Larnell Lewis Drum Solo Transcription - 'The City Lights'

[@ArtDrumz]

The transcription is as impressive as the solo itself! Well done! This is not an easy task to transcribe this.

[@DailyChops]

Thank you! 😊

[@kennyelliott9293]

@@DailyChops No Kidding

[@shivangkapadia21]

I don't think a drum solo has ever made me cry with joy before. One of my most favourites of his. There's so much life in this! What a great job with the transcription, man! Kudos!

[@eltonester6531]

This is the first I ever saw of Larnell a few years ago and its still one of the best drum solos I've ever seen

[@axelwengrud6790]

Everything about this is mind blowing!

[@MusicDiscoveryLab]

That was unreal. Both the playing AND the transcription.

[@sergiovasq]

Pulling & teasing the timing .....masterful. Seriously masterful. Thank you so much for sharing this.

[@matteo.1510]

Now you’ve done my 2 fav drummers

[@ganzrawr5334]

Tony, you're work is remarkable. Never seen a drum channel like yours before. I'm gonna spread the word.

[@DailyChops]

Thank you Adam! That really means a lot :)

[@Buddythunder1]

What a glorious musicality! Great work to transcribe it.

[@murep]

Utterly superb work, do you hear me clapping. Spot on notation , thank you so much fo this.

[@DailyChops]

Thank you Bruce! :)

[@emanuelantunes2789]

WOW! I don't know how I haven't come across your channel yet! This is outstanding and remarkable! Great work with the transcription of this epic drum solo! Thank you so much for creating this!!

[@DailyChops]

Thank you Emanuel!

[@TheSasquatchArchives]

I have a lot of admiration for the time you've invested in transcribing this solo. Amazing work.

[@ramijarrous1983]

Absolute genius!!!

[@SeonYulKimDrum]

Wow!! Perfect Transcription!! THANK YOU FOR UPLOADING THIS NICE VIDEO! YOU ARE AWESOME!👏👏

[@DailyChops]

Thank you Seon! :)

[@Pichugabi]

Amazing transcription work ! Genius

[@corywoehlke]

Reformed Stoic posted this video to his community section so I knew it was going to be good. Amazing

[@igoresteves2388]

There are more numbers in this transcription than in most of my engineering manuals. The quintuplets to 32nd note triplets was mind melting.

[@newdrug1880]

Soon I'll learn to listen to this!

[@mattyan6153]

Love the effort! Thank you!

[@azotegaspard6340]

Really great job ! thank you so much ! U have a great ear to do this

[@iDigsGiantRobots]

DUDE YOU ROCK. Thank you!

[@lhansol207]

This is very useful!! Thank!

[@eldani8095]

DAMN this channel is amazing man! Thx so much, DailyChops :) (Larnell Lewis is of course equally fuckin amazing!!)

[@35mmonrose]

this is absolutely fucking insane

[@nedgrant918]

Great job!

[@diamondsrubies9423]

omfg I was looking for this. Thank you kind sir

[@AaronLandauav]

Omg. Amazing. Transcriptoon

[@edpercussion1791]

Great!!!!!! Thank you!!

[@lukewagner158]

Hey, thanks so much for this! Now that I have the transcription I can start working on this for the next couple years :)

[@ultrahero2115]

He's like a painter!

[@JosiahWilson1]

This is incredible - what a beautiful piece

[@pulse2505]

Holy shit! this is amazing!

[@MarioCalzadaMusic]

Thank you for this

[@timothycroke5307]

Wow, what an incredible solo. And the sound of the drums was incredible, especially for a live performance. Gotta watch this another 50 times.

[@Jnr_Roland]

sensacional. 🔥

[@Bluejay-ri1yf]

The SHEER MUSICALITY makes me tremble!

[@hansberrick]

Really appreciate your work!!! I've learned so many from your music and transcriptions. Can you do more Larnell Lewis solo transcription? Thanks a lot!!!

[@DailyChops]

Thank you!! I'm sure I will do another Larnell Lewis transcription in the future :)

[@patrickbrennan2864]

Tony transcribed two songs for me, and then I just had to hire him to play them !!!! Working with a transcript AND watching it…great way to learn Tony is a true professional, always easy to contact, and humble But I still can’t believe he did THIS Tony, would you play it ?

[@DailyChops]

Hey Patrick! Thank you so much for the words of support - you are very kind! 😊 It was a lot of fun doing those transcriptions and recordings for you and I'm glad they were helpful. I would certainly give this transcription a go, but it would take me a LOT of practise to get anywhere near Larnell’s level.

[@patrickbrennan2864]

@@DailyChops I should have responded much sooner , doubt many will see this.. I’ll do same on your more recent ones Patrick

[@danielgoldberg476]

I'm using this as my college audition piece!

[@Nathj04]

Daniel Goldberg Hey mate how you getting on with it?

[@danielgoldberg476]

Natty not great haha it's going really slow but I'm not going to give up I'm in love with this solo and I'm not going to let my brain or my hands get in the way of my future! 👍

[@yarpyarp85]

Well, that's maybe the best drum solo ever, and imagine...... it's totally improvised...

