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I transcribe a fair number of songs, mostly so I can learn them and teach them to my friends so we can play together. Usually they are well-known tunes and I am making lead sheets. It is pretty fun trying to write down the “essence” of a song. Of course you can't really capture that on paper but the trick is to provide enough so that the player can bring it out later. In the process I learn a lot about the history of a song, and I usually find some pretty interesting interpretations. I figured I’d post my findings here so other people can read about them too. More later :)