Re: [Harp-L] Blue Bayou

[Ken Hildebrand <airmojoken@xxxxxxxxx>]

Very interesting!

Jimi Lee mentioned this several years ago at a Buckeye Harmonica Festival, noting that a major scale is located on a natural minor harp.  I did look at my chart of natural minor harp key layouts, but I never really tried this.  I've had it in the back of my head ever since Jimi mentioned it.

So on a Lee Oskar D natural minor (where 1B and 4B is "G" as Gino mentions) the F major scale is 3D 4B 4D 5B 5D 6B 6D 7D  (F G A Bb C D E F).

Roy Orbison's "Blue Bayou" in F major is a good song to try this... and it is fun !

Thanks Gino !

Ken H in OH

--- On Sat, 7/3/10, GINO <ginoharmonica@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: GINO <ginoharmonica@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Blue Bayou
> To: "Barry Cohen" <shadowboxblues@xxxxxxxxx>, harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx, ire.radly@xxxxxxxxx
> Date: Saturday, July 3, 2010, 11:11 AM
> You want to have fun try this. There
> are a number of reasons why you might like this. Take a
> minor tuned harp, where 1 & 4 blow are "G", and play in
> 11th position (second flat) Key of "F" you said ,right ?
> Don't let the big number scare you. Try it. Your tonic , or
> 1 is 3 draw. Guess where 3 (maj) is ? 4 draw. And the 5 of
> the chord triad ? 5 draw . And the MAJ 7 !!!!! 6 draw !
> yep the entire chord using ALL draw notes. Strong bendable
> notes. And you can get a sound like a chromatic with a 6
> & 7 draw trill. 1/2 step apart. Hope this makes some
> sense. I enjoy doing this once in a while. Have fun. It's
> not hard,,,
> and,,,, no overblows required ! This is playing in a major
> 7, same idea as a melody maker. Or 1st position on a regular
> richter tuning. 
>  
>            Gino
>   "LICENSE TO SMOKE" 
> http://www.ginoharmonica.com
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> From: Barry Cohen <shadowboxblues@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx;
> ire.radly@xxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Sat, July 3, 2010 10:49:32 AM
> Subject: [Harp-L] Blue Bayou
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> Thanks Conrad - singer wants F (major) - I believe that's
> what Orbison did
> the original in.
> So that would put me obv in F 1st (low F has been suggested
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> octave squeaky factor) and Bb 2nd.
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> Cool that so many listers like this song too!
> Barry C.
> Boston
> *Love that Dirty Water*
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> Barry Cohen
> ShadowBox Blues Band
> http://www.myspace.com/gracieblues
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