Steve Gadd Drum Solo Transcription - 2023 🔥

🇺🇸 Hi everyone! Here you are another drum transcription for you 🤩
🥁 ABOUT THE SNARE DRUM SYMBOLOGY 🥁
Steve Gadd has a unique approach to the snare drum, which has earned him a reputation as one of the greatest drummers of all time. By exploring the full range of sounds that the snare drum can produce, Gadd has developed a distinctive style that sets him apart from other drummers. Using only three symbols, I've attempted to capture the various levels of ghost notes, accents on rimshot and center of the drum that contribute to his signature sound. While I've kept the transcription concise to avoid cluttering the screen, it's important to note that accurately capturing the dynamics of each note is a challenging task. To differentiate between ghost notes and regular notes, I've used parenthesis for the former (low volume), while unaccented notes are of medium volume and accented notes are of high volume. Once you've mastered the solo, you can experiment with dynamics and speed or even add your own unique flair.
❤️ Please keep in mind that these transcriptions are a "quantized" version of the live performance. They serve as a helpful tool for understanding the drummer's technique and style. Although I strive for accuracy, I welcome any feedback or corrections in the comments below. In the future, these transcriptions will be available for free download on our website which is still under construction.
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🇨🇺 ¡Hola a todos! Aquí tienes otra transcripción de batería para ti 🤩
🥁 ACERCA DE LA SIMBOLOGÍA DE LA CAJA 🥁
Steve Gadd tiene un enfoque único de la caja, lo que le ha valido la reputación de ser uno de los mejores bateristas de todos los tiempos. Al explorar la gama completa de sonidos que puede producir la caja, Gadd ha desarrollado un estilo distintivo que lo distingue de otros bateristas. Usando solo tres símbolos, he intentado capturar los distintos niveles de notas fantasma, acentos en el borde y el centro del tambor que contribuyen a su sonido característico. Si bien mantuve la transcripción concisa para evitar saturar la pantalla, es importante tener en cuenta que capturar con precisión la dinámica de cada nota es una tarea desafiante. Para diferenciar entre notas fantasma y notas regulares, he usado paréntesis para las primeras (volumen bajo), mientras que las notas sin acento son de volumen medio y las notas acentuadas son de volumen alto. Una vez que hayas dominado el solo, puedes experimentar con la dinámica y la velocidad o incluso agregar tu propio estilo único.
Tenga en cuenta que estas transcripciones son una versión "cuantificada" de la presentación en vivo. Sirven como una herramienta útil para comprender la técnica y el estilo del baterista. Aunque me esfuerzo por la precisión, agradezco cualquier comentario o corrección en los comentarios. En el futuro, estas transcripciones estarán disponibles para su descarga gratuita en nuestro sitio web que aun está en construcción.
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[@MaartenVHelden]

It's so old and comfy and so new and fresh at the same time. I love this guy.

[@garyrynar3308]

Still such great grooves,, sound. Class and chops for 78 years old...the man remains an incredible player..

[@elbaquetazocubano]

...a living legend 🤩 🙌🏻 ☕

[@garyrynar3308]

Soooo soooo obvious he's always and still is a cut above every one else.. and we all know there are soooo many monster players.. Gadd never hits a drum or cymbal he plays music, creactes, and sets up groves that could stop a locomotive. Still incredible still inspiring still Steve Gadd..

[@Heavyperro]

This is immaculate. What a legend

[@elbaquetazocubano]

Long live Gadd 🙏🤩🥁🍻

[@deebee9751]

Amazing Steve Gadd Still plays the best grooves and solos as he did back in the 70s and at age 77, Im pleased to say hes still kickin ass to this present day.

[@elbaquetazocubano]

A living legend 🤩🙌🏻☕

[@johnnyschmittou]

Holy shit!! Groove on, Dr. Gadd!! The King of Groove.

[@elbaquetazocubano]

The master of masters 🤩🙌🏻☕

[@Romans219]

I love everything about Steve Gadd and Yamaha drums

[@elbaquetazocubano]

Count me in 🤩🙌🏻🥁🍻

[@Sneakypetevaporizers]

So musical

[@elbaquetazocubano]

🤩🙌🏻🥁🍻

[@HuckFinn212]

Just beautifully and tastfully crafted, breathes and grooves...Gadd's the master!

[@elbaquetazocubano]

A living legend 🤩🙌🏻☕

[@juliendelbrouck4776]

Very nice transcription! Thank you. This is a treasure for paradiddle 🎉 and groove ❤

[@elbaquetazocubano]

You're welcome 🤗

[@Mezig34976]

Maestro!

