The End : Or shall I say, The Beginning?

After slogging through the weekend and using the services of WinAmp and two marvellous plug-in's : LoopMaster and Pacemaker, I have managed to decode the first few lines of this, very favourite of songs.

It remains to be verified by the Master. But it sounds really close. In any case, if it is wrong, I'll make corrections here.

My bet is that the song is in D-Major and the pitch is D, 3rd String, 7th Fret.
The song itself is in D Major.

The song goes like this:

[Notation: small letters mean flat notes. Underscores imply lower octave. / imples slide]

(4th String open) , S , N_/S P_ || X 2
S , N_ S S/R R/g/R S , S S S/N_/S S
P_ N_ S R G m G/m/G R

Victor Wooten

Sumanth (Our Master of Music) pointed us to this video of a bass guitar genius.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Wooten

Here are some lovely thoughts on music from him.

the bass makes no music ... you do

This philosophy seems closely related to another fundamental truth about Wooten's stated approach to and experience of bass and music in general, which is that music is a language. According to Wooten, when speaking or listening we don't focus on the mouth as it is forming words; similarly, when a musician is playing or performing the focus shouldn't be on the instrument.

People familiar with Indian Classical music will nod their heads when they hear this. Also reminded me of the opening scene of Bruce Lee's classic Enter The Dragon.



Look around 7:20 for pearls of wisdom from the Boss.

By the way, Victor Wooten has written a book, and you can read a couple of pages of it here - http://www.vixboox.com/The_Music_Lesson-Groove7.htm

Pretty interesting concepts there.

Aakaash Bhora

Another salud to Dadi Baba...

[Major Scale]

|| S S , , S S , , ||
|| S S N(lower) R ||
|| M M M M P / M ||
|| M M M M R , P ||
|| P P M2 P M2 P D ||
|| P S R R G ||
|| M P M G R P M2 P D ||
|| P R S , , S , , ||

Omkara Title Track

S R G G G / M , , G S S
S R G G , G / M G , S S
G S , , S S
R , , S S

S R R P , M G R S
S , , S S
R , , S S

Of course, [Major Scale] :-)

Choo Kar Mere Mann Ko

The 2nd line is probably wrong... :-(

[Major Scale]

G G R S N(lower) R
N(lower) S R R G M P S
P P P M G M D
N N N N N D N S(high) S(high)

Ekla Cholo

This time, a salud to the Great Dadi Baba of Bengal.

|| S R S N(lower) N(lower) S R P M G ||
|| R S R M G R S ||
|| M , P P P , M , P P P , M , P N D P M G R ||
|| S R S N(lower) N(lower) S R P M G ||

Aaj Ki Aanondo

Another decode, another salud to Satyajit Ray!

This one from Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne.

|| S R P , M G R ||
|| S R S , S N(lower) S ||
|| S N(lower) S R ||
|| S N(lower) S R ||
|| S N(lower) S G , ||
|| S N(lower) P(lower) R ||

Feluda Music Decode

Ok, please don't make me unhappy and ask who is Feluda.
See this quietly, before you read on - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feluda

Now, given my recent decoding bug, I tried to decode the extremely familiar background score of Feluda movies.

Here's the result:
Major Scale

S S N(lower) S R
G G M G R
S S N(lower) S P(lower)
P(lower) S N(lower) S

Howzzat?

To refer, check out this video.


Go to 6:38 and hear out the tune.

Satyajit Ray ko mera salaam :) I'm such a big Feluda Fan boy :) And it feels quite awesome to be able to play some of the score. Loads of nostalgia. I've been reading Feluda and watching Feluda films since I was a kid.

Hum Honge Kaamyaab

हम होंगे कामयाब

Major Scale

S R G G M G R [x 2]

S R G G M P D , N , D P
D N S(high) S(high) N D P
D D P M G
S R G G S G R , R G R S

This is a momentous moment. Even bigger than this - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abhinav_Bindra

:)

Why? Because after 2+ years, I'm able to Decode!!! Yipee!!
For the musically challenged, 'decode' is the holy grail for people interested in Lead Guitaring. It means you can listen to a tune/song/melody and then pick out the notes and play them yourself.

Of course there are levels of decoding, just as there are layers on an onion. I'm at the peel now, to give you an analogy. I can pick simble songs like the one above. But even so, the feeling is quite wonderful.

I've submitted the decode to my master and when he gets back I'll know how close/far I was. But in general people are able to understand that this is Hum Honge Kamyaab!