The Eb is the 2 draw whole step bend
I play that song on a G harp in 11th position.
> > > >---- Original Message ---- >From: blues@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx >Subject: RE: [Harp-L] Way Over My Head: Good Bye Pork Pie Hat >Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 10:51:39 -0600 > >> >>I'm getting in way over my head I am attempting to play the Mingus >tune >>"Good By Pork Pie Hat" on diatonic. The Fake book version is >transcribed >>in Ab (it's actually a blues in F) and I've been playing it >basically in >>second position on a Bb harp. Mostly it;s pretty easy but some of >the bends >>are a litlle tough. There's an E natural (16th note passing tone) >that >>requires a really quick accurate bend on the 2nd hole draw. But for >the >>life of me I can't figure out how to get an Eb on the lower octave. >> >>i'm only mentioning this because it's all your fault--if I hadn't >>subscribed to this list, I never would have even thought about >attempting this. >> >>My big problem is that I've scheduled this tune as part of our >regular >>repertoire, (hitherto I've played it on guitar, but know that we >have a >>full time 2nd guitar I'm able to play more harp). >> >>Any suggestions? a better position on a different harp? buy a >chromatic? >> >>thanks y'all >> >>maurice >> >>maurice richard libby >>aka Whiteboy Slim >>"twenty-first century blues" >>whiteboy_slim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>http://www.whiteboy-slim.com >>to buy "Homemade" --> http://www.cdbaby.com/mrl >>EPK --> http://www.sonicbids.com/whiteboyslim >>EPK --> http://www.sonicbids.com/whiteboyslim2 >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Harp-L is sponsored by SPAH, http://www.spah.org >>Harp-L@xxxxxxxxxx >>http://harp-l.org/mailman/listinfo/harp-l >>
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