Learning the Blues from the Masters, Part 1 - Scott Hamilton

[@Osnosis]

That A-7 to F# dominant arpeggio over the iii-VI7 at the end is really cool.

[@ccchipcraw179]

there are no 16th notes in his first measure of solo.. all triplets,, it doesnt end on beat 1. you will learn. but keep going.

[@mirkoguerrini]

Hi @ccchipcraw179, thanks for taking your time to write a comment. If you watch and listen carefully the video, especially from 17:10 you will hear me saying 'you could write this in all triplets, landing on the E on Beat 1....". As I always say in my videos, when you transcribe you always have to compromise a lot between what you hear and what you actually write. So, if we apply just the theory I would probably agree with you, but in this case, I decided to adopt the sax player's perspective. Being a tenor sax player myself, I can tell that the way I wrote it, with 16th notes laid back a lot, is more logical and potentially closer to what the player actually 'thought' there. Of course, we cannot be totally sure, but at the end of the day, if you want to write down something that was played live by a human, you have to find a compromise. BTW, I will probably learn better, but there is always no need to be rude!

[@ccchipcraw179]

one day, u will hear it correctly, it doesn't land on 'beat one".Where was i rude? You are a beginner transcriber. Im 70 years old, transcribing for years. please ask a professional, they will confirm what im trying to tell you

[@mirkoguerrini]

@@ccchipcraw179 Did you read what I wrote to you? I am saying in the video that you could write the first phrase with all triplets, but I decided to write semiquavers because this is a more natural way of thinking for a saxophone player. I am a professional musician, I teach in Universities, and just recently I gave a lecture on Transcribing. I started a podcast almost 3 years ago called 'Jazz Transcription Clinic', I am not a beginner. I am very happy to take criticism on board. However, in your case, it is just a free insult.

[@ccchipcraw179]

@@mirkoguerrini i sent u the correction on your fb.. im not trying to be rude, we all can learn, i got tons of mistakes here and there..Just thought you would appreciate it.

[@mirkoguerrini]

@@ccchipcraw179 Ok, I will explain once more: 1) To write semiquavers was my deliberate decision. 2) I have explained why I wrote semiquavers instead of triplets. 3) You tried not to be rude, but you called my 'beginner', you told me 'you will learn'. Don't throw judgement, especially if you don't know who you are talking to. 4) I make a lot of mistakes too, and I always welcome a discussion on some decisions. In this case, I will stand to my decision, that was taken after a good reflection and thinking, as I (once again) SAID CLEARLY IN THE VIDEO. 6) This discussion ends here. Thanks.