[@elbaquetazocubano]

🙏🤩

[@slavisaobradovic1364]

Respekt i postovanje velikom majstoru Stivuu

[@elbaquetazocubano]

Respect 🙏😊

[@J.P.Lindsay]

👍🙂The master!

[@elbaquetazocubano]

😊🙌🏻☕

[@paulrevelli]

I swear to my soul, I'm gonna tackle this (thanks to you!). Even if it's one or two bars at a time. It's a beautiful solo, and you did an amazing job notating it. Respect. 🙏

[@elbaquetazocubano]

Hi there! Jose here. It's great to hear that you found Steve Gadd's solo transcription helpful and inspiring. Starting slowly and breaking down the solo into smaller sections is an effective method to master any piece of music. Remember, practice makes perfect! We appreciate your kind words regarding the transcription, and we're glad that it's helpful to you. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to contribute to your musical journey. Best of luck with your practice! 🤩🙌🏻☕🥁

[@onlywayhenrique623]

Thanks a lot for posting !!!

[@elbaquetazocubano]

You're welcome 🙌🏻☺️

[@punacunningham9151]

One of the Titan's for sure 🥁

[@elbaquetazocubano]

🙏😊

[@АндрійМайборода]

Wow!!!!

[@elbaquetazocubano]

🤩🙌🏻🍻🥁

[@andresaraujo931]

Lo voy a estudiar. Soy admirafor de este gran baterista.

[@elbaquetazocubano]

Métele 💪🏼☕😁

[@TomTeasley]

The TRUTH!

[@TheMadComposer]

nice work!

[@elbaquetazocubano]

Thank you 😊🙏☕🥁

[@luisfernando-mm3jt]

Genius

[@elbaquetazocubano]

😍🙌🏻☕

[@mat4410]

GaddZilla at it again. A lot of Gaddiments in here, but one thing Steve includes is old school DYNAMICS. I’ve seen a lot of high speed players, but this will ruin your day. Thanks for the transcripts.

[@elbaquetazocubano]

Indeed, this transcription is packed with amazing Gaddiments everywhere! 😍 That's precisely why I made the decision to transcribe it. Steve Gadd's talent is truly unparalleled, and it feels like it will be generations upon generations before we witness another drummer as extraordinary as him. 🥰

[@mat4410]

Out teachers were good friends. John Beck was in Rochester, NY. My teacher John Roland (Buffalo and NY philharmonic) we’re good friends. Thanks for posting this piece of work. Subscribing now.@@elbaquetazocubano

[@bobibean]

O M G!

[@elbaquetazocubano]

🙏☺️

[@GOAHEADxkatsu]

Amazing grooves!

[@elbaquetazocubano]

💯🔥🥁😊

[@SimonLopezPsymon]

Haha I also did a transcription of this solo a few days before you, but I only transcribed the first part of the solo. Very good job, we know it's a hard job !

[@elbaquetazocubano]

I appreciate it, brother! 😁🙌🏻☕ I managed to transcribe it in just half a morning right after the video was released. However, it's only recently that I had the opportunity to gather all the pieces together. 😅

[@celioferreira3893]

Excelente.

[@elbaquetazocubano]

Gracias 🙏🤩🍻

[@LibuttiG]

UPS !

[@albertofalzoi1541]

The Master in his essence ❤

[@elbaquetazocubano]

Yessss 🤩🙏...we are lucky to be born in this era to be able to enjoy his mastery. I Imagine many generations from now wishing they were from at least 2023 😅

[@justindempsey3023]

this is amazing ! great job transcribing! can you please post the entire transcription as a whole pdf so i can use with my students?

[@elbaquetazocubano]

Thank you 🙏😊 Send me an email at: [e-mail]

[@elbaquetazocubano]

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[@alvarotadeu2270]

The best eric clapton's drummer the phenomenal sir S T E V E G A D D 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁

[@elbaquetazocubano]

The best in so many areas that I can't even name 🤩🙌🏻🍻🥁

[@GuillermoDominguez-xc5oi]

Muy buena transcripción. Saludos

[@elbaquetazocubano]

Muchas gracias hermano 🤩 Saludos desde Canadá 🥁☕🙌🏻

[@DusanMilenkovicdrums]

you are always Spot on with the notation!! Respect ✊🏻

[@elbaquetazocubano]

Drumming community plays a vital role in helping us ensure the accuracy of our transcriptions. We appreciate your feedback and look forward to continuing to work with our community to improve the quality of our transcriptions. Thank you for being a part of our drumming community! 🙏😁☕🥁🙌🏻

[@nd-nm]

Un solo de batterie qui a du sens

[@elbaquetazocubano]

Yes, all the way through 😊🙌🏻

[@marlonchik]

Гедд- бог барабанов!