[@amarildosantosalbuquerques3248]

fantástico

[@javiercastro077]

THANK YOU MAN, you are awesome

[@BRxNER]

Hello sir it’s amazing! Love your work so much! Might I ask what kind of software you used to do the drum sheet on the video 🙇‍♂️

[@santanadrums]

00:56 buzz rolls really amaze me. Anyone know good tutorials on them?

[@richy.tambor]

Que Mostrooo Crackkkk 🙌🏿✨🎵✌🏿💥

[@AlexMusic_51]

Beware of the aliens! I somehow missed this one. Tony, you're great! Would love to see the process of how you write this stuff out, and how long it takes - would be awesome. My guess is (and the way I do it whenever I take songs) you put an excerpt to a repeat mode and write the stuff down, right? Anyway, it's beyond me at this scale and with such performance level. How long did it take you to just get the first raw notation out of it?

[@DailyChops]

Thank you Alex! You're right - I tend to transcribe small sections at a time. The size of the sections depends on how complicated the music is. This could be four bars or four notes. I play the section through and on each pass add more detail to the notation, with a final pass of the whole phrase to check the accuracy. I think this one took me a couple of days to write out the notes.

[@petermcdonald514]

Really good job Do you do other transcriptions for a fee

[@tristansmith1618]

Your channel is incredible

[@boudewijnlamper]

Great work! What program enables you to have live playback with the red line?

[@carlostoro1426]

Does also exist a lead sheet of the song????

[@michaelelliott4224]

Where could I get the hardcopy of this transcription?

[@JesusGutierrez-mi8gr]

omg unbilievable

[@GSA_Drums]

Great Again :)

[@garyharden2362]

Wow bro!

[@Tomariokart]

Hey thanks for the transcription, it very helps ! But i've been working through to play it, and after listening carefully i've noticed a little mistake at bar 14 about the rythm. Here's what larnell really plays on that bar : - two first triplet on BEAT 1 - two half note (swing) on BEAT 2 - one half note on the "and" of BEAT 3 - BEAT 4 & 5 are ok On your part, it's like it's shifted by one triplet, if that makes sense for you. Tell me if this is correct! Thanks :)

[@DailyChops]

Hey DrumZy! Good luck learning the transcription - it’s definitely a challenge! By bar 14, I assume you mean as per the score on my website? So the phrase starting at 0:35 ? I’ve checked this and, as far as I can tell, what I have transcribed is correct. Larnell definitely starts on the upbeat (triplet feel) and outlines a rhythm matching the afro-cuban bell pattern, which is very familiar to me, so hard to mistake. Like anybody, I do make mistakes though, so do let me know if you spot anything else as you learn the solo 😊

[@Tomariokart]

@@DailyChops Hey ! At 0:35 everything is fine, there's no mistake. The phrasing i'm talking about is at 0:57 (when he plays 4 buzzs in a row) . It corresponds to the bar 14 on your pdf, assuming 1 bar equals a 11/4 time signature. Do you see it ? By the way, i wonder how much time did it take you to transcribe the whole solo ? I guess you saved me a big amount of time :)!

[@DailyChops]

Hey@@Tomariokart, ahh, ok I see what you mean. Yes, it’s certainly open to interpretation - as Larnell is playing quite loosely (i.e. with feeling 😊) it’s difficult to tell if that first buzz stroke of the quarter-note triplet is intended to land on the first beat of the bar. So, yes, the quarter-note triplet at the end of bar 13 could be two dotted quavers, with the buzz stroke landing on the next down beat, and continuing as you suggest. The solo took me about two days to transcribe. I’m really glad you like it and would love to see a video of you playing the transcription 😊

[@Tomariokart]

@@DailyChops good idea, i've never done that but as soon as i can play the solo and i have de camera i'll do that !

[@devinbrewer8956]

Those one handed quintuplets are you kidding me? 😭😭 Damn near made me quit

[@ketofitforlife2917]

Transcription?

[@kuznetsov_denis_alexandrovich]

Is it ok to cry over a drum solo?

[@fcoolvera2176]

Sput lives in 7 by Thomas Pridgen please...

[@romamakushev9878]

Sir, you're amazing. The work is titanic, Larnell playing is titanic too. Is there any plans to notate Thomas Pridgen solo?))

[@DailyChops]

Thank you! Pridgen is amazing, and I'm definitely open to suggestions, so send me a link! :)

[@romamakushev9878]

@@DailyChops oh, that's great, his last killing on zildjian live would be interesting for all community. Hope it will inspire you! You make a great job. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rF6yk3mtbZamhsU

[@yasha12isreal]

He's the real Pocket King

[@xiaozhouchen1035]

king

[@gxdhabakkagw6268]

Sometimes I wonder if a human out there has taken the time to learn to sight read drum notation like this (not like a jazz band setting where the sheet music is mostly just improv with hits)

[@patrickbrennan2864]

It’s how Vinnie C. got the Frank Zappa gig !!! ( according to him, in the interview)😊

[@filipkasprzyk9564]

Woooo

[@armandochuh]

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[@antonribkin5319]

This solo is soo schmakin…

[@whitediamondcut3094]

Blabo

[@ico8272]

is it me....but is anyone else tired of hearing the same millennial gospel type licks....over and over again....?

[@patrickbrennan2864]

Which ones ?