Michel Camilo From Within Transcription

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I couldn’t forget the day I first saw this video a few years back, showing michel camilo and his band firing away on  this song “from within”, in the ground breaking latin music documentary video Calle 54.  It was a jaw dropping, feet tapping experience for me, and I am sure that goes for many musicians out there also. Here’s the video again in case any of you missed it in the previous post.

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The energetic El Negro on drums is nothing short of amazing, Anthony Jackson is definitely the best man to sit in as the bassist for this session.  Seeing the three of them thundering away is like what many would say, “as if witnessing a miracle”……

I am sure many of you are dying to try out this song, here is the transcription on another recording of this song I have in his Rendezvous album, which is enough to give you a good idea of what to do and a head start to playing it. Also check out his solo I transcribed for you guys.

Michel Camilo From Within Transcription

It’s very interesting to analyze Michel’s solo over some basic 2-5-1 , or sometimes even only through a static chord. A solo that’s crowded with 16 notes, rendering a typical latin feel in it. Extensive use of the half dimished scale again through many of the the dominant 7th chords.

Enjoy and have fun…. :D

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There are also a lot to learn from these transcription of Pat Metheney and Oteil Burbridge’s playing:

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31 May 2007
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This post has 8 comments.

  1. Fabian Skarmeta
    17 Aug 07
    8:39 am

    Thx men, great job.

  2. rewsnat
    18 Aug 07
    1:26 am

    glad u liked it… check out the rest of the transcription, im sure u will enjoyed it too…:)

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    5:02 am

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  4. Kjell
    21 Oct 07
    7:55 pm

    Hello.

    I try to learn the “Within”,but my pc(powerbook)can not read the transcription.
    Is there a way around to open the file?

  5. rewsnat
    21 Oct 07
    11:19 pm

    The transcription is in PDF format. I’ve check it and didn’t find any problems with it. If u still cannot open it, there might be a few possibilities:
    - u dun hv adobe reader in ur pc, u shud install it
    - u r using and older version of adobe reader, u shud upgrade it

    If u still cannot open the file, the last option is for me to send the raw file to you which is in FINALE 2004 version. But you would need that program to open it.

    Let me noe, always happy to help… :)

  6. Kjell
    22 Oct 07
    3:32 am

    Thank you very much for your kind help. I didnt have the Adobe,now I can see the pdf. This will speed up the learning of this master piece!

  7. rewsnat
    22 Oct 07
    5:10 am

    Anytime. Good luck practising.. :)

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