Ifyou have a fast connection and want to see this in high quality video to see the notes clearly (and improved audio), add the letters &fmt=18 straight after the existing internet address line above. Deep Purple – solo jazz piano. Another experiment – this time with 8 bars of the lead sheet displayed, with the scrolling notation , the clear piano view and the text comments on some of the techniques used. There is a much better version (along with a midi file, pdf transcription and leadsheet at web.newsguy.com
Deep Purple – solo jazz piano lesson
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By the way, the software is either Band in a Box or Power Tracks pro audio. They have certain advantages – they will allow a floating split point between clefs, will read a tempo map that allows fractions of BPM, and are easy to edit.
Doug
Thanks for the comments. Yes, the enharmonic irregularities are there – the program I use decides to use either sharps or flats according to the chord that operates at that point. Chords that derive from a ’sharp’ key (e.g Am7 / D7) it translates as ii and V in the key of G Major, no matter that it may resolve to Gm. I have to accept these irregularities, as the other features of the program make the job of transcription much easier than any other program I have used.
Doug
Nice playing.
I think you could change some of the notation – there’s lots of enharmonic (sharps where there should be flats etc.) strangeness going on that might confuse the beginner…
Nice playing, reminded me of Peterson and Basie a bit, with a little bit of Bill Evans (my personal favourite) in there
You’ve done it again…GENIUS!
wow , what software is that ?
AMAZING!! I hope to play like this someday. Do you play any other stuff besides jazz? Just wondering
This is awesome! I got the sheet music for this from his site and I’m gonna try to play it now! If I do well this ill post a video of me playing it. By the way, check out my jazz impro vid. I need feedback! Thanks again!
thanks so much, i played this while i was taking piano lessons as a little kid (an easier version of course) and this song is what kept me from quitting the piano
thanks for bringing back the good memories
Go to my website a transcription is there – hit ‘more info..’ above right for the website address
wow..awesome…i’m really liking this, is there anyway i can get the sheet music?
absolutely amazing… the perfect excuse for scotch and cigars.
superb!
i love the ending
Lovelly series,I have been playing along on my flute all morning.Thanks for such a good start to the day.
Well mathewpa1972 maybe joking about Deep Purple and Smoke On The Water but thats why I checked the video out and what a pleasant surprise, hats off to you Doug I wish someone would do presentions the way you have for blues numbers
Doug can you tell me if I plug my keyboards into the computer ,can Band In A Box convert what Im playing to Sheet music
Thanks
love your feel on the piano
Hi Doug,
When I open the midi file in Finale, it comes out with different split and enharmonics than in your transcription. Is your transcription unedited, and if so how do you get it from the midi? Great stuff by the way!
Well, this doesn’t sound at all like Smoke On The Water!!!
(Sorry. Just kiddin’…)
Great idea Doug! You just keep “pushing the envelope”!
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