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By *awty Max OP   Woman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

I don't usually start threads (so be nice lol) but was wondering if there are any Alto sax players around.

Looking for the notes for - Feel so close, Calvin Harris - can't find them online and am not good enough to work it out

So... may be someone in the lovely Fab community can help me out

Merci x

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By *afadaoMan
over a year ago

Staines

I'm ever so sorry Nawty but I don't believe in pre-marital sax

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By *awty Max OP   Woman
over a year ago

Edinburgh


"I'm ever so sorry Nawty but I don't believe in pre-marital sax"

What about getting the reed wet before playing?

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley

Do you want the exact notes, or just the key it's in, so you can play around the scale (which will probably lead you to the correct notes anyway ) ?

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By *igeiaWoman
over a year ago

Bristol

Search for a midi version and then pop it into a sequencer, solo the sax track and you have the score. Or PM me (and tell me what key you want it in) and I'll have a go.

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By *awty Max OP   Woman
over a year ago

Edinburgh


"Do you want the exact notes, or just the key it's in, so you can play around the scale (which will probably lead you to the correct notes anyway ) ?"

Am not musical at all lol and a beginner, been teaching myself for the last year, to read music and play. Exact notes would be great. You're losing me if you mention keys lol

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By *awty Max OP   Woman
over a year ago

Edinburgh


"Search for a midi version and then pop it into a sequencer, solo the sax track and you have the score. Or PM me (and tell me what key you want it in) and I'll have a go."

Merci, I will try that and pm you if am struggling. Which am sure I will.

I speak 4 languages, taught myself bits of Japanese... But with Music... It is a all different part of my brain.

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley


"Do you want the exact notes, or just the key it's in, so you can play around the scale (which will probably lead you to the correct notes anyway ) ?

Am not musical at all lol and a beginner, been teaching myself for the last year, to read music and play. Exact notes would be great. You're losing me if you mention keys lol "

The key is just (generally, there are exceptions) the note the song starts in, C major in the case of that song. The chances are the sax is then just playing a pentatonic scale (it's pop music, so unlikely to be anything more exotic than that).

Find the notes for the C major pentatonic scale and play them in any old order you like and it should sound fine

You can even throw some Blues scale notes in and it'll sound fine.

Then refine it to get the correct notes. Being able to slow it down but retain the key is always useful...tons of software to do that.

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By *awty Max OP   Woman
over a year ago

Edinburgh


"Do you want the exact notes, or just the key it's in, so you can play around the scale (which will probably lead you to the correct notes anyway ) ?

Am not musical at all lol and a beginner, been teaching myself for the last year, to read music and play. Exact notes would be great. You're losing me if you mention keys lol

The key is just (generally, there are exceptions) the note the song starts in, C major in the case of that song. The chances are the sax is then just playing a pentatonic scale (it's pop music, so unlikely to be anything more exotic than that).

Find the notes for the C major pentatonic scale and play them in any old order you like and it should sound fine

You can even throw some Blues scale notes in and it'll sound fine.

Then refine it to get the correct notes. Being able to slow it down but retain the key is always useful...tons of software to do that."

Ok am with you now. Will look online for softwares too. Never thought about that.

Being French and learning all the music terms in English is an additional challenge but great fun. Merci

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley

Audacity will do the job as well as anything...and it's free!

Being French, living in Scotland and learning music in English...good luck with that

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By *awty Max OP   Woman
over a year ago

Edinburgh


"Audacity will do the job as well as anything...and it's free!

Being French, living in Scotland and learning music in English...good luck with that"

Thanks. I will persevere and practice with tunes I like

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley


"Audacity will do the job as well as anything...and it's free!

Being French, living in Scotland and learning music in English...good luck with that

Thanks. I will persevere and practice with tunes I like "

Don't ever try and play Gilad Atzmon!

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By *obbytupperMan
over a year ago

Menston near Ilkley


"Search for a midi version and then pop it into a sequencer, solo the sax track and you have the score. Or PM me (and tell me what key you want it in) and I'll have a go.

Merci, I will try that and pm you if am struggling. Which am sure I will.

I speak 4 languages, taught myself bits of Japanese... But with Music... It is a all different part of my brain.

"

Ohio gusimisu, ogenki desu ka? Kirai des yo!

