For my ear training lesson on ‘It Don’t Mean a Thing’ by Ellington, I decided to post it again here. The ‘solutions’ to the music (the notes for this lesson) are listed below the video. They’re not listed all at once though. They’re listed one at a time. You can scroll down to see one and then if you want to check the next one, you’ll need to scroll down farther. In this way, it’s a slight bit of a hassle to check the next note and I would encourage you to not look unless completely necessary.
Try it out! And let me know how it goes and what you think of the format.
Share it on Facebook and Google + if you like it!
Thanks
First Note
Tenor Saxophone & Soprano Saxophone:
E
Alto Saxophone & Baritone Saxophone:
B
.
.
.
.
.
Second Note
Tenor Saxophone & Soprano Saxophone:
A
Alto Saxophone & Baritone Saxophone:
E
.
.
.
.
.
Third Note
Tenor Saxophone & Soprano Saxophone:
A
Alto Saxophone & Baritone Saxophone:
E
.
.
.
.
.
Fourth Note
Tenor Saxophone & Soprano Saxophone:
C
Alto Saxophone & Baritone Saxophone:
G
.
.
.
.
.
Fifth Note
Tenor Saxophone & Soprano Saxophone:
E
Alto Saxophone & Baritone Saxophone:
B
.
.
.
.
.
Sixth Note
Tenor Saxophone & Soprano Saxophone:
A
Alto Saxophone & Baritone Saxophone:
E
.
.
.
.
.
Seventh Note
Tenor Saxophone & Soprano Saxophone:
C
Alto Saxophone & Baritone Saxophone:
G
.
.
.
.
.
Eighth Note
Tenor Saxophone & Soprano Saxophone:
Eb
Alto Saxophone & Baritone Saxophone:
Bb
.
.
.
.
.
Ninth Note
Tenor Saxophone & Soprano Saxophone:
D
Alto Saxophone & Baritone Saxophone:
A
.
.
.
.
.
Tenth Note
Tenor Saxophone & Soprano Saxophone:
C
Alto Saxophone & Baritone Saxophone:
G
.
.
.
.
.
Eleventh Note
Tenor Saxophone & Soprano Saxophone:
A
Alto Saxophone & Baritone Saxophone:
E
Tenor Saxophone & Soprano Saxophone:
E A A C E A C #D D C A.
Alto Saxophone & Baritone Saxophone:
B E E G B E G Bb A G E
Check out Saxophone Tribe for more quick lessons like this!
To sign up for the saxophone ear training class, go to this page
i really like this format i hope to be able to play by ear and having the ability to check helps build confidence cool
Thanks Graham, try it out, let me know how it goes!
Neal, think I figured it out in just a few minutes.
E A A C ~E
A C Eb D C A
where can I find the rest of the song in the same key so that I can try and figure out the rest of it.
Thanks,
Bill
That’s the original key, so you should be able to find it on youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVOyJzzSo28 is one.