RE: [Harp-L] Re: Danny Boy

["Mike Snowden" <mike.snowden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, you are right, it is a full tone and not a semitone - I apologise for
my error in terminology.  However, the notes are correct.

The initial "Calling"/"dying" in the verse doesn't sound too bad if you play
it in two notes instead of 3, and miss the bend/altered note, a cheat
but....  The final "come", as the tune closes just cannot be missed as the
tune hangs on it, and is totally exposed, which is why I was more concerned
about that one....


-----Original Message-----
From: harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf
Of Steve Shaw
Sent: 11 December 2006 01:08
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [Harp-L] Re: Danny Boy

>* "Paddy Richter" is an alternative tuning, which has the 3-blow taken up a
>semitone, so on a C harp, instead of having 2 Gs, you get a G and an A,
>thus
>avoiding the bend required on a standard harp
>Mike

There are two places in the first part (last syllable of "calling" and
"dying") that need the missing 6th if you're playing straight harp, and one
place in the second part near the end ("love").  Paddy Richter is a whole
tone up on 3-blow, not a semitone.