[@elbaquetazocubano]

Yes he is 🙏🏻😍

[@sinpignot3332]

hello I m french! love your work! is it possible to transcribe other partitions of steve gadd?? thank you very much!!!!!!!!!

[@elbaquetazocubano]

Eventually yes! 🙌🏻🤩☕ I have a few transcriptions lined up. As soon as I find something interesting that resonates with me. Do you have anything in mind? Cheers 🥂

[@갓스티브]

Thanks 😊

[@elbaquetazocubano]

You're welcome 🤗🥁☕🙌🏻

[@lawrencetaylor4101]

I'm a piano Nooby, and I'm trying to play Bach. I've got my new backing track.

[@genewilliams617]

Not only is Steve Gadd a monster player, he is ALSO a delight to listen to!!!!!! His rests are SO LOUD!!!!

[@mat4410]

I tell my students air has sound.😂

[@brianmcguire5175]

Notification on!

[@elbaquetazocubano]

Awesome thanks 🙏🍻🙌🏻🥁😁

[@brianmcguire5175]

@@elbaquetazocubanohaha and thanks to you kind sir. I'm delighted as I've been needing encouragement to study drumming and parts and styles like I had before. The random suggestion from KZbin came at the right time for me and I'm jumping on it! Looking forward to the learning and thank you for sharing on this platform. Knowledge is the gift from those who know and the gift to those lucky to receive it. I'm not missing this and especially on Steve gadda groove solo work! You'll get my comments on viewing day too, I'm just scared of the homework I'll be left with haha

[@elbaquetazocubano]

​@@brianmcguire5175 Thank you for your positive comment brother! I really appreciate it 🤩🙌🏻☕ It's great to hear that our video has inspired you to study drumming again🥁. Steve Gadd is an incredible musician and we're sure you'll enjoy studying his groove solo work. Don't be scared of the homework - it's all part of the learning process! 😁 It is a tricky drum solo....some of the 'accents' will mess with your time but focus on the main melody which is the accents. That's what I do. I take the melody of two bars and start fooling around with it in loop-mode 😅. Then I move forward ⏩. For example, when I started learning English, I use to memorize full sentences by starting with the first word of that sentence: "Could"...(then)..."Could you"....(then)..."Could you please...and so on until you complete the sentence> "Could you please teach me how to play drums" 😁 Use the same method. Start with beat 1 of bar 1 and add 'words' little by little and at the same time work on dynamics, technique, finesse etc...☺️ We appreciate your support and look forward to reading your comments on viewing day. Keep up the great work! ☕🙌🏻😁

[@brianmcguire5175]

Wow! Your detailed response here is a gift! Honoured and thanks so much for this generous insight. Incidentally I am a teacher of English. Your unique use of English word syllables as a rhythmic devise seems logical. But your choice of words and it's accompanying syllable characteristics is simply musical. I've never tried such a system before and so I'm delighted to have a new way to help reference the rhythms in this piece. Thanks also for your encouragement to fear the homework less. Let us all be honest though here! You have done the hard work with your transcribing and so the rest of us have the luxury of working from your hard work. I hope others here read your comment bro me above. You give great insight. Thanks man, really appreciate this exchange. Incidentally, regarding the video now, I've my work cut out for me still haha. Loving the challenge though, you are great for sharing this

[@mat4410]

Why do I want to cry?

[@elbaquetazocubano]

🥰🥁🍻🙌🏻

[@rafaelmichel5065]

I love this solo. Does anybody can send me the transcription of this solo?

[@elbaquetazocubano]

Send me an email at [e-mail] 🍻🙌🏻🫂😊

[@mjm5081]

❤

[@elbaquetazocubano]

🤩🙌🏻☕

[@mjm5081]

@@elbaquetazocubano 😃 👍 👊

[@wynnmusic_]

Amazing transcription! Do you know where I can find the sheet music for this? If not a website then maybe a google drive link?

[@DanielZGarces24]

Hey! Buena transcripción, donde puedo conseguirla???

[@elbaquetazocubano]

Si deseas escríbeme a [e-mail] 👊🏻☺️

[@johnhickman106]

I’m a Tama guy, but Steve’s Yamaha toms sound sweet. Of course, his playing is flipping fantastic too. Not bad for a guy approaching 80.

[@genewilliams617]

I have a 4 piece Sonor kit, I bought in 1965, and I have always been partial to those Tom's. But I must agree with your assessment!!!!

[@rellis3940]

I have a hyper drive kit that has shorter tom depths . You can tune them to sound similar this kit is my cheapest kit I own but they sound great die cast hoops birch shells. Steve can play any brand and gonna sound like the Master!!

