Where can I get notation for computer game music?

[MikeHunt79]

I got a new synth/drum machine recently, and in order to learn the ropes on it a little, I'd like to have a go at remaking a few tunes from computer games. I was thinking about the music from f-zero or streets of rage...

Anyone know of any way of getting hold of the notation as I'm not too good at playing stuff by ear...

 

[asim18]

http://unstandart.sp.ru/tabs/f-zero-x_bigblue.txt

Totally misread op. Thought you wanted guitar tabs.

 

[SoundsGood]

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[timbob]

Try working it out by ear? Looking for notation's the easy way out - transcription is a skill you can learn, and the more you do, the better you get!

 

[MikeHunt79]

Totally misread op. Thought you wanted guitar tabs.

Guitar tabs are better than nothing, I can often work out the notes from them even tho I can't play guitar.

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=f-zero+midi&btnG=Google+Search&meta=&aq=f&oq=

Cheers, I forgot about midi files, in fact if I can figure it out I may even be able to transfer the notes over midi to the synth!

Try working it out by ear? Looking for notation's the easy way out - transcription is a skill you can learn, and the more you do, the better you get!

I agree it is a good skill to have, it does seem a little silly if someone else had already done it! I've tried it before, and I often find the melody pretty easy to figure out, but the other parts like chords are much much harder.

http://www.gamemusicthemes.com/

This is the site I use. Check it out.

Awesome site, I love the way you can hear the some from the browser as well as view the notation. Perfect, thanks.

 

[timbob]

I agree it is a good skill to have, it does seem a little silly if someone else had already done it! I've tried it before, and I often find the melody pretty easy to figure out, but the other parts like chords are much much harder.:

I used to find chords impossible.

Until my tutor gave me a tip - use the bassline. The bass will almost 100% certainly be playing the root note of the chord. Once you've got the root note, you can figure out major/minor/dominant (etc) pretty easily just by ear.

The more chord sequences you figure out, the easier it gets - it's crazy just how much seemingly complicated music just follows a set pattern.... Once you figure out the sounds and patterns, they start to crop up everywhere, and chord sequences fall into place at the drop of a hat.