BookatlasPiano Rabbit Hole: Improvisation Theory & Practice
11622 / 18210 · Workshop 95 — Arranging by Ear from a Recording: Extracting Melody, Bass, Harmony, Groove, Texture, and Form Without Depending on a Lead Sheet← prev⊞ allnext →

95.59Level 28 — do not transcribe pitch only

If you write:

Cmaj7

but original moment's identity is:

a dry offbeat stab,

then a long lush Cmaj7 on piano is not faithful to the arrangement.

Temporal/touch behavior matters.