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By *awty Max OP   Woman
over a year ago

Edinburgh


"Audacity will do the job as well as anything...and it's free!

Being French, living in Scotland and learning music in English...good luck with that

Thanks. I will persevere and practice with tunes I like

Don't ever try and play Gilad Atzmon!"

Lol no, just happy listening to him and some great others

Am 44 and realistic lol no teachers in Edinburgh so have to learn alone, with CDs and online! And am happy messing about with my fave tunes. But hoping to get to some more complex jazz tunes in a bit

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By *awty Max OP   Woman
over a year ago

Edinburgh


"Search for a midi version and then pop it into a sequencer, solo the sax track and you have the score. Or PM me (and tell me what key you want it in) and I'll have a go.

Merci, I will try that and pm you if am struggling. Which am sure I will.

I speak 4 languages, taught myself bits of Japanese... But with Music... It is a all different part of my brain.

Ohio gusimisu, ogenki desu ka? Kirai des yo! "

Konnichiwa! Hai, genki desu!

Not sure about ' kirai des yo ' what don't you like?

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By *obbytupperMan
over a year ago

Menston near Ilkley


"Search for a midi version and then pop it into a sequencer, solo the sax track and you have the score. Or PM me (and tell me what key you want it in) and I'll have a go.

Merci, I will try that and pm you if am struggling. Which am sure I will.

I speak 4 languages, taught myself bits of Japanese... But with Music... It is a all different part of my brain.

Ohio gusimisu, ogenki desu ka? Kirai des yo!

Konnichiwa! Hai, genki desu!

Not sure about ' kirai des yo ' what don't you like? "

'You are very pretty' I was saying.

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By *awty Max OP   Woman
over a year ago

Edinburgh


"Search for a midi version and then pop it into a sequencer, solo the sax track and you have the score. Or PM me (and tell me what key you want it in) and I'll have a go.

Merci, I will try that and pm you if am struggling. Which am sure I will.

I speak 4 languages, taught myself bits of Japanese... But with Music... It is a all different part of my brain.

Ohio gusimisu, ogenki desu ka? Kirai des yo!

Konnichiwa! Hai, genki desu!

Not sure about ' kirai des yo ' what don't you like?

'You are very pretty' I was saying. "

Whoops lol rusty Japanese! Arigato

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By *obbytupperMan
over a year ago

Menston near Ilkley

Kirei I should have said. Forgive me.

It was 1988 when I was last in Japan.

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley


"Audacity will do the job as well as anything...and it's free!

Being French, living in Scotland and learning music in English...good luck with that

Thanks. I will persevere and practice with tunes I like

Don't ever try and play Gilad Atzmon!

Lol no, just happy listening to him and some great others

Am 44 and realistic lol no teachers in Edinburgh so have to learn alone, with CDs and online! And am happy messing about with my fave tunes. But hoping to get to some more complex jazz tunes in a bit "

Gilad is a friend of mine...he's brilliant but bonkers! He's the most insane sax player I've ever heard...there isn't anyone in the world that can touch him, in my opinion.

Go and see him live, as that's where he shines.

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By *awty Max OP   Woman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

@_obbytupper

Would love to go one day!

@justforlaughs

That sounds good to me lol Will keep an eye for him if he comes up my way.

Not enough (decent) jazz gigs up here these days!

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By *obbytupperMan
over a year ago

Menston near Ilkley

It's an eye opener Max, technology there is about 15 years in advance of us. They were already on HDTV when I first visited in 1987, the taxi driver was able to open/ close and lock all the passenger doors from his seat using hydraulics. All taxis had live TV in the headlining.

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By *awty Max OP   Woman
over a year ago

Edinburgh


"It's an eye opener Max, technology there is about 15 years in advance of us. They were already on HDTV when I first visited in 1987, the taxi driver was able to open/ close and lock all the passenger doors from his seat using hydraulics. All taxis had live TV in the headlining. "

Sounds great!

May be they have something to help me play like a real pro lol

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By *obbytupperMan
over a year ago

Menston near Ilkley


"It's an eye opener Max, technology there is about 15 years in advance of us. They were already on HDTV when I first visited in 1987, the taxi driver was able to open/ close and lock all the passenger doors from his seat using hydraulics. All taxis had live TV in the headlining.

Sounds great!

May be they have something to help me play like a real pro lol "

I might have just the thing for you. xx

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