Re: [Harp-L] Interval question - was Hoochie Coochie Man - 1st position!!




Alec said:


The second and biggest clue that Richard pointed out to
me years ago, is that when he goes to the warble over the V chord, the
interval is a major third - he's playing a 4-5 draw warble in first
position. If you play it in cross harp, it will be a minor third. Listen
carefully when Muddy sings the line "I'm your Hoochie Coochie Man..." - the
warble in the background is a major third - it won't sound right on a D
harp.

How can an interval between two notes change from minor third to major third?


I hope this helps - I know it helped me. This was the tune that opened the
door for me to do a bit more sophisticated 1st position playing. Once you
get this one down, you'll start to hear first position all over the place
that you previously thought was cross harp.

Sounds like I need to investgate this, I've been thinking about this subject recently, I guess I've been wondering if the old pros (non-obers) always play 1st position on the upper 2 thirds of the harp and third position in the middle to take advantage of the 6 draw bend.


Pierre.






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