Steely Dan – Home at Last - Transcription & Performance

Steely Dan – Home at Last - Transcription & Performance

Deutsche Beschreibung untenstehend.

Welcome to my channel! In this video I present a full transcription of legendary drummer Bernard "Pretty" Purdie performing the song "Home at Last" by Steely Dan from their acclaimed album "Aja".

Bernard Purdie's drumming on this track is a testament to his legendary status in the world of drumming. The halftime shuffle in "Home at Last" by Steely Dan is a legendary drum groove that is tightly woven into the song. It is widely considered one of the most iconic and influential drum patterns in the history of popular music. The unique execution of this groove by Bernard "Pretty" Purdie has cemented its deserved place in the drumming community.

In my transcription, I meticulously studied Bernard Purdie's specific drum patterns and fills to capture characteristics and stylistic nuances. My goal was to provide an accurate representation of the original performance so that drummers and Steely Dan fans alike can understand and perhaps appreciate more the subtleties of this timeless song.

With this transcription and my interpretation, I hope to showcase Bernard Purdie's incredible ability and inspire drummers to study Purdie's rhythmic finesse in "Home at Last."

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The transcription is written with the notation program Finale.

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Deutsche Beschreibung

Willkommen auf meinem Kanal! In diesem Video präsentiere ich eine vollständige Transkription des legendären Schlagzeugers Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, der den Song "Home at Last" von Steely Dan aus ihrem gefeierten Album "Aja" einspielt hat. Bernard Purdies Schlagzeugspiel auf diesem Stück ist ein Beweis für seinen legendären Status in der Welt des Schlagzeugspiels. Der Halftime-Shuffle in "Home at Last" von Steely Dan ist ein legendärer Schlagzeug-Groove, der eng mit dem Song verwoben ist. Er gilt weithin als eines der kultigsten und einflussreichsten Schlagzeugpatterns in der Geschichte der Popmusik. Die einzigartige Ausführung dieses Grooves durch Bernard "Pretty" Purdie hat seinen verdienten Platz in der Schlagzeugergemeinde gefestigt.

In meiner Transkription habe ich mich akribisch mit den spezifischen Drum-Patterns und Fills von Bernard Purdie auseinandergesetzt, um Eigenheiten und stilistischen Nuancen zu erfassen. Mein Ziel war es, eine akkurate Darstellung der Original-Performance zu liefern, damit Schlagzeugerinnen und Schlagzeuger und auch Steely Dan Fans die Feinheiten dieses zeitlosen Songs verstehen und vielleicht noch mehr würdigen können.

Ich hoffe, mit dieser Transkription und meiner Interpretation Bernard Purdies unglaubliche Fähigkeit darzustellen und Schlagzeugerinnen und Schlagzeuger zu inspirieren, die rhythmische Finesse Purdies in "Home at Last" zu studieren.

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Band/Artist: Steely Dan
Album: Aja
Songwriter: Walter Becker, Donald Fagen
Release date: September 23, 1977
Label: ABC

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Description: Bernard Purdie at his then new Sonor Hi-Lite drum kit on my band Jon Hammond and The Late Rent Session Men gig
Date: Uploaded 19 December 2012
Author: Jon Hammond

Description: Aja - Steely Dan, Album Cover Artwork
Date: Uploaded 8 June 2020
Author: Brett Jordan

[kybernes]

Wow, great playing along so accurate & with feel with the original! Plus the many hours of work it takes to transcribe it so well and shoot it & synchronize it on video... chapeau - hats off to you! Thank you for the great work! Since the 80ies I always listened to all of this fantastic album - Aja - more on songwriting, composing, arranging and overall playing levels, but these Steely Dan songs have so many layers that I never got tired of them and I think I never will! Absolutely timeless masterpieces!

[snarecat]

I can appreciate the time you had to put into this presentation… let’s start with the amount of time you devoted from your life to be able to play like that… wow!
Nicely done, congratulations!
So well played Sir!
🥁❤️

[anthonyalfredyorke]

Thanks, absolutely stunning playing, it goes to show less is more. Purdies economy is legendary, like all good music it's all about the spaces you leave. Not everything has to be Rachmaninov's 3rd sometimes Claire du lune style is perfect. Thanks again for the wonderful music. PEACE AND LOVE TO EVERYONE ❤❤.

Great cover, relax and groovy, nice example also for my Students, thanks for sharing !!

[coconutandrus]

Great example of some tough groves .
I’ve been working on Marietta’s grove on Peg and that’s something else too .
Thanks

[joeyaknow]

Very well done. Thank you for sharing.

[johnnymac]

Hello. Nice job. What is your left side crash/ride cymbal, the one by your hi hat? Thank you.

[louisvassallo]

Very nice thank you.Where can we find a copy or pdf of this song on your channel or anyware else.

[gustavoleitejacovelli]

Amazing cover! Could you share or sell the transcription?

[Ozguryasar]

excellent work, is the notation available on pdf? i have been looking for this for a long time

[hp]

that interlude part is so hard to play with feel... while keeping time