Re: chromatic blues pieces

["david j. brown" <nonidesign@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

George Harmonica Smith is one of my favorite chrommers.


> From: "Spencer B. Gay M.D." <sbg2d@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: "Spencer B. Gay M.D." <sbg2d@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 18:15:15 -0500
> To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE: chromatic blues pieces
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> 
> Any other notable chromatic blues pieces?
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of
> Roger A Gonzales
> Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2003 12:05 PM
> To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: The original "I'm Ready"
> 
> 
> 
> I'd appreciate it, or even a hint as to
>> whatposition would match the harp part (hope he wasn't using a
>> chromatic!).Thanks,
>> Fred S
>> 
> I hate to be the bearer of bad tidings dude but, he IS using a chromatic.
> The song is in the key of Eb minor not Eb major, so Little Walter is just
> using the chromatic as a big blues harp and and playing in the key of Eb
> minor.  If you draw on a C tuned chromatic, with the button out, you get a D
> minor chord, it is how the harp is set up.  If you push the button in, you
> will get the chord a half step higher which is an Eb minor chord.  The song
> is actually in Eb minor so the chord work that Little Walter does is much
> easier to get to.  otherwise he would have to use the G natural in the song
> instead of the Gb he is using.
> Hey look on the bright side!!  Now you can add a chromatic to your arsenal.
> Every blues should have at least one 12 hole in the key of C.  Thats what
> the blues that played chromatic used.
> 
> regards and respect,
> Roger Gonzales
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