You can't play trombone one handed

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  • čas přidán 14. 11. 2021
  • Inspired by the video "You can't play 2 notes at the same time", where the beginning multiphonic part of this recording was transcribed. I highly suggest you check it out! Here's the link:
    Full Recording: • James Morrison:Trumpet...
    Multiphonic Transcription: • You can't play 2 notes...
    This was very interesting to transcribe, although it surprisingly only took a day. James Morrison is a truly skilled musician, and this shows just how creative he can be. The notes which use a trigger are notated, mostly to see how much he has to work with it. The trumpet runs are most definitely not accurate, but each top note is correct, and the rhythms notated are right. I hope you enjoy this transcription!
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Komentáře • 168

  • @gamingmusicandjokesandabit1240

    When your teacher decides that an amputation is not an excuse to stop lessons.

    • @tommythecat4961
      @tommythecat4961 Před 2 lety +5

      believe it or not, I once played with a guy called Fabio Morgera, from Italy, who won a Grammy and is in the Jazz Encyclopedia by Leonard Feather, the baddest mofo ever on a trumpet, and he had a hand amputated in his youth. You had to see it to believe it! Look him up, definitely worth it.

    • @ghostfifth
      @ghostfifth Před 2 lety +5

      Gotta have great respect for teachers these days. Good ones are hard to find

  • @aucoindupetitarrangeur2147
    @aucoindupetitarrangeur2147 Před 2 lety +175

    Morrison is always like: "It's not possible ? Screw you, I'll prove it work"

  • @skahler
    @skahler Před 2 lety +43

    He is just the sickest to have lived
    It's so funny, like he gets pushed aside as almost a "magic trick" type musician but there is absolutely nobody that can touch this guy in terms of style and prowess on the trombone. Not a single person. Maybe Trombone Shorty in his prime. I still prefer James Morrison to Wycliffe, Watrous, Hampton, JJ, Rosolino, all the greats.

  • @beardown-gmb359
    @beardown-gmb359 Před 2 lety +23

    Man his one handed solos are better than my two handed ones

  • @Sorro421
    @Sorro421 Před 2 lety +178

    Ah yes. Notes all obtainable In first position. With some killer articulation and chops.

    • @ldbonq
      @ldbonq Před 2 lety +14

      And an F trigger.

    • @Sorro421
      @Sorro421 Před 2 lety +1

      @@ldbonqThe tenorbass trombone. Gotta love it..

    • @PutClipsHere
      @PutClipsHere Před 2 lety +6

      All notes are obtainable in first (if you're a god at lip bending)

    • @Sorro421
      @Sorro421 Před 2 lety +1

      @@PutClipsHere I’m “decent” I’ve got some great range tho

    • @PutClipsHere
      @PutClipsHere Před 2 lety +5

      @@Sorro421 I can't do it consistently, but at the most, i can maybe play 5th position notes in first after an hour of trying. I usually need a reference pitch as well.
      I think if you reach legend level, you might not even need the trigger for the solo.
      There was a joke in one of my old band classes that was "any note is first position if you go high enough," and I think that applies here.

  • @adamkozakiewicz6766
    @adamkozakiewicz6766 Před 2 lety +27

    Oh come on. Just because HE can do it does not mean it's possible.

  • @matt5240
    @matt5240 Před 2 lety +325

    Impressive but it should also be noted that he has an F trigger which literally lengthens the airflow and expands the number of notes you can play in “first position”
    Nonetheless he’s still a trombone/brass god

    • @tomwhaley3335
      @tomwhaley3335 Před 2 lety +4

      Yea it literally do do that

    • @charlie4740
      @charlie4740 Před 2 lety +14

      did he lie? no. he still never left first position and forming a decent-solo with only the harmonics is incredibly difficult unless you play at a ridiculous range

    • @TheHappyKamper
      @TheHappyKamper Před 2 lety +1

      I noticed him pissing a little trigger, thanks for the info

    • @danielandrade5298
      @danielandrade5298 Před 2 lety +3

      The video says "one hand" 🤣

    • @ballsemail9239
      @ballsemail9239 Před 2 lety +2

      It is mentioned in the video

  • @gxtmfa
    @gxtmfa Před 2 lety +21

    Best part is I could guess the song based on the solo. That’s some top notch musicianship

  • @DevinSeeleyDevilO
    @DevinSeeleyDevilO Před 2 lety +26

    I didn’t realize he was playing the trumpet and the trombone

  • @austin5595
    @austin5595 Před 2 lety +12

    absolutely bonkers.

  • @jazzman2516
    @jazzman2516 Před 2 lety +2

    Love James Morrison! Lovely guy and absolute GOAT!

