Tag: Steely Dan
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Steely Dan Time Signature Trickery
Don’t worry, this is the last Steely Dan post for a while! Anyway, last time, when I talked about Jeff Porcaro’s drumming on the Steely Dan tune “Your Gold Teeth II,” I remarked how the song is the band’s “most rhythmically adventurous song by a very wide margin.” It’s more or less true; when I was…
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“Your Gold Teeth II” Drum Transcription — Jeff Porcaro with Steely Dan
Here’s a charming transcription that surprisingly has not been done yet (at least, nowhere that I could find): “Your Gold Teeth II” by Steely Dan, off the Katy Lied record. Jeff Porcaro is the drummer on this tune, as well as the majority of the LP; the lone exception is “Any World (That I'm Welcome To)” with Hal Blaine. This…
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Know Your Tempos: Steely Dan
Here’s another post about pulling a BPM seemingly out of thin air. It’s easier than you think — all you have to do is memorize the BPMs of some really famous songs, perhaps from a band like Steely Dan. Here’s my boilerplate explanation of a “Know Your Tempos” article, shamelessly stolen from Todd Bishop: If you ever see…
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“Aja” Drum Transcription — Steve Gadd with Steely Dan
This week, I’m sharing my interpretation of a drumming classic: “Aja” by Steely Dan, with Steve Gadd on drums. I couldn’t gush over this whole record enough, as many drummers and musicians have; Aja is one of the most important albums for me as a drummer, and Steve’s solo is one of those moments that totally changes…
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