[Harp-L] desire in 2 days

[John Frazer <jfrazer@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Charlie,

If memory serves, that is an easy descending riff.

Something like 5d 5b 4d 2d 2d in a shave-haircut-twobits rhythm

Just play into a vocal mic on a stand.

good luck. Church audiences are easy to please. They won't be expecting you
to play like me.

hj


> Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2005 22:38:37 -0700
> From: "charlie zevon" <chaszev@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [Harp-L] Learn to play in 2 days???

> 
> Help, I volunteered to play with my church band this Sunday and I need to
> learn the harp fast.  I'm not a harmonica player (trumpet and sax are my
> main instruments), but I've always liked the sound. So I'm looking for quick
> pointers.
> 
> The song they want harp for is the U2 song Desire.  We're doing it in E so I
> got a couple of A harps (Hohner Special 20 and Pro) to see which works best.
>   Anyway, the main line of this song is a descending blues line: D - C# -B -
> G  - E  done to a Bo Diddley rythm.
> 
> Anyway, a customer at Guitar Center recommended this site.  I usually would
> spend some time searching archives but I'm in a bit of a hurry. Any tips are
> appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> Charlie