Re: [Harp-L] Hi a question about chromatics harmonicas

[Joe and Cass Leone <leone@xxxxxxxx>]

On Oct 18, 2006, at 2:14 PM, Tim Moyer wrote:

> Kevin M. Duggan wrote:
> > > My key is C,  I have the 2 different sheet music in
> > > the key of  E minor for the song.
>
> Joe Leone wrote:
> > Check again, It's Eb minor, and no you shouldn't change it. Most
> > bands know it in Eb minor. (If you DO change it, change it to D
> > minor.)
>
> Just play it in Eb minor with the slide in.
>
> -tim
Yeah, just pretend you're doing it in Dm and push in the slide. That  
will get you Eb minor. One word of caution though. Be prepared to  
spend some time (LOTS OF IT) on the stairstepped waterfall that's in  
the bridge. It is a real p****r. Problem was that this tune is very  
sax friendly and I'm sure you will remember the great job that Paul  
Desmondo did on it. Well Paul's sax IS in Eb, so doing the minor was  
'friendly' to his instrument.

The waterfall takes the tune out of the easy category (like Round  
Midnight)) whereas that tune doesn't have the convoluted stairsteps  
of fifths and waterfalls thirds. More like Harlem Nocturne's  
waterfalls (only) of 5ths, but almost twice as many notes per measure.

Of course if you are a reader (a GOOD reader), you can use the chart  
to get it nailed.

smokey-joe  p.s. I thought Ray Baretto's job on drums was superb too :)