How To Transcribe Music? Options

[Alex Feather]

Hey guys! Transcribing music is a very important subject in a process of becoming a great musician it helps develop your ear and get new ideas! I want to share my tricks when I am transcribing songs and solos!
1) Find a key! Before you will start doing anything figure out the key it will help you to understand notes and chords and will make transcription much easier
2) Find the first note
3) Know your intervals If you know intervals and can recognize their sound it will also help you to transcribe faster!
4) Slow down There is a few different programs that will help you transcribe as well you can slow down your audio file up to 50% without loosing quality as much!

Helpful programs!

Soundforge is a very nice program that can slow down music without loosing quality you also can loop a few bars and keep playing until you get it! Unfortunately works only on PC
Transcribe not just has the same capabilities as soundforge but also charged with transcribing tools to make your life easier! I believe it's available for Mac and PC!

I am starting a new thread on my instructor board it will be called "Transcribing Corner" I will be uploading licks, solos and chords that you can transcribe and learn, and if you have any questions you can always ask and I will be more than happy to help out!
Good luck!

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