Transcription – Chick Corea solo – Spain
Not sure how many of you are the type to wonder what the hell that soloist played there…
I was ill today and so started on something I’ve been meaning to do for some time as a learning exercise – see what some of my favourite players are actually playing over those changes. This is an old favourite; Chick Corea’s solo from Spain as recorded with Return to Forever in 1972.
I can’t guarantee its complete accuracy, and you’ll note that I’ve gone for the approach of notating rhythmically as it sounds against the beat (so anticipated/swung beats appear as heard).
The left hand rhythm mostly seems to be tapping out a clave… though almost always pushing ahead of the beat – along with Stanley Clarke’s bass line which I haven’t jotted down.
This is amazing. I know this is almost 10 years old but thank you for providing this. I’ve always wanted to play the solo on the piano but never got around to transcribing it. Quite accurate considering the speed and difficulty of passage.
It’s scary to think he improvised it! I’m glad it’s useful to someone else :)
Truly, I almost choose to believe that he didn’t, out of the outrageousness of difficultly!
THANK YOU!Mr Willmott you’re an angel and did brilliant work here! I’m usually really good at picking up any tune by ear but that solo………well that’s one motivation to get back to reading ;) Blessed be
Same here… I remember listening to it so many times :) These days I’d use Audacity out something to slow it down.