I mentioned this in the Christmas music thread already but Christmas carols are a great introduction to transcription. Starting with melodies that you know and can sing is a little easier than trying to pick out a bass line from a mix which is also at the bottom of our hearing range. Try Jingle bells or silent night then ask yourself if all of the notes are part of a particular key or scale. Did the song start and end on the same note? etc. Once you’ve got the melody down, you can try fitting a bass line to the song using the notes from the song. Start with long notes (like an organ) and experiment from there. You will notice that there are some notes that work better with the melody than others
Happy Birthday is also good and comes in handy. Trust me on that.
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