  • @philberto2
    @philberto2 Před 2 lety +25

    "nope" 😂😂😂

  • @Yuna-hy8xf
    @Yuna-hy8xf Před rokem +2

    This is totally insane... i mean unbelievably amazing.

  • @swagrobloxgamer1531
    @swagrobloxgamer1531 Před 2 lety +25

    If anyone can do it it's Mr. Morrison

  • @HamalonHamilton
    @HamalonHamilton Před 2 lety +2

    One of the greatest musician. Greetings from your Polish fan maestro.

  • @bendesmond6008
    @bendesmond6008 Před 2 lety +8

    The duality of man

  • @TommyElijahCabelloReal
    @TommyElijahCabelloReal Před 2 lety +11

    I wish I could play this well 2 handed.

  • @wolfgangzettl3448
    @wolfgangzettl3448 Před 2 lety

    absolutely GREAT !!!

  • @dex5975
    @dex5975 Před rokem +2

    very good camera director. you look at a talented back

  • @MrStrenggeheim2000
    @MrStrenggeheim2000 Před 2 lety

    Incredible!

  • @user-pi7ye5pb2m
    @user-pi7ye5pb2m Před 2 lety

    Fantastic!!!

  • @tyswizzel
    @tyswizzel Před 2 lety +1

    This is awesome

  • @NTPEnjoyer
    @NTPEnjoyer Před 2 lety +11

    part 2, he plays them at the same time!

  • @EderAge17
    @EderAge17 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Esplêndido!!👏👏👏👏👏

  • @SaxPracticemanJazz
    @SaxPracticemanJazz Před 2 lety

    Amazing!!!!!!

  • @remifasolla5324
    @remifasolla5324 Před 2 lety +11

    This is closer to sport than it is to music

  • @tompussina
    @tompussina Před 2 lety

    Fenomeno!

  • @mymo_in_Bb
    @mymo_in_Bb Před 2 lety +34

    This guy's good, there's no disputing that, but he's one hell of a show-off...

    • @sequenc9-1111
      @sequenc9-1111 Před 2 lety +16

      wells he is at a show,

    • @jesseyoung9654
      @jesseyoung9654 Před 2 lety +8

      I met him once. I think he genuinely loves playing and having fun with music. He comes across as humble and he’s not afraid to make fun of himself.

    • @mymo_in_Bb
      @mymo_in_Bb Před 2 lety +1

      @@jesseyoung9654
      Doesn't mean he's not a show-off, because he *is* a bloody show-off

    • @ThGtKpr
      @ThGtKpr Před 2 lety +8

      @@mymo_in_Bb you don’t like that huh?

    • @sequenc9-1111
      @sequenc9-1111 Před 2 lety +11

      @@mymo_in_Bb he's showing off at a show what else is he supposed to do

  • @mechaphantom17
    @mechaphantom17 Před rokem

    Broke my hand in 7th grade and had to use paracord as a sling for 6 months. Fun stuff.

  • @coolaxe-dw4840
    @coolaxe-dw4840 Před 2 lety

    Awesome

  • @arbys7517
    @arbys7517 Před 2 lety

    James Morrison is so cool

  • @boocrimson7720
    @boocrimson7720 Před rokem

    You can't play the trombone one handed
    Trombonist here really just said: Watch me and I'll play this trumpet flawlessly while we're at it.

  • @ditmarvanbelle1061
    @ditmarvanbelle1061 Před 2 lety

    "nope" transcription is king

  • @jordanlaquey5325
    @jordanlaquey5325 Před 2 lety +4

    Because playing trumpet upside down wasn't enough.

  • @blaht15
    @blaht15 Před 2 lety

    Genius

  • @icychill105
    @icychill105 Před 2 lety +26

    I like the one measure of nope because it's too hard to notate

    • @Undecidedable
      @Undecidedable Před 2 lety +7

      not too hard to notate, too hard to play

    • @alessandrogiovannone3742
      @alessandrogiovannone3742 Před 2 lety +3

      actually i think it's because the bassist accidentally pings too hard after the trumpet finishes and distracts morrison, the trombone isn't playing anything in that bar

  • @johno7564
    @johno7564 Před 2 lety

    I imagine going from trumpet to trombone a bit of relax for the lips.

  • @horseman4now
    @horseman4now Před 2 lety +1

    Now, that's an embouchure!

  • @chris648
    @chris648 Před 2 lety

    This is true call and response

  • @thatoneguyvalk647
    @thatoneguyvalk647 Před 2 lety +48

    Is this what happens when horn valves and trombone meet?

    • @cartesiancoordinates7758
      @cartesiancoordinates7758 Před 2 lety +3

      It is a key changing valve

    • @thatoneguyvalk647
      @thatoneguyvalk647 Před 2 lety +1

      @@cartesiancoordinates7758 I was joking

    • @JoshuaM47644
      @JoshuaM47644 Před 2 lety

      Hey ThatOneGuyValk, my friend Kelvin said that there's nothing more underwhelming than your mother's face and your dad's muscular strength. He said it's pathetic.

