Bye bye bird transcription
Fri, 09/30/2011 - 17:33
Hi David.
I want to ask you about your Rice Miller's Bye bye bird transcription. What version did you transcript?
I cannot find that version, all the versions i got began with a 54bend and something like 4 4 bend 3, this two times.
This one: http://itunes.apple.com/au/album/the-unissued-1963-blues-festivals/id205...
Thanks in advance.
Sat, 10/01/2011 - 04:09
#2
I mean, the transcription is
I mean, the transcription is great, it totally sound like Sonny's but I asked only for curiosity.
Sat, 10/01/2011 - 08:01
#3
Answer
I wrote this song, using my favorite pieces from ten different recordings of him playing "Bye Bye Bird." So, in the end, it's my interpretation... that's why I gave it a new title. Glad you like it.
It is not a straight transcription of any version... it is what I feel is the most organized, most cohesive, example of the two main choruses of the song. If you dig into the Sonny Boy Williamson II Artist Study of "Sonny's Bird" you'll get the full gist of all of the examples that were ever recorded (public and private).