Anyone know where I can get sheet music for "Ha Ha Hotel" by Mike Stern?

[Mr Perch]

I would like to do this tune with my band, but it could take me forever to transcribe the melody:

 

[Mr Perch]

I'm bumping this thread in hopes of getting a response. Or can someone suggest another site or discussion board where I might be able to get the answer to my question?

 

[Mr Perch]

Still looking.

 

[sir humphrey]

It's not really the sort of song you'd transcribe - if I was doing this I'd work out the structure and main hooks then just jam it. Which I strongly suspect is what they are doing here.

I think if you can't do that, this is probably not a song to tackle just yet.

 

[Mr Perch]

It's not really the sort of song you'd transcribe - if I was doing this I'd work out the structure and main hooks then just jam it. Which I strongly suspect is what they are doing here.

I think if you can't do that, this is probably not a song to tackle just yet.

I'm just looking for the head. The main hooks, etc. are simple. But the head is a highly chromatic be-boppish affair that goes by at high speed. I could sit by the computer for hours, stopping and starting it to catch all those notes, but I was hoping that there was a shortcut. There are charts for tunes by Oz Noy, for example, available on Dave Weckl's website. So I'm looking for something like that.

 

[sir humphrey]

I'm just looking for the head. The main hooks, etc. are simple. But the head is a highly chromatic be-boppish affair that goes by at high speed. I could sit by the computer for hours, stopping and starting it to catch all those notes, but I was hoping that there was a shortcut. There are charts for tunes by Oz Noy, for example, available on Dave Weckl's website. So I'm looking for something like that.

I guess what I'm saying is that I doubt there's a full transcription out there - might come down to a few hours with audacity and a lot of patience! I'm crazy enough to enjoy doing that! Might be the only answer here.

 

[Walker]

I think you're going to have to just transcribe it yourself. Get one of those programs that slows the song down and get to it.

 

[javito]

I've found this in scribd, looks pretty good - I haven't played it yet

I bought the official music sheet from the Mike Stern website but it turns out that it is only the rhythm section, no melody.

 

[jvin248]

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You might try your own transcription:

AI: AnthemScore, ScoreCloud, or Melodyne

Software: Guitar Pro or MuseScore

UbuntuStudio.org has a few audio to sheet music transcription software packages in it that might work for what you need.

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[Peegoo]

You realize the question is from 2012...

 

[Walker]

Yeah, if he hasn't figured it out in 13 years it might be time to move on.