Re: re:Reading Music (this one not much too long)

[HAAndruss@xxxxxxx (Harvey Andruss)]

At  1:57 PM 6/1/95  Matt Gitchell wrote:
>Being a music theory student of sorts, I guess you would define blues by
>the scales you use (I-bIII-IV-#IV-V-bVII), the key not being the sharp IV
>(F# if you're in C).
>The whole I-IV-V chord progression thinkg comes into play as well, with
>substitutions allowable.
>I guess that's about it.

FWIW, Matt, and for clarification, I think you were trying to refer to the
in-between note, or a quarter tone between the b5 or 5 tones,  For the key
of C that would be the Gb/ G tone (or F# and G tone; you said just #4 or
#IV)> It *IS* ONE OF THE KEYS to blues and jazz -- the blue-est of blue
notes; the others are the b3/3 microtone (creates a major/minor duality),
or between Eb and E in C, and the 6/b7 microtone, or between the A and Bb
in C.  You also forgot to mention that most blues follow a 12 bar
structure, some an 8 bar, and then there's John Lee Hooker (any bar will do
:-o )....

Cross (second) and third position *nail* these tones easily, hence their
populartiy with blues harpers.  Since your a music theory person, you know
that there are lots of books available on this at most music stores, the
library, friends, neighbors, and as previously mentioned but perhaps missed
some people on this list (check over the bidding list for harp start).....
:-)