Nothing says "tenor sax" quite like Plas Jonson's performance on the 1963 Pink Panther Theme by Henry Mancini. It's just so damn sexy! And the good news is, you can learn exactly how to play it with this simple to follow, free sax lesson, right here!
#79 How To Play Brecker's Solo On Still Crazy After All These Years
Jul 19, 2020
I've always been a massive fan of tenor saxophonist Michael Brecker, and Still Crazy After All These Years by Paul Simon has one of his most memorable pop solos of all time. From Simon's fourth studio album of the same name, it's simple, soulful and technically superb - I'm sure you're gonna love learning it this week. It's a bit high for tenor I grant you, but what's a triple B between friends? lol
Be sure to pick up the free PDF sheet music for Still Crazy after All These Years and if you want to play along you can get the backing track here. Here are the Q&A topics covered in this lesson, with video time stamps (min:sec). Clicking on the time stamp will take you...
#77 Smooth Operator (Sade) Part 1 - Learn The Famous Sax Melody
Jul 05, 2020
Nothing says smoochy, romantic saxophone quite like Sade's Smooth Operator. The track was released on Sade's debut 1984 album Diamond Life, and features the tenor saxophone of multi-instrumentalist band member Stuart Mathewman (aka Cottonbelly). For this video, which is Part 1, we'll just be learning the famous melody section at the start. If you want to learn the main sax SOLO, then go and check out Smooth Operator Part 2.
Be sure to pick up the free PDF sheet music for Smooth Operator and if you want to play along you can get the backing track here. Here are the Q&A topics covered in this lesson, with video time stamps (min:sec). Clicking on the time stamp will take you...
#75 Learn The Jr. Walker Sax Solo On "Urgent" by Foreigner
Jun 21, 2020
Boy oh boy, are we in for a treat this week - you're gonna learn the extraordinary stratospheric saxophone solo from Motown star Jr. Walker, on Foreigner's 1981 hit "Urgent". Be sure to get your free PDF sheet music for Urgent and follow it along as you learn the solo. It's transcribed for alto AND tenor sax, and all the phrases from the lesson are marked as well. Plus, you can play along with the Urgent backing track here.
Here are the Q&A topics covered in this lesson, with video time stamps (min:sec). Clicking on the time stamp will take you straight to that portion of the video on YouTube (in a separate tab). Full Time stamps for the video and a complete transcript are...
#73 Forget Me Nots (Patrice Rushen) - Learn The Sax Solo
Jun 07, 2020
Sooo excited this week! This is one of my favourite EVER sax solos - Gerald Albright's awesome tenor solo on "Forget Me Nots" by Patrice Rushen. It's masterclass of how to play a memorable and funky eight bar solo solo, executed with precision, soul and flawless intonation. You can pick up your free PDF sheet music for Forget Me Nots here, which is lovingly transcribed for alto AND tenor sax, and if you want to play along with the backing track click here.
Oh yeah, I almost forget to say, if you want a real laugh then keep watching to the end of this video as my kids hi-jacked my studio and took over!
Here are the Q&A topics covered in this lesson, with video time stamps (min:sec)....
#72 How To Play Us And Them (Pink Floyd) On Sax
May 31, 2020
Us And Them by Pink Floyd is a song that I'm constantly being asked to cover on Get Your Sax Together. Quite simply it's one of the most iconic and famous sax tracks of all time. However, it's almost eight minutes long! After a lot of thought I decided just to throw all my chips on the table and breakdown ALL the solo sections that Dick Parry plays through the whole song, although I can't deny, I spent the next two weeks of work regretting that decision! lol
Although the original is on tenor, the free PDF sheet music for Us And Them has all the notes for alto and tenor sax. Also, I'm constantly being asked for the backing tracks for my videos, so this week you can play along...
#70 Learn To Play "The Logical Song" Sax Solo
May 17, 2020
I've got a real cracker for you guys this week! I breakdown exactly how you play John Helliwell's classic alto sax solo on Supertramp's 1979 hit The Logical Song. Proper Sax Hall Of Fame! I haven't shown the notes and fingerings for tenor for this one as it doesn't sit well on tenor at all, but if you're a tenor player, the free PDF sheet music for The Logical Song has the music for alto AND tenor sax.
Here are the Q&A topics covered in this lesson, with video time stamps (min:sec). Clicking on the time stamp will take you straight to that portion of the video on YouTube (in a separate tab). Full Time stamps for the video and a complete transcript are at the bottom of the...
#69 Learn To Play The "Old Time Rock And Roll" Sax Solo
May 10, 2020
Got a real classic sax solo for this week! Reed Alto's great bluesy tenor solo on "Old Time Rock And Roll" by Bob Seger And The Silver Bullet Band. This solo is always featured on the lists of most famous sax solos so, of course, it is my duty and honour to bring it to you, dissected and spelled out in the easiest possible way for alto and tenor sax. Don't forget to get your free PDF sheet music for Old Time Rock And Roll and check out the other sax breakdowns in my Sax Hall Of Fame series on YouTube.
Here are the Q&A topics covered in this lesson, with video time stamps (min:sec). Clicking on the time stamp will take you straight to that portion of the video on YouTube (in a...
#9 How To Play The Pink Panther Theme On Sax
Mar 10, 2019
The notes for this one don't sit as well on alto sax as they do on tenor - the melody is a bit too low for alto and a bit challenging to get your fingers around, but if it's transposed up the octave it's then too high. That's why this lesson features the tenor notes, however, you can click here to get the free PDF for this video which has the whole melody written out for tenor AND alto sax.
This lesson is part of...
#8 Learn The Baker Street Sax Solo
Mar 03, 2019
Filmed on Baker Street itself, welcome to the ULTIMATE lesson on how to play Raphael Ravenscroft's alto sax solo from Gerry Rafferty's 'Baker Street', arguably the world's most famous sax solo. As the original is played on alto, this lesson focuses on the alto sax notes, but if you click here you can get a free pdf to accompany this video, which has a fantastic, 100% accurate, sheet music transcription of the solo written out for alto AND tenor sax.
If you enjoy this video, click here for all my other great Hall Of Fame free online sax lessons, featuring the world's most iconic and famous sax songs, such as Careless Whisper.
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#7 Learn The Careless Whisper Sax Solo
Feb 24, 2019
George Michael's 1984 hit 'Careless Whisper' has surely got one of the most iconic and famous sax lines of all time. In this video I'll give you clear and simple instructions how to play it on alto sax, and you can download a free PDF here with the music written out for alto AND tenor sax.
This lesson is part of my Hall Of Fame series, where I teach you how to play the world's most iconic sax lines. I show you all the fingerings nice and slowly, then all the note names a bit faster, then the whole thing at full speed. You can then download the free PDF for each lesson with the music written out for alto AND tenor sax. And because I'm a bit OCD and love this...
