Re: [Harp-L] Trad Chicago Blues in D

["Bob Maglinte" <bbqbob917@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: "G." <gigs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "harp-l" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2004 4:31 AM
Subject: [Harp-L] Trad Chicago Blues in D


> Hi there,
>  I'm currently working on a few Blues songs played by Little Walter, Big
> Walter, Paul Butterfield, Sonny Boy Williamson & Junior Wells.
> What I'd like to have is just one song by anyone of these guys, in key of 
> D
> played in second position on a G harmonica.  I've been rifling through my
> collection and everything in D by these guys is usually done 3rd position 
> on
> a 16 hole chromatic.  I already have plenty of 3rd position material to 
> work
> with.  Any suggestions?
>
> -- G.

Hi,
Little Walter's "Last Night," (not the alternate take with no harp on it) is 
done with a G diatonic in 2nd position, and Sonny Boy Williamson's "Trust My 
Baby," is also with a G diatonic in 2nd (although from the unusally deep 
tone of the acoustic harp, I'm pretty sure he's using a 364/365 Marine Band 
in G for this). Also parts of Little Walter's instrumentals "Blue Lights," 
"Thunderbird," and "Flying Saucer" uses a key of G diaonic in 2nd position 
for it. On Junior Wells' "Hoodoo Man Blues" CD he recorded for Delmark in 
the mid 60's, on the slow blues instrumental, he's definitely using a key of 
G diatonic for a good part of it also. Those are just a few things off the 
top of my head.

Sincerely,
Barbeque Bob Maglinte
Boston, MA
http://www.barbequebob.com
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