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

["Planet Harmonica" <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You were, absolutely. A Major Seventh, I believe (but I could be wrong, my 
music theory is abysmal...) 

Ben 

> 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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Ben FELTEN
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