calfm4103]

chris knows how to ruin my dreams

[@shaddjimenez4524]

or revive them

[@damienallouch]

fantastic job charles!!!! chris too :)

[@EricFontaineJazz]

how Chris Potter tunes up!

[@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!

[@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...

[@pectenmaximus231]

Wonderful. Thank you!

[@cdigger6671]

9:39 best part :)

[@ToolTechSoftware]

Best i ever heard

[@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?

[@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!

[@ssaxman]

Chris Potter was always good but DAMN !!!

[@justasjustasaxlt3006]

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

[@549heydrew]

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

[@ibanezprs3403]

thank you sir .. respect

[@sauxphilippe]

Big good work !thanks !

[@antoniocarlosminan5540]

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

[@dimitriskaraganis]

What the fuck? Unique!!

[@patrickmalabuyo]

amazing

[@TONIKOBLER]

great artist musician

[@derio1216]

Lol Giant Steps reference at 5:29!

[@aaronbarber8581]

I wanna see someone learn this.

[@Zager-recap]

Wonderfull!

[@Musician0at0Work]

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

[@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.

[@artsaxman]

Dude, Sick!!!

[@nobodady1]

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

[@roanmccormick7923]

Sick!

[@larryzabala3362]

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

[@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.

[@PaulNaser]

note to self, study 3:37

[@niguchu]

3:51 gat dayum

[@ribitsov]

it's great.

[@fersken0108]

なんだただの神か

[@cmariosax]

Woo !

[@eumakka]

holy.....

[@eforbandgeorgiebest]

Unbe...ferkin....lievable!

[@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!

[@FanTrombone]

see what happens when you practice- You become Great!

[@adilsonmartins3189]

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

[@owlmatrix6794]

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

[@bradygandy1031]

I love how GameCube intro it gets almost halfway in

[@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

[@michaelglennwilliams6278]

Wow is this one available on the site somewhere?

[@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.

[@yoshi3723]

CooL!!

[@milest3560]

1:28

[@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!

[@michaela1541]

can u pls transcribe for alto sax

[@BeeFlatCat]

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

[@Shawskee]

Best. Username. Ever.

[@bardarians]

WOW

[@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...

[@jimmythebold589]

10:00 licc

[@ig0tsh0t]

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

[@ChristopherPitts]

OMG!

[@leftear8010]

That outro...

[@carloskull]

demais

[@saxnova]

Good god.

[@christianabaza9848]

how did you make this?

[@aaronkranzler4830]

Did you scribe this all by ear first?

[@acousticprojekt]

what albums this from???

[@leoyucht]

im pretty sure its just from a clinic on youtube

[@freekazoid8489]

welll I specially liked the part where he plays the sax :)