Re: [Harp-L] Re: Watermelon Man

["Dave Murray" <dlmurray@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

From: "jazmaan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <dmf273@xxxxxxxxx>
> I looked at your webpage, but I'm still confused.  What do you call key of 
> A on a C Melody Maker?
> (Or in my mp3, key of F on an Ab XB-Melody).

A is still Aeolian (natural) minor, but you play it off of the 2 or 5 
blow).  The tuning alteration shifts the modes to different positions, but 
they are  all still there since they still have the same notes for the 
intervals that  are associated with the modes. It kind of jumps out at you 
after you look at  it a while.

> As your webpage demonstrates, the MM tuning presents lots of avenues to 
> explore.   When you factor
> in all the extra notes of the XB-40, you can see why I love my XB-Melody!

I can imagine, though I don't play/have an XB.

> Here's the link to Watermelon Man again, for anybody that missed it the 
> first time around:
>
> http://rapidshare.de/files/9951677/watermelon_man.mp3.html
>
> (Click the link.  Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the button 
> near the bottom right that
> says "Free".  That will bring you to another page.  Scroll to the bottom 
> again and you'll see an
> animated countdown "10,9,8,7 etc."  wait for that to hit zero and it will 
> change to a download
> link.  Click that and your download will proceed.  Don't worry, its safe 
> and absolutely free.)

I liked it.

Peace and music,
Dave