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Forgive me if there is a thread elsewhere about this...
I've been lurking lately and have seen many requests for solo transcriptions. For all of you beginners out there one of the best ways to learn how to play your instrument is by playing your instrument. If you hear a solo or even just a lick that you want to learn, get the tune and learn it. Not to sound like an old man, but when I started learning solos half of my time was spent trying to drop the needle somewhere close to the start of the solo and then I'd play along with the record.
With the computers and software we have today there is no reason whatsoever that a beginner can't learn a song, solo or lick. You can slow stuff down without changing the pitch, you can loop ad infinitum, there's no excuse not to learn something on your own.
If you really want to learn something, learn it. The value of learning something on your own is exponentially greater than asking someone for a copy of the solo.
<end rant>
Whew. I feel better now.
I've been lurking lately and have seen many requests for solo transcriptions. For all of you beginners out there one of the best ways to learn how to play your instrument is by playing your instrument. If you hear a solo or even just a lick that you want to learn, get the tune and learn it. Not to sound like an old man, but when I started learning solos half of my time was spent trying to drop the needle somewhere close to the start of the solo and then I'd play along with the record.
With the computers and software we have today there is no reason whatsoever that a beginner can't learn a song, solo or lick. You can slow stuff down without changing the pitch, you can loop ad infinitum, there's no excuse not to learn something on your own.
If you really want to learn something, learn it. The value of learning something on your own is exponentially greater than asking someone for a copy of the solo.
<end rant>
Whew. I feel better now.