[@genewilliams617]

@@rellis3940 ... that's a fierce truth that the Gaddmyster could make any kit sing. And your die-cast rims and birch shells probably sound pretty good !

[@mat4410]

Steve can play paint cans and make them sound good! I’m using DW, have owned Yamaha; they and Ludwig are trying to regain the crown. They do sound pretty sweet.

[@johnhickman106]

@@rellis3940 My current kit is one I bought from Adrianne Erlandsson in April of 22. It's a Tama Starclassic Bubinga with deep shells so I don't have the same tuning range as shallow shells. I do love the sound, but I like the tone of this kit he's playing. And yes, he can make anything sound good.

[@robertpien8708]

Great job can you please work on Virgil donati that Musican can really play some interesting rythems. Ty

[@elbaquetazocubano]

Thank you for your kind words! I'm glad you liked my work. As for Virgil Donati, he is indeed an amazing musician with incredible rhythmic abilities. I would love to work on some transcriptions of his music and explore his unique style further. If you have any specific requests or suggestions, please let me know and I'll do my best to accommodate them. Thank you for your support! ☕🙌🏻😁

[@2204JCM]

@@elbaquetazocubanoAlien Hip Hop would be a good place to start!

[@BrianCostello-fd4bh]

Is it possible to get a copy of the transcription to print?

[@wwk6412]

This sounds really like music! Really a tasteful drum solo. Relaxed and not this "as many strokes and cymbals as possible syndrome"

[@elbaquetazocubano]

I agree with you 💯 🤩🙌🏻🍻

[@bungeechord1]

I said it before and I will say it again, Gaddzooks! Check out Gaddiments!

[@dakotablack2003]

Mr Flow

[@livioborghese8936]

is it possible have the transcription?

[@elbaquetazocubano]

Send me an email 📨 🍻😊🙌🏻

[@livioborghese8936]

You are soo nice bro 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@livioborghese8936]

Bro what is your email?

[@livioborghese8936]

Bro for the complete trascription pdf?

[@elbaquetazocubano]

Send me a quick email 📨☕🙌🏼

[@rudyecheverri7654]

Beautiful 🤓🥁👍🏼

[@elbaquetazocubano]

🤩🙌🏻☕

[@rudyecheverri7654]

🤓🪘👍🏼

[@rainbowillow80]

. not a solo... it s a composition, a musical piece

[@elbaquetazocubano]

💯% 🤩🙌🏻☕

[@berndthiel613]

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[@elbaquetazocubano]

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[@cpourtantclair353]

Very very nice !!!!!!!! no cymbals !!!

[@elbaquetazocubano]

Thanks 🤩🙌🏻☕....yeah, I noticed that too. No need 🥰

[@misterskins]

Cannot beat Yamaha

[@elbaquetazocubano]

Pure butter 🧈😋🔥

[@pacoside1092]

Bar 49, I believe your transcription becomes a sixteenth-note earier than what Gadd is actually playing. I believe his bass drums are on the downbeats in this measure.

[@elbaquetazocubano]

I'll check it out thanks for your input 🙏😊🍻

[@elbaquetazocubano]

Oh yeah, I totally understand your point. I actually encountered some difficulty in that specific section of the solo myself. I can see why it might give the impression or illusion of 'displacement'...but I believe Steve rushed the timing a tiny bit there. What I did was transcribe it as if the tempo or pulse slightly increased. However, I have to admit that these transcriptions are not meant to show off perfect accuracy. It's more about attempting to get as close as possible to "the truth," so to speak 😅. Why don't you give both ways a try and let me know which one matches Steve's playing? I'm curious to hear your thoughts! 🙌🏻☕😊

[@elbaquetazocubano]

Things get tricky on beat 4 of bar 48 (quarter note silence) 1:51 😅

[@jodymartin9912]

Stop transcribing and try to play it!!!

[@elbaquetazocubano]

Thanks for your opinion

[@bornr2797]

Boooooorrriiiing........

[@elbaquetazocubano]

Masoquism 101 😂🤦🏻

[@bornr2797]

Same crap from 40 years ago...give it up dude

[@elbaquetazocubano]

I'll let the world replay to you 😂

[@日本丸-x3i]

相変わらず単調で迫力に欠けるドラミング。 ジェフ　ハミルトン、ビル　スチュアート辺りのドラミング を研究して欲しい。

[@elbaquetazocubano]

「ご意見ありがとうございます」😊

[@livioborghese8936]

Ok but what is your email?

[@elbaquetazocubano]

elbaquetazocubano@gmail. com