Why use DMM to transcribe music?
Often, it’s because you want to play a tune but you don’t have the chords and tabs for it, you only have a recording. Of course you might start by looking for the chords but if you can’t find them what are you going to do? Also, even if you can find the chords they will often be a disappointment when compared to the version you’ve been listening to and enjoying. Good players will usually make more out of a piece than the standard published chords will show, so you will have to listen to the recording to find out what they’re doing. I’m talking about reharmonisation, embellishing chords, added figures and riffs, good bass-line movement, voice leading, etc. There quite a number of professional transcribers around. For instance, if you buy the sheet music for a popular song then this music will often have been transcribed from the record by a professional who works for the publisher. Instead of pulling our hair off trying to transcribe the songs yourself, spending hours and hours searchin
