Any transcribers here?

[changing_seasons]

Does anyone else like to transcribe music? I think it's a good way to understand the music better, and I always like being able to mute each instrument separately - it makes for a different listening experience.

A lot of Dream Theater albums have official guitar/keyboard tab books available, but I was thinking maybe someone would be interested in working together on some of the epics by Transatlantic or maybe Neal Morse/Spock's Beard. There aren't any accurate tabs out there as far as I know, and some of my favorite songs are from these bands.

[Mosh]

Funny you should mention this, I was thinking about transcribing some Spocks's/Transatlantic songs myself. I can play most of Duel With the Devil on guitar, but I've never written it down. This could be a fun project. What parts would you be able to transcribe?

[changing_seasons]

Drums and bass aren't too difficult to get right, but with Neal's endless layering and Roine's space-scaping (pretty sure that's not a word), guitars and keyboards could be tricky. If you already know Duel with the Devil then that's a good place to start, I'd say. Plus, Transatlantic have multiple live DVDs which cover the same songs, so there's lots of information to collect there.

[jsem]

Transcribing is fantastic for developing as a musician. Copying solos, melodies etc make you more able to learn things on the spot when needed.

[changing_seasons]

Transcribing is fantastic for developing as a musician. Copying solos, melodies etc make you more able to learn things on the spot when needed.

I agree. My goal is to transcribe one of the big epics, like Testimony 2 or The Whirlwind. I'm starting a four month holiday now so I'll have plenty of time to get into a large project. I will start with Duel With the Devil though.