Practice
Transcription
Working out music by listening and recording what you hear.
In plain English
A transcription may be written in notation, tablature, chord symbols, or simply learned and remembered on an instrument.
Try or listen for this
Replay a short bass phrase, find its first note, and gradually work out the rest.
Why it matters
Transcription develops the ear and reveals the real details of timing, articulation, and phrasing.