Assistance with transcribing a song
Greetings!
I am a beginner-immediate keyboard player and I only play for myself and as a volunteer player in nursing homes and hospitals. Even though I battle though self-doubt to play in public, I do it because of my sincere desire to encourage and uplift those who may be going through a tough time.
I would like to learn to play the following song sung by Liberace but the sheet music appears to be non-existent. Assuming this is a legal request, is there anyone reading this post who would be willing to transcribe for me this song from Liberace’s audio (link below) into a simple score so I can play it for charity? I would be willing to pay someone to do this for me unless they, too, through me, wish to bring encouragement to the sick and/or discouraged.
https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?fr=mcafee&ei=UTF-8&p=Magic+…
Attached is a sample of my playing level. I would like the transcribed score to include the same features (e.g., simple intro, chord names, a grand staff, simple notes, etc.) including a turnaround measure. I can spiff it up in Musescore so this individual needn’t spend time making it look pretty, I just cannot (yet!) play by ear and transcribe what I hear into music notation.
Thank you for your consideration!
Megan
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You might be surprised how much of this you can do yourself. And learn a lot in the process. First, if you can sing the melody you can write that down. Then figure out the chords. If you can hear the bass line, it really helps. Then you can figure out a way to play it that is with in your ability.
I think the first four chords of the melody might be F,G,C,Am.
Have fun.
In reply to You might be surprised how… by bobjp
Thank you for the confidence, but I am not able to do the above at my current level. Thanks again.
I can't help you with the Liberace song, but if you can find yourself in "Here's to Life" ,
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhurCdlr3Ao&ab_channel=AmoryPazyluz)
here is a fairly simple score: Here's To Life.mscz
In reply to I can't help you with the… by elsewhere
Thank you for your kind reply. While studying your thoughtful suggestion, I will keep "believing" that someone out in Musescore land will have the time, ability and desire to do for me what I cannot do for myself at this time. Thanks again!
One thing I can suggest is that you post about this in my Mastering MuseScore Community - https://community.masteringmusescore.com. It's free to join. I do also offer courses in music theory and so forth that could potentially help you develop these skills, but - people in the community often help each other out with personal musical projects. Worth a shot, and in any case, I think you'd enjoy participating in the community!
In reply to One thing I can suggest is… by Marc Sabatella
Sincere and many thanks for replying, Marc, and for your suggestion to post on the community, which I will promptly do. As for taking your class, I did look into it (and know I would enjoy it) but I took a theory class once before and did not do well in the ear training portion nor with some on-line ear training programs. I would very much like to have that skill but wonder if I have it in me! Since I very much want it, I will re-consider trying again. Thanks again, Marc!
In reply to Sincere and many thanks for… by Megan R
You're welcome, snd I hope something comes of it!
Regarding ear training, my theory courses don't really deal with that directly, although there is a relationship there for sure. Most ear training courses are not based on the practical goal of being to transcribe music from recordings. That's something I do want to address at some point!
In reply to You're welcome, snd I hope… by Marc Sabatella
You are so kind, Marc, to reply to my inquiries; thank you! If you eventually come up with a method/class devoted to such a practical skill (i.e., just-for-fun players like myself, not professionals), I would be very interested in hearing about it. Thanks again.