The final song from Neil Youngs 1972 masterpiece album "Harvest" has some interesting time signature changes from 6/8 to 5/8 (also could be notated as 11/8) in the intro and interludes and 4/4 in the verses and chorus.
To play along with the recording I recommend counting in eighths notes:
Here's the complete transcription:
I also recorded a PlayAlong-Video with counting advice for this tune:
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Isolated tracks are a real blessing when it comes to accurately transcribing a bassline. Often the individual notes played by the bass are burried deep in the mix of a recording and you can't do nothing else but guess what's actually been played. Ok, with the time you get a little routine of what the bass is likely to play on a certain progression/groove situation, but you're never 100% sure.
Fortunately I found an isolated track to this weeks bassline on the website of the orginal player himeself: Bob Daisley:
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One of my
students recently joined a band that plays latin music. He gave me a list of songs and now we're exploring the wonderful world of south american and caribbean styles.
Here’s the first song we did:
“La
Sitiera” is basically a “bolero”, a cuban style which features a slow 2/4
rhythm and must be clearly distinguished by the spanish "Bolero"
which is in 3/4 time.
The main
rhythmic elements of cuban bolero are played on shaker (maracas) and congas:
A basic bolero bass pattern is played like this:
I described "La Sitiera" as basically bolero because in some parts of the song the rhythm changes
to a Cha-Cha, for example in bars 33 – 36 (1:28min.), bars 41 – 44 (1:44min.) and from bar 61 until the
end.
Charateristic elements of the Cha Cha groove are;
-the
cowbell plays on every quarter note
-the
guiro plays a pattern alternating between quarter and eighth notes
Guiro
-the
characteristic conga rhythm has two distinct open hits on the high conga on
beats 4 & 4+
As you can
see the Cha Cha is notated in 4/4 (that's the reason why I notated the whole song in 4/4).
Here’s the
bars 33-36 with a characteristic Cha Cha bassline:
Here's the complete transcription of "La Sitiera" by Oscar D'Leon y su Orquestra:
Last year I did another transcription of a cuban bolero:
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"The Kings" are a Canadian rockband formed in 1977. Their best known song "The Beat Goes On/Switchin' To Glide" was recorded for their debut album "The Kings Are Here" in 1980.
This is another request from Sherry & Matthew from Michigan.
