Re: [Harp-L] octaves only...

["Rick Dempster" <rick.dempster@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Mike;
            Here's my way of looking at it, though you might find
Jason's easier; I don't know. 
            I use pretty much all of these, one way or another, though
some of them haven't yet escaped the woodshed. Clearly in some cases, a
two note chord won't stand on it's own without something else
accompanying to give it a context.
            Typical of this is the augmented 5th chords which I use
whenever I, particularly in the context ot a rag going down a minor 3rd,
say from C to A - here I use the A #5 which leads very nicely to the
D7th.
            Likewise the E#5 to lead to the AS.
            Without a third being played somewhere, the root and #5 can
sound like a major 3rd based on the sharp 5.
            Anyway, I learned the augmented A from Gwen Foster's
records. You have to use a lot of tongue pblocks/splits to get the most
out of all this. I have only listed the notes, and they are not supposed
to represent the inversion used.
           If you want any further explanation, just say......!
RD

Blow reeds: (C harp) C E G C E G C E G C

C major (all reeds)
E minor (partial - E G)
G6th (partial- E G)
E #5  or Augmented  (partial- E C)
Ab#5  or Augmented  (partial- E C)
A minor (partial C E)
A minor 7th (partial - C E G)
D 9th (partial C E )
D minor 9th (partial C E)
F major 7th (partial C E)
F Major 9th (partial C E G)

Draw reeds: (C Harp) D G B D F A B D F A

G 7th/9th (all including 5=7th & A=9th)
D minor (DFA)
D minor 6th (DFAB)
B minor 7th b5 (half diminished) (BDFA)
F major (partial F A)
F6th (partial DFA)
A #5 or  Augmented (partial A F)
Db  or Augmented  (partial- E C)
Bb major/7th (partial DF/A)
B minor (partial B D)
B minor 7th (partial BDA)
D6th (partial BD)
E minor/minor 7th (partial G B/D
B Diminished (partial BDF)
D Diminished (partial BDF)
F Diminished (partial BDF - may not be very convincing without the Ab)
Ab Diminished (partial BDF)




>>> Jason Ricci <jason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 4/12/2006 15:25:44 >>>

Cross harp

 1 chord: 3-6 blow/6-9, or: 3 draw-7 draw. (harmony, key major only
most the
time). Also tag the end of the one chord on the last beats of it's
measure
with the 2-7 draw or 2 bent a whole step

 4 chord: 1-4 blow/4-7/7-10

5 chord: 1-4 draw/4-8 or 6-10 draw (harmony) also you can play this on
the 5
chord prefrably if you played something different on the 4 chord like
held a
3 draw bend or some riff based of that the flat 3rd...

3rd position

1 chord: 1-4 draw/4-8 draw

4 chord: 3-6 blow/6-9 blow or 2-5 draw (harmony)

5 chord: 6-10 draw or 2-5 blow (harmony) or play the 3-6 blow/6-9 blow
as
the harmony again better if you played something different than that on
the
4 like the 2-5 (4 flat 3rd combo) draw

Hope I didn't miss type any thing I'm watching jack ass 2 while I write
this
I don't know enough about the chords to help here...

Jason www.jasonricci.com Dennis G could help here....


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