Re: "Stormy Monday" help

[the Leones <leone@xxxxxxxx>]

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>From: "Jp Pagan" <jpl_pagan@xxxxxxxxx>
>To: "harp-l harp-l" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 4:03 PM
>Subject: "Stormy Monday" help
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>>
>>  hey all,
>>
>>     the band i play with wants to start doing
>>  "Stormy Monday," probably in G, and i was wondering if
>>  anyone here had any suggestions about a good position
>>  for this tune.
>>     as the bass player described it, it's a 12 bar in
>>  G, with the G chords being 7ths and the C chords being
>>  9ths. also, in the seventh and eighth measures, there
>>  is a "run of Min 7ths A, B, B flat. For the ninth and
>>  tenth measure d9 and D#9 are played." i have to admit,
>>  i'm a little shaky on what that last part all means.
>>     any help/analysis would be appreciated.
>>
>>
   Maybe I'm missing something here but do you HAVE to stay with the 
band (note per note) on that Min 7ths A,B,Bb run? AND the d9 & d#9 
can be "cheated-in". A C played "crossed" should work.

   I will be doing this tune (in about 3 hrs) and will use a spl 20 
with which I have RAISED the 5th AND 9th DRAW notes 1/2 step. 
(NOTICE, the draw 9s will NOW be useable, hit one with the "Bend 
already in it" and then allow it to smear UP to the true tuneing. I 
have been doing these since 1959. I hit on it QUITE by accident. I 
will ALSO have a chromatic in my hand at the same time.

   The chromatic allows for a "different" sound. Oh, and YES, the 
diatonic WOULD be played "crossed". You could also use an F (in 3rd 
position), but that's a little to "Jimmy Reed shrill" for my taste.

  smokey-joe

JP