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Transcription: more Serge, more Dougie

  • April 15, 2014
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What the heck, let’s do some more Dougie Wright. The last thing was a little goofy, but today’s transcription is for me a minor classic of 70’s studio rock drumming. The album again is Serge […]

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Transcription: Ringo Starr — Isolation

  • February 18, 2014
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I hate to keep beating up on our man Kollias— well, I’m not beating up on him, I’m making serious points about music… OK, I wasn’t making a serious point about music with the last […]

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Transcription: the Birthday break

  • May 30, 2012
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For once there’s not much to say– here’s one of my favorite drum breaks in the world, played by Ringo Starr on Birthday, by the Beatles: Get the pdf YouTube audio after the break:

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VOQOTD: Keltner on Ringo

  • May 30, 2012
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Ringo, Keltner, Levon Helm I will always be there to support him. He’s more than a dear friend. He’s like an idol. He’s everything to me. I still think of him musically every time I […]

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Transcription: Ringo Starr – God

  • July 6, 2011
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Here’s a nice little catalog of compound meter fills by Ringo Starr, playing on the acoustic, Anthology version of God. Reading Andy Newmark’s interview got me in the mood for some Jim Keltner, which I […]

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