Best approach/technique/workflow in transcribing harmonically complex music?

1. How do you transcribe music effectively?
2. How do you transcribe an instrument?

How do you transcribe music effectively?

1. Lose the instrument. ...
2. Only transcribe music that you love. ...
3. Stick to pieces you already have the score for at first. ...
4. Sing. ...
5. Learn Solfege. ...
6. Use your fingers for easier notation of rhythms. ...
7. Try to hear in phrases rather than individual notes. ...
8. Listen at a low volume.

How do you transcribe an instrument?

Figuring Out the Notes

1. Memorize the melody.
2. Sing the melody out loud.
3. Listen for where the melody goes up and down.
4. Listen for any familiar patterns like arpeggios.
5. “Pluck out” the melody on an instrument.
6. Transcribe the melody.
7. Play back the melody.
8. Make corrections.