The video and transcription below are in the song’s original key of C. Following is the Bb version so tenors can also practice it in C and altos in G in keeping with all the other exercises in the course.
Watch Johnny Play the sax solo in original key of C:
Original Concert Key
Click the audio sample below to listen and follow along with the original key version above:
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Bb Saxophone Lesson
Brown Sugar Solo In Concert Bb
The above chart, audio, and video are examples of the Brown Sugar sax solo in it’s original key of C, but since we are focusing on Bb concert for this course we transposed it down to Bb so it’s in keeping with all our other licks and exercises in this course. Below is the transposed chart, complete audio with band and sax, and backing tracks for your accompaniment, all in our theme key of concert Bb
This is the octave you should ultimately play it in so it sounds proper as in the recording. If some notes are too high for you at this point, you can start with the lower octave which is also written out below here.
Click for Bb sax band audio:
Backing track for Bb saxophone:
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Bb Saxes – Low Octave
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Eb Saxophone
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Let’s Break it Down
An overview of the entire solo taken one phrase at a time.
Flutter Tongue
Scooping The Notes
Recycling Your Music