Re: [Harp-L] Butter's "missing" Work Song note (was cannonball adderly)

[Mojo Red <harplicks@xxxxxxxxx>]

Okay, but that means it's the ~same~ note in the
same part of the song, right? So, outside of the
fact that I got guessed the wrong ~position~, I was
right about which note was missing.

Thanks, Ben!

Harpin' in Colorado,
--Ken M.

--- Planet Harmonica <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> Nope !
> 
> Butter played it in 2ndpos, so it was actually a
> 5 OB missing.
> 
> Ben FELTEN
> http://harmonica.typepad.com
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Mojo Red 
>   To: John Kerkhoven ; harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx 
>   Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 4:26 AM
>   Subject: [Harp-L] Butter's "missing" Work Song
> note (was cannonball adderly)
> 
> 
>   Hi John,
> 
>   I've attempted to play the Work Song on short
> harp
>   and I think the missing note would require a 7
>   overdraw to "get it right." Least ways, when I
> play
>   it in 3rd position, that's the case. Did Butter
> do
>   it in 3rd? If so, that's likely the cause of
> the
>   stir. It is certainly the reason I mainly cover
> it
>   with a button harp.
> 
>   Here's some make-shift tab for the Work Song in
> 3rd
>   on short harp.
> 
>   4 4 5 6+ 6 6 6+ 6 7+
>   4 4 5 6+ 5 4 4 4+ 4
> 
>   4 4 5 6+ 6 6 6+ 6 7+
>   6 6 6 7+ 6 7+OD   6
> 
>   8 6 7+ 6 6+ 6 5 5 4 4+ 4 4+
>   4 4 5 6+ 6' 6+ 5 6+ 5 4 
> 
>   4+ 4 6+ 6 
>   4 4 6 6+
> 
>   6 6+ 5 6+ 5 4 4+ 4
> 
>   I'm thinking that pesky 7OD is the note that
> Butter
>   avoided, as did William Clarke when he covered
> it
>   (even though he did it using a chromatic). 
> 
>   Hope this helps. Not totally sure whether I'm
> right
>   though as I don't have Butter's version on hand
> to
>   verify.
> 
>   Harpin' in Colorado,
>   --Ken M.
> 
> 
> 
>   --- John Kerkhoven <solo_danswer@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>   wrote:
> 
>   > The recent discussion about Butterfield
> included
>   > a post by fjm in regards to
>   > "work song" and butterfield missing a note. i
>   > have loved the butterfield
>   > since i first heard it, so i was wondering,
>   > "what's wrong with the way Paul
>   > plays?"
>   > 
>   > I resisted posting this question until i dug
> up
>   > the original -- or at least
>   > Cannonball Adderly's version, as the song is
>   > credited to "Nat" Adderly, not
>   > Julian "Cannonball" Adderly.
>   > 
>   > And as that tidbit of information suggests, I
>   > have dug up Adderly's version.
>   > And then a friend lent me another Adderly
> disk.
>   > 
>   > Holy Smokes! I chastised my friend for not
>   > lending me Adderly sooner.
>   > 
>   > The two disks I have listened to are
> "Cannonball
>   > in Europe" and "Cannonball
>   > Adderly: The Capitol Years". There's a
> grooving
>   > Pop Staples song on "The
>   > Capitol Years" called "Why Am I Treated So
> Bad".
>   > "Walk Tall" is another
>   > treat. Both these albums are great from
> beginning
>   > to end.
>   > 
>   > And yes, Butterfield's phrasing on "Work
> Song" is
>   > not the same as Adderly's.
>   > 
>   > If you say "So What?" I suggest you listen to
>   > Adderly's version. If you have
>   > listened to Adderly's version and still say
> "So
>   > What?" then we are at a
>   > crossroads.
>   > 
>   > All the same, god bless Butterfield.
>   > 
>   > John
>   > 
>   > 
>   >
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