    • @thatoneguyvalk647
      @thatoneguyvalk647 Před 2 lety +3

      @@JoshuaM47644 that is hilarious how that went with my comment

    • @d_e_f_g_e_c_d6365
      @d_e_f_g_e_c_d6365 Před 2 lety

      The superbone

  • @haydanoc8779
    @haydanoc8779 Před 2 lety +4

    I’ve tried making a note on a trumpet with no guidance before, I couldn’t. And as far as I know you have to slide that dang trombone thing, so I have NO idea how this was achieved. Sooooooo impressive.
    Btw, Any comments left here I most likely won’t read so you don’t need to bother 👍🏻

  • @zacheryblackburn6627
    @zacheryblackburn6627 Před 2 lety +26

    Ah. I think I've found religion

  • @bobjacobson858
    @bobjacobson858 Před 2 lety +1

    I was hoping he would move the slide (using just the F-trigger doesn't 'count'). I have a trumpet and trombone, and want to try this for one song, but it will require moving the slide. I'll have to stabilize the trombone in some way (perhaps coupling it to the trumpet in some way?)

  • @Metal-Possum
    @Metal-Possum Před rokem

    Jazz died when you could no longer dance to it.

  • @tommars3272
    @tommars3272 Před 2 lety +4

    Well when you want a job done right...

  • @lyolevrich
    @lyolevrich Před 2 lety

    👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

  • @lillienate1772
    @lillienate1772 Před 2 lety +1

    bruh mans played high C in first

  • @paddotk
    @paddotk Před 2 lety +19

    So how does he do that? I don't see his hand moving

    • @plunger9165
      @plunger9165 Před 2 lety +20

      Wdym, he is using the harmonic series and the F trigger. Are you a bone player?

    • @paddotk
      @paddotk Před 2 lety +37

      @@plunger9165 No, I only play with my own bone at night.
      But in all seriousness, I don't play it or know much about it. But as far as I know, you need to move the pipe and/or push buttons to get different notes, right?

    • @plunger9165
      @plunger9165 Před 2 lety +22

      @@paddotk So there are 7 fundamental positions on a standard Bb tenor trombone. 1st position is the slide all the way in (I am sure you already now this). The harmonic series are the notes you can play wall in first position (you can play all octaves of Bb in 1st position). So Pedal Bb, Bb, F, Bb, D, F, (flat) Ab, Bb, C, D, E (kind of), F and so on. So you can see as you go higher, the notes tend to get closer together so in the low register you can only go from Bb to F but in the high register you can go from C to D which therefore allows you to have an extend range compared to the low register which is why for Most of this solo he plays in the upper register.
      Now the trigger is called and F attachment because it increases the total tubing of the trombone by 6 positions which will put it in the key of F (so this will make it fundamentally lower in pitch) and so basically if you engage the trigger, because an F is a fifth from Bb, all the harmonic series I said above will be shifted up a fifth and then down an octave. Triggers are usually there to help out in the low range but can also be utilised in the high range as Morrison displays here, for example you can do a Bb above the staff in first position but you can’t do the C above it (middle C) but if you engage the trigger you can play that C because it will put it technically in sixth position and because you can play that lower C in 6h position you can now play the higher C (middle C).
      These are just the basics of how the trombone works and the science of its tubing. If you have any questions let me know (:

    • @plunger9165
      @plunger9165 Před 2 lety +7

      James is also using a trombone with an F trigger you can tell by the extra pipes around the main tuning slide, if you are not experienced in the instrument you will probably have a straight tenor which does not have the trigger it is only the slide you have to change the notes (apart from the harmonic series). Once you advance and become more intermediate (if you do) you will be introduced to the Bb/F trombone (trombone with trigger) this is for most genres the trombone plays in; orchestras, marching bands, concert bands and brass bands but if you consider jazz to be more of your taste then you will most likely stick with the straight tenor.

    • @paddotk
      @paddotk Před 2 lety +5

      @@plunger9165 Thanks for the elaborate explanation! It's pretty clear in overall (I assume with 'Bb' you mean B minor right?), but what I don't get is how exactly you play different notes/octaves with one position. With the trigger I can picture two positions and thus notes, but what other actions/positions are there besides sliding to play different notes?

  • @JoonasD6
    @JoonasD6 Před 2 lety

    This guy again.

  • @ElijahBickle
    @ElijahBickle Před 2 lety

    It’s all in that tuning slide

  • @ephraimschanneldaddontuse445

    James Morrison is like the Zeus of the brass world

  • @RobinBagnolati
    @RobinBagnolati Před 2 lety

    Non ho parole

  • @quegolazo4642
    @quegolazo4642 Před 2 lety

    Pura virtuosidad

  • @fivesthespeeddemon5642
    @fivesthespeeddemon5642 Před 2 lety +40

    It’s not magic, it’s having a trigger trombone. He has amazing articulation and some amazing chops, but all of those notes are achievable in first position or using the trigger while in first position

    • @kenmcgregor1050
      @kenmcgregor1050 Před 2 lety +1

      He is clearly using the trigger for F/6th position which gives you the G, A, B, D-flat, E-Sharp from F upwards. Also the E-flat and C below the F on the way down at the end of the solo. Basically the above the F it is the same as 2nd valve on a trumpet or 2nd position on the trombone. Above the F that is all you need to get all the semitones. Then the skill to apply the articulation etc.

    • @stephenbeck7222
      @stephenbeck7222 Před 2 lety +1

      It’s still a lot of practice to do that. Like telling a trumpet player to play the one section of carnival of Venice with only one finger. Sure you can do it but you don’t just sight read it.

    • @audreyardrey
      @audreyardrey Před 2 lety +1

      No one said he wasn't using a trigger? What are you trying to defend?

    • @prodkerstii
      @prodkerstii Před rokem

      He still used one hand so what is your point

    • @Novacreeper231
      @Novacreeper231 Před rokem

      music literally sas "T" to indicate where he pulls the trigger

  • @lanterns_glow
    @lanterns_glow Před 2 lety

    "Try me"

  • @cricri21
    @cricri21 Před 2 lety

    What does the "T" mean on the trombone transcription ? Is it the trigger key to lower the note with his trombone (idk how we call it, the part behind his head) ?

    • @jaqthetrombone
      @jaqthetrombone  Před 2 lety

      The T is over any notes which he uses the trigger for

    • @cricri21
      @cricri21 Před 2 lety

      @@jaqthetrombone okay thank you ! Impressive that you recognize the trigger event if you don't see the trombone !

  • @doctorsquatch1853
    @doctorsquatch1853 Před 2 lety +1

    What’s the name of the song?? It’s so familiar but I forget the name

  • @BUGHAKARASTA
    @BUGHAKARASTA Před 2 lety

    flex

  • @fajb709
    @fajb709 Před 2 lety

    "nope."

  • @florisdejong1512
    @florisdejong1512 Před 2 lety

    Someone explain how it is possible to play those notes without using that valve operator on the trombone!!

  • @mikat8062
    @mikat8062 Před 2 lety

    No but can we talk about that not he hit with the trumpet 😂

  • @jacksonquevedo5621
    @jacksonquevedo5621 Před 2 lety

    bro my initials are also jaq and i also play trombone

  • @jacobparker1105
    @jacobparker1105 Před 2 lety

    Where’s my guy George collier at

  • @hilmarsknopper
    @hilmarsknopper Před 2 lety

    Naturtonreihe ?

  • @gabrielh7517
    @gabrielh7517 Před 2 lety

    How....

  • @jarretthowe2654
    @jarretthowe2654 Před 2 lety

    How wat sus hu

  • @cristian980t
    @cristian980t Před 2 lety

    Seems like his playing a double trombone not an ordinary Bb trombone, title a bit misleading but it's ok. Look here for the proof 1:18

    • @seamuschaos
      @seamuschaos Před 2 lety

      read the description, the trigger use is notated within the transcription too

    • @lindsaygibson2142
      @lindsaygibson2142 Před 2 lety +1

      Double trombone??? I've never heard anyone ever call a trombone with an F attachment as such (That's more a french horn thing in my experience). Nothing wrong or misleading with simply calling a tenor trombone with valve a trombone imo, and it's not like they are uncommon either.

    • @alaude5397
      @alaude5397 Před 2 lety

      @@lindsaygibson2142 idk this dude a weirdo cause f attachment is just a standard trombone but with a trigger, only thing i could think he meant was bass since double kinda indicates two triggers

  • @JoshuaM47644
    @JoshuaM47644 Před 2 lety

    My friend Kelvin said that you don't have the talent to perform any brass instrument and that everyone else does.

  • @belovaklebelovak7770
    @belovaklebelovak7770 Před 2 lety

    nope, lol

  • @zmusicman39
    @zmusicman39 Před 2 lety

    This is disgusting in the best way

  • @wildravez9963
    @wildravez9963 Před 2 lety

    does anyone else feel like the bass is a little too busy sometimes? it's kinda distracting, and the fact that it's electric doesn't make it any better lol
    anyways great job on the transcription

  • @louisbrown02
    @louisbrown02 Před 2 lety

    whack